CelebrateMom&Dad Mother and Father’s Day DIY Gift

With Mother’s and Father’s Day just around the corner, we have the perfect gift your children will love to make and gift to someone special. Give these homemade coasters a try!

what you need:

• A small tile, we like to use a 4x4 square tile because they are easy to come by and budget friendly!

• Sharpies

• Rubbing alcohol

• Eye dropper or small spoon

• Polyurethane top coat

• Peel and Stick Black Felt (optional to use on back of tile)

1. To make your coasters, use Sharpie markers to color all over the tile. It’s ok if the colors overlap a bit. Keep coloring until most of your tile is covered.

2. Take the rubbing alcohol and slowly drip it over the tile. It spreads a lot, so just a few drops does the trick! We like to lay our tile(s) on a baking sheet for this part so the mess is confined.

3. Allow the tile(s) to lay flat to dry for about an hour.

4. Use a small paint brush and VERY GENTLY spread the polyurethane over the tiles. Be careful, because if you press too hard the brush will wipe off your masterpiece.

5. Let tiles set and cure for 24 hours. After 24 hours, use a paint marker to write special messages on the coasters such as, “World’s Best Mom/Dad,” “Happy Mother’s/Father’s Day,” a special quote or saying, or even a cute little doodle. l

by Chelsea Lamp