Christmas Coasters

I went to Home Depot by myself the other night. By. Myself. Without my hubby. I hate going to Home Depot. My hubby will stand in front of electrical stuff or nails/screws for a good hour trying to decide which thing to buy and then goes back to the first thing he picked up. Hate it! And now I have another reason to hate it, which I'll tell you about after I tell you why I went.

I wanted to try the coasters out of tiles project because I thought that would be quick, easy and make a nice gift in the event I was lacking in gifts. I bought 4 white tiles and 4 ivory tiles at about $.49 each; a package of felt rounds to put on the bottoms and polyurethane spray.

These are the supplies I used.

Then I headed next door to Target for some decorative seasonal napkins {$1.99 for the package} to use on the tops of the tiles. When I got home I got out my Mod Podge and cut the napkins into 1/4's, since the picture was on all four sides of the napkin. Peeled the top from the backing piece {very thin so be careful} and put the Mod Podge on the tile, then put the napkin on top of that. The poinsettia one felt a little thicker and I ripped one snowman trying to smooth out a wrinkle.

After this part dried, I put Mod Podge on the top, and when that dried I sprayed it with the polyurethane spray. Lastly, I added the felt pieces to the bottom.

I got this cute box at Tuesday Morning for $1.99 and the coasters fit perfectly in it!


Here's the box I got for the poinsettia design coasters. Also from Tuesday Morning for $2.99.



I originally saw this idea at Traci at Beneath My Heart, but then saw it on other blogs. Everyone's is a little bit different, so it's nice to see how they turned out.

For about $8.00 {including the gift box} I got a nice little gift to give!


Now, I'll tell you about my freaky experience of the week. I was in the tile aisle and this guy {in his early 30's} is coming from the other direction with his mother. He looked so familiar to me, but I couldn't remember where it might have been that I had seen him. He seemed to be looking at me the same way, so I said, "I know that I know you from somewhere, but I can't place it." So the three of us stood there naming places/areas.

Then he says to me, "Well, where do you go when you hang out with your friends?" What am I ~ 16??? Where do I go when I hang out with my friends!?! And what kind of cougar does he think I am {I would never try to pick someone up; in front of their mother anyway}! I said, "When you're married with kids, you don't go places to hang out with your friends." Well, we all said "have a good night" and I went back to looking for my tile. I mean really?! I seriously hope he didn't think I was trying to pick him up! And in front of his mother, yet! Sheesh!



Although if you think about it, Home Depot might not be a bad place to meet guys if you're single ~ at least you'd know they are handy!