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October 26, 2016 by Bre

Easy DIY Coasters – Make Them in 10 Minutes or Less!

I’ve been working hard to wrap up my playroom to office makeover, so I haven’t had a lot of time to put toward other projects.  But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been squeezing in some fun crafts when I can!  Most recently, I made these DIY slate coasters by personalizing them with celebratory greetings in different languages: cheers, salud, prost, and salute, my friends!  

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY slate coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.
These are so fun, are the quickest things to make, and would be really awesome as a holiday gift for anyone on your list (well, maybe not the kiddos). You can personalize them any way you want, too, so let your creativity flow and make these slate coasters for everyone you know!

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.
Supplies Needed to Make DIY Slate Coasters

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  • Slate coasters
  • White paint pen
  • Chalk
  • Pencil
  • Computer and printer
  • Optional: Mod Podge matte sealer

How to Make Slate Coasters

The technique I used to write on these coasters can be used on many types of crafts – especially signs!  So even if you choose to decorate coasters a different way, you may want to remember this method for future projects!

Step One: Print Out the Mirror Image of Your Text

I started by typing the words I wanted to use into my word processing program.  I reversed the text so it was a mirror image and printed it out.  (If you want to do this, do a Google search for how to mirror image your text.  It’s different in every program so it doesn’t make sense for me to write it out here.  :-))  

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

Step Two: Get the Text on the Coasters

Next, I colored over the printed out word with white chalk.  

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

I flipped the paper over and pressed it onto the front of one of the slate coasters (so, in the below photo the coaster is underneath the paper that has ‘cheers’ written on it).  Then I carefully wrote over the printed word with my pencil.

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

When I picked up the paper, the word was visible on the coaster, written in chalk!  

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

Step Three: Go Over the Words with Paint Pen

Of course it wasn’t perfect, but it was clear enough that I could easily fill it in with my white paint pen and get really nice writing.  

If you don’t have a computer or printer, you could obviously just write the words on your coaster, or use a stencil, too!  

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

And that is ALL I did for each of the coasters I made!  

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

How to Seal Slate Coasters

To be safe, I will seal these slate coasters before using to protect them!  I will use at least three coats of matte Mod Podge to seal and keep the writing looking good.

If you don’t want to use Mod Podge, you could also use a matte polyurethane.

Slate is very porous, so these coasters should be sealed.   

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

If you like this idea but don’t love the greetings I personalized my coasters with, substitute in a monogram, last name, or design!  You could really do anything with these DIY coasters.

In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

Make sure to “PIN” this post to save it.  This would be a great handmade gift for the upcoming holiday season!  In just ten minutes you can make these DIY coasters! Learn how to customize slate coasters with ANY saying or image you want! These diy coasters are a perfect handmade gift for anyone on your list.

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  1. Sabrina says

    November 16, 2016 at 9:25 am

    These coasters are so cute and they are so easy to make. What a great idea!!

    Reply
    • Bre says

      November 28, 2016 at 11:57 am

      Thank you, Sabrina! I appreciate it! You are right – they are SO easy to make! Seriously could not be easier. 🙂 Have a great day!

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