Who's the Boss? Coaster Alterations

I was asked to try and do something with some coasters belonging to our son and his girlfriend.  We had given them as a gift earlier in the year, but with use the lettering on the coasters was disappearing.  This is what I came up with.

This is what the coasters looked like when I started.

I used a sanding block to remove the remaining lettering.

Next I gave each coaster a couple of thin coats of Titanium White acrylic paint, drying each layer in between.

For further grip when heat embossing I added a single layer of white paper towel using the Viva Decor napkin glue and sealer following the instructions on the pack.  Once dry I took a file around the edges to remove the excess.

I used the Word Chain Alphabet from Claritystamp to replace the lettering, heat embossing in gold, black and red having stamped in Onyx Black Versafine ink.

I then added gold embossed dots using a black embossing pen to draw them in.

To finish, I rubbed gold gilding wax along the edges of the coasters and sealed the surface with layers of gloss vanish, allowing each layer to dry completely in between.

I hope this lettering lasts a little longer than the original did.