One of my projects this weekend was to create some new coasters for Casa de Jasper. I must admit they were fun to make and easy! I went to Lowes and Home Depot and bought some 4 inch glass tiles. Home Depot had green and brown and Lowes had blue and green. Home Depot was fifty cents cheaper so... thrifty Jasper will be returning to Home Depot to buy more! Anyways I used my handy dandy Cricut Expression to cut my vinyl. I used the Car Decals cartridge cut at 3.5 inches. I washed the tiles and dried them. I then applied the vinyl, make sure you adhere it well especially around the edges so the etching cream does not seep underneath and ruin your project. I used Armour Etching Cream that I purchased at Michaels- use a coupon because it is not cheap. It was $12.99 for a tiny bottle. The good thing is that I brushed it on one tile at a time and brushed it off of one tile and onto another so I could reuse it. After I brushed it on very carefully, I realized that I should have used some tape to tape off the edges so would have nice edges. Live and learn. They came out nice but, when I make more for gifts, tape will go around the edges!Also, I am going to put some felt pads on the bottom of the coasters or something to keep them from sliding and scratching the furniture. I told Mr. Jasper that there was one with him, one with me and two with the boss of the house on them- our baby, Snookie the Cat! I hope you can follow my procedure if you want to make some. Just follow the directions on the bottle of etching cream.
That's all for now. More later, I don't know what will be my next surprise for you.
Happy Crafting,
Jasper
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