Custom Coasters

I found another cute blog with craft ideas. I tried one out this weekend based on this Tile Coaster Tutorial. On Saturday I dropped by Lowe's and purchased 10 white tiles. They were 16 cents each! They were way cheap but I have to admit that I went overboard on the cost of the scrapbook paper (all of which were on clearance, but still). Instead of using felt fabric on the bottom of the tile a co-worker suggested I use cork so they wouldn't slide right off a table. I agreed and this amounted to another cost splurge but I didn't have to buy fabric glue because the cork has some strong adhesive on the back. It's actually shelf liner.
Anyway, my supplies were purchased from Lowe's (tiles, cork), Hobby Lobby (mod podge, sponge brush, acrylic sealer) , Michael's (big book of scrapbook paper) and Jo-Ann's (3 smaller books of matte paper). I followed the tutorial instructions closely and after several hours, this was the result.

I made 6 for the living room, 2 for my nightstand, 1 for Jeff's and 1 for my mom's reading chair.

I have cork left and plenty of scrapbook paper so don't be surprised if you get one or several coasters as a birthday or Christmas present. You've been warned. And just for fun here's a picture of my sweet Remy.