Napkin Coasters

I've got coasters all over my house right now, more than 100 of them... even covering surfaces in Jim's man pit. Poor guy. They'll be packed up Friday night for the craft show, hopefully they'll sell and not be coming back. I'm pretty sure, I might not be let back in the house if they are coming with me. 

Made 2 Match: Clothes Pins

Since decorating these clothes pins last year I've realized I wasn't the first to come up with this idea. So many people have made really cute clothes pins. And I've also learned that these cute little clothes pins have a way of walking away from my kitchen.

It was time to restock my supply of cute little clothes pins and the Vera napkins were perfect for it!

Supplies:

• Clothes Pins
• Mod Podge
• Napkin, scrapbook paper, tissue paper or even wrapping paper
• Scissors and foam brush
• Note: the dwarf in the background is not really needed, unless you have a 3 year old who likes pretending dwarves are swords in which case I highly recommend that keep them on hand.

Step 1 - Clip the clothes pins to the edge of something.

Step 2 - Coat the clothes pin with mod podge and then apply the napkin to the clothes pin.

Step 3 - Then apply another coat of mod podge to the top of the napkin. Go ahead give it a third coat, live on the edge.

And you too can will have cute clothes pins that will walk away from your kitchen.

Made 2 Match: Coasters

What would a napkin series be without a coaster feature. They are a go to project for repurposing napkins. So much so that I wasn't sure about including them here, but I really loved the way this collection turned out.

Materials:

• Tiles
• Mod Podge
• Lovely Napkin, that yes, you've separated down to only the printed layer... 
• Foam Brush
• Cork or felt 

Step 1 - Have your helper coat the tiles with mod podge.

Step 2 - Apply the napkin to the tile and then coat with at least 2 coats of Mod podge. And of course varnish if you like.

Step 3 - Put the cork on the bottom of the coaster so that you're not saving your surface from water, but ruining it with the tile.

And there you go - coasters. Here are just a few of the ones that I've created from the Vera napkins.

Made 2 Match: Vase

I'm so happy I picked up a whole bunch of these vases when I found them on clearance for $2. I thought 6 was enough, but I only have 2 left. Thankfully, the first 3 are decorated with vinyl so in theory, I could remove the vinyl and start over.

This one - this one is mod podge and a lovely little napkin - undoing it is going to be a little more challenging but that's ok... because I don't want to.

Materials:

• Ceramic vase
• Mod podge
• Scissors
• Foam brush
• Fabulous napkin - Mine is a Vera napkin, which makes sense since it is part of my Made to Match series...

Step 1 - Cut the napkin to feature the desired section of the napkin. 

Step 2 - Remove all but the unprinted layer from the napkin.

Step 3 - Prepare the vase with a coat of Mod Podge.

Step 4 - Apply the napkin to the vase and coat with another coat of mod podge and recoat several times.

Step 5 - Trim any excess napkin.

Coat with varnish if you like... and there you go, a Made 2 Match Vase!

Check back tomorrow for a tip about working with napkins in craft projects and don't miss Thursday when I'll feature my 3rd Made 2 Match Vera project.

Made 2 Match: Votives

Mod Podge + Glass + Vera Napkins = Fabulous little votives... an adorable hostess gift perhaps. The perfect decorations to compliment a party or a great teacher gift.

Materials:

• Glass Votive Candle Holder
• Mod Podge
• Napkin of your choice
• Foam brush
• Varnish  

Step 1 - Coat the votive holder with mod podge:

Step 2 - If your napkin is more than 1 ply, as these are, remove all but the printed ply:

Step 3 - Wrap the napkin around the the votive and then coat with more mod podge.

Let dry, and coat with varnish if you want... the mod podge seals it just fine, but the varnish can give it that more finished look.

Add tea light and ta-daaaa....

 

Check back tomorrow for another Made 2 Match Vera idea!