I made many of my family's Christmas gifts this year. For my two sisters I decorated each of them a set of MDF coasters by Creative Expressions. I made them double sided, so that they had a choice of which side up to show. This is the first set.
I glued the base together with acrylic glue before I coated it with gesso - two layers with time to dry in between. The Rich Oak Shimmer Paint needed two coats for a really rich even finish.
I didn't gesso the coasters, but I did coat both sides with matt medium and allowed them to dry before gluing the decoupage papers into place. I cut each piece slightly larger than the coaster, using a file to neaten the edges. Once dry I added another layer of matt medium to seal the top. Once the first side was completely dry, I did the same with the other pattern of decoupage paper on the reverse side.
I liked the contrast between the brighter Watercolour Garden pattern and the more muted Travel Stamps. To finish, I glued some of the felt in milk white from Creative Expressions to the bottom of the holder and trimmed round with scissors.
I glued the base together with acrylic glue before I coated it with gesso - two layers with time to dry in between. The Rich Oak Shimmer Paint needed two coats for a really rich even finish.
I didn't gesso the coasters, but I did coat both sides with matt medium and allowed them to dry before gluing the decoupage papers into place. I cut each piece slightly larger than the coaster, using a file to neaten the edges. Once dry I added another layer of matt medium to seal the top. Once the first side was completely dry, I did the same with the other pattern of decoupage paper on the reverse side. 
I liked the contrast between the brighter Watercolour Garden pattern and the more muted Travel Stamps. To finish, I glued some of the felt in milk white from Creative Expressions to the bottom of the holder and trimmed round with scissors.
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