I've been trying my hand at some tile coasters. There sure is a LOT of information on both SCS and the web regarding the "best" way to do tile coasters. Some say you must bake, some say you must seal, some say you do nothing.
Here's what I've done:
* tiles from local Home Depot & Lowe's hardware stores (I tried some that are sealed and most that are not) marble tiles. I had to go through a LOT of boxes to find the least "pitted" ones. Still wish they were all SMOOTH!
* I used Staz On ink - some tiles have chalk and some I used Sharpie colored markers
* I did NOT bake
* After drying, I sealed with an acrylic spray - 2 coats
* Instead of the felt feet - which get expensive when you are "mass producing", I ordered Self Adhesive Natural Cork made by Con-Tact Brand. I got from Amazon with free shipping for $13 and it's 18 inches x 4 feet. I figured if I cut all my cork to be 2.5 x 2.5 inch square, I can get at least 120 cork squares out of this - and love that it's self adhesive and naturally resists mold & mildew. Don't think I could get 4 felt feet x 120 coasters for $13 or less!!!
Some of the stamp sets that I used in these tiles (I'm uploading several photos at once):
Stampin Up:
Pines
Nature Silhouettes
Lovely as a Tree
City of David
Miracle of Christmas
The Angel Company:
Love & Laughter
Various snowman stamps
Wiseman stamp is clear and unknown company
Thanks for looking - please let me know what you think! The last photo I am uploading is the bottom of the coasters with the wrapper from the Cork in case you want to find on your own. I've heard that JoAnn's Fabric store carries something similar - but I have not looked.
I have immersed these in water and spilled on them (on purpose) and so far - no bleeding of the colors.
Date: Sunday, September 4, 2011 GMT Views: 1775
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Tue, Nov 22, 2011 @ 6:57 PM
Leslie - I do not know about Copics. I have read that mixing Copics with Stazon (if you stamp an image in StazOn and then color with Copics) on tile that can cause the StazOn to bleed. I would do some research if I were you - and then try one coaster. Make the entire coaster - bake it - seal it - whatever - and then use it like crazy - wipe it with a wet rag - put a glass with ice water on it and let it sweat - put a HOT mug on it - and see how it all responds before you "mass produce" coasters. BLESSINGS
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