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DIY Photo Coaster

I used several other peoples ideas to create these coasters. I made about 30 of these to give as Christmas gifts and loved the way they turned out. This is a photo of my grandparents on their vacation out west, probably in the 1960's. They drove across country from Baltimore. I like the way the texture of the travertine tile shows through.

 

I used this bloggers idea of printing on tissue paper:

leelala.net/2011/02/diy-tile-coasters/

 

This is a utube video I watched showing how to print on tissue paper:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzKJJTiP-pU

 

I used this bloggers idea of applying thick resin to the top:

www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2011/08/photo-tile-coasters-using...

 

This is the resin I used:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BZYYQ0/ref=oh_o05_s00_i00_d...

 

It was my idea to use travertine tile. Bought at Lowes Home Improvment, I think they came in a box of eight. Price was under $10 a box. They looked similar to this:

www.lowes.com/pd_294354-86323-11SC04_0__?productId=326663...

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Uploaded on January 21, 2012
Taken on January 21, 2012