So for Christmas every year I have made ornaments with her photo on them in one way or another. This year I was hoping for something different but still easy enough to be mass produced! We decided to make photo coasters since it seemed relatively simple and would make a great gift. It also met the most important criteria - CHEAP!
There are loads of tutorials out there for this but it's pretty self explanatory once you have the materials. We bought a box of 100 white 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 bathroom tiles from home depot for $16 (we only used 60 and could return the rest if we were so motivated), some Satin finish polyurethane (the small container was more than enough) $6, 60 photos (10 sets of 6) from King Soopers @ $.10 a print $6. We had Mod Podge, paint brushes, a paper cutter, and plastic for the table. I bought baskets from the dollar store for each set ($10). The cost of the tiles was $.47 each so for a set of six with a $1 basket it was under $4.00 each set. The look on their faces when they opened it? Priceless.
Enough talk - on to the pics!
You've got to love a craft that a three year old can help with!
Husband asked, "This stuff dries clear, right?"
Yup.
And ready for wrapping:
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This is wonderful! That you made these as a family with your daughter participating makes them even more special. I did something similar with cork but I like your ceramic tiles so much better.
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