It’s Thrifty Thursday and through the month of December I am showing off some inexpensive gift ideas. Today I’m showing a tutorial for DIY Photo Coasters.

I have seen a few versions of photo coasters around but most of them seemed far too complicated. I knew their had to be an easier way….and I was going to find it! I gathered up my supplies; pretty stone tiles, Mod Podge, and some photos.

I decided to just print out the pictures that I wanted to use on white cardstock. I cut them down to size, which was a tad smaller than the surface of the tile.

I used Mod Podge to decoupage the fronts of the tile and the backs of the photos. Once that was dry I gave the top a couple more coats of Mod Podge.

I really wanted to seal the coasters well and protect the images from sweaty drinks. I decided to give the Mod Podge Clear Acrylic Sealer a try. I gave each coaster several coats of sealer, making sure to cover the entire tops.

Once I felt that there was enough layers of sealer on the tiles I added some thin cork to the bottoms of them to protect my table tops.

Very inexpensive but what a beautiful finished product! To top it off, I did successfully find a simple way to create these stunning gifts!!!

I love the stone tiles so much, they add a fun rustic feel to the coasters and the colors just happen to work perfectly with the photos that I choose.

So what are you waiting for? This gift idea is both personal and inexpensive! What’s not to love?

Maybe using pictures for your coasters isn’t really an option. What about some beautiful sheet music coasters? I have some for sale now in my Etsy shop!

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