This project is for us Lazy Marthas, who like an easy, simple project. We don’t use a tablecloth on our antique table during meals, so I use trivets every meal. (I know, I know, the table shown in the photo does not require coasters. I just used it for the photos.)
Here is how I made these. First, I went to the home improvement store to find some tumbled marble tiles. I found them in two different sizes. I used the 4×4 size for coasters, and the 6×6 size for trivets. In case you want to try this, I looked online for similar tiles, and found the ones below here at Home Depot. They cost $6.99 for 9 coasters.
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| Photo: Home Depot |
I bought a roll of cork with adhesive backing at Michael’s.
Then I cut a square of the cork backing a little smaller than the tile. I used the adhesive backing on the cork to apply the cork to the marble tile. So the process is cut, peel, stick, repeat.
That’s it. Oh man, am I tired; I think I need a snack!!
The tea set shown is Franciscan Desert Rose. You can read more about my bittersweet romance with these dishes in A Tale of Two Dishes and the history of Desert Rose dishes in The Dish on Desert Rose.
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Kathleen says
June 23, 2011 at 04:34Very clever! I remember your dish story! Lol
Jennifer says
June 23, 2011 at 05:32That is so creative! I love it!
Stef@ says
June 23, 2011 at 08:51It’s really cretive!!I would a snack me too!!
Kisses!
Stefy
Jennifer says
June 23, 2011 at 18:07Anita, I shared this on my blog. Please check it out!
Thanks!
http://savviestgirl.com/2011/06/23/dis-tumbled-marble-coasters/
Tiffany says
June 24, 2011 at 02:10What a great idea! I love tumbled marble; my shower is made with it.
Simply Taunya says
June 26, 2011 at 17:10Awesome idea! I have plenty of these tiles in my garage!
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