DIY coasters

This summer has been really busy for me - besides the whole getting married thing and the sending Noah off on his mission thing, I have been studying, studying, studying. I spent the end of June and the whole month of July studying to take the GRE. And I studied hard. I even banned myself from the internet (hence the complete absence from posting) and I was really good about not checking blogs and Facebook and Pinterest and tumblr etc. etc. just so I could give my complete focus to horrible things like math and such.

But now I'm done! I took the GRE at the end of July and it went really well and now I'm free! So I decided to take advantage of my school free summer and actually make some of the things I've pinned on Pinterest so that husband and I can have some decorations to put in the apartment. First up: coasters! They were actually super cheap and really easy, and I'm really happy with how they turned out.

Here's the pin I used as inspiration.

And here's my take:
As usual all my pictures are the unedited ones straight from my iPhone - only the best people, only the best!

Here's what you need: 

• White ceramic tiles - I found mine at Home Depot and I bought 12 for $1.98
• Spray paint - I'm on a gold kick so I chose gold leaf by Krylon (Martha says it's the best brand)
• Masking tape

Step 1: clean your tiles and then tape them up with whatever shapes/designs you want

Step 2: go somewhere ventilated, lay down a tarp or old sheet, and then spray away to your little hearts content (I used two coats for my tiles)

Step 3: when the tiles are all dry, pull off the tape and enjoy your new coasters!

I think I am going to go buy some of that Mod Podge sealant spray and put that over the top just so the gold doesn't scratch or get messed up from wet cups.