5-Minute Craft: Tile Coasters

As I near my late twenties, I feel an odd urge to start behaving like a real grownup (ie, cleaning underneath the toilet seat, as opposed to just spritzing Tilex in the general direction of the bowl). One of the most egregious examples of my lazy early-20's half-assedness? My collection of coasters, which mostly consists of the floppy cardboard ones I've toted home from bars. 

Luckily, it's ridiculously easy to make your own coasters that look 1000% nicer than the cardboard freebies (bonus: they're almost as cheap). 

You'll need:

- a glue stick

- a ruler

- a pencil

- scissors

- Mod Podge

- a foam brush

- a ceramic tile (approximately 4"x 4", about $0.50 at Home Depot)

- cool paper/postcards/photos/other items to affix to the tile

Make it:

1.) Measure your item and cut to fit the size of the tile. (I used paper from vintage kids' books. Don't want to slice and dice a tome? That's fair. But you can always photocopy pretty pages at the library!)

2.) Cover the surface of the tile with some glue from your glue stick.

3.) Position your paper on the tile.

4.) Apply one even coat of Mod Podge using your foam brush. Allow to dry, about 15 minutes.

5.) Apply another coat to seal. 

FYI, these also look great with pressed leaves!