If you like the rustic accessories to add to your home decor, these easy and inexpensive Thanksgiving Coasters are the perfect project!
Here is a quick video tutorial, so you can see exactly how I made them:
You will need:
- Wood squares: https://amzn.to/2iCrRpr
- Stencil or cutting machine: https://shrsl.com/lmoe
- Vinyl: https://shrsl.com/lmol
- Acrylic paint: https://amzn.to/2Apno1p (I used purple, green, orange, gray and white)
- Matte varnish: https://amzn.to/2ybcsml
*I used a cutting machine to cut out the vinyl. You can also do all of the painting and stencil fall images on top of it at the end for a very similar look.
1. Gather your wood squares and paint them.
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I painted one orange, one purple, one green and on the fourth square, I combined all three of those colors.
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2. I went into Cricut’s Design Space and chose and sized three Fall/Thanksgiving inspired images.
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3. Then I cut the images out of vinyl.
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4. I then applied the vinyl images to the squares. Make sure you rub down the images really well.
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5. Then I painted over all of the images, with the same color that I used on the backgrounds. This seals the vinyl and prevents any leaking under the vinyl from the other colors we will be adding. Basically, it gives you crisp edges.
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Even the leaf…I just used the combination of the colors on the first layer.
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6. Once that has all dried, I used a combination of gray and white paint and painted it over all of the coasters.
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7. Once dry, I watered down some burnt umber paint and painted it over all of the coasters…
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…and immediately wiped off the excess.
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8. Once dry, peel off the vinyl to reveal the images.
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9. I used a matte varnish to seal them. Just make sure it is an indoor/outdoor varnish and it should protect them just fine!
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I hope you all have a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving! I’d tell you not to eat too much, but come on! Enjoy your feast!
If you like this coaster project, I made a fun Pumpkin Patch Coaster that you might want to try!
Thanks for stopping by! Remember: Life’s too short not to shimmer, so grab your glue gun and your glitter!™ Stay safe!
Mona