Time: 1 hour
Cost: Free! (supplies on stock)
These lovely creatures are the result of too much free time and the black hole that is Pinterest. The photo above is actually the inspirational photo, my pic is a little less tasteful sporting the red solo cup below. This was probably one of the simplest and funnest projects I've done so far in my crafting career.
TOOLS & SUPPLIES:
Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
Cardboard
Scrabble letters from old board games
STEPS
1. Start by laying out what you want each coaster to say. Four letter words make the perfect coaster size and shape. I chose to go along with the cheesy drink references but feel free to choose whatever four letter words you like. Get creative! You may need to scrounge up more than one old Scrabble game from around the house. There are only so many vowels in one box. I was lucky enough to have two boxes of mix matched letters laying around which worked out perfectly. Depending on the words you choose to spell you may need more or less.
2. Lay your letters out on a piece of cardboard and trace a template. Use your new cardboard template to trace however many more coasters you want to create. This will be what is used to glue the Scrabble pieces to in our next step.
3. Whip out ol' reliable (glue gun) and get gluin'. I found it easiest to glue one letter at a time. Make sure your letters are flush so that the condensation from your delicious drinks you'll be drinking later doesn't drip down onto the cardboard and cause it to deteriorate.
That's it! Easy peasy pudding and pie. Pie, which would be awesome to serve at your Scrabble coaster release party when you're showing off your super cool crafts to your friends!
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