Spray Painted Coasters

Sometimes I like to be super classy. This usually involves baking and listening to my Frank Sinatra Pandora station while wearing my bathrobe. Other times it involves making coasters on my patio.

What You'll Need:

- Incredibly Plain Tiles (Lowe's sells tiles for super cheap. I bought packs of 10 tiles for like, 83 cents.)
- Spray paint of your choice
- Newspaper, Newsprint or any other thin paper
- Clear Spray paint
- Felt stoppers for the bottom
- An outdoor area or awesome ventilation

1. Get a set of 4 or 5 tiles and set them up against each other on top of the newsprint/newspaper so that they are touching. Preferably making a square.
2. Spray paint the tiles white, unless they're already white, and in that case you can skip this step.
3. Pick out your color palette. You're going to have to spray the base colors rather quickly, so it's just a good idea to have them picked out ahead of time. You can have as many colors as you want for the base and then one color for the top coat.
4. Begin spray painting the tiles as one composition (don't worry about the fact that they are individual tiles, focus on the overall shape of the square). Don't worry about making it look good or in even layers now. Be sure to spray some layers of the paint over the other layers. Make sure you do this pretty quickly. You want the paint to still be wet for the next step.
5. Once you've done about 6 or 7 layers of paint, take a piece of newsprint/newspaper and touch the paper to the paint and peel. This should bring up some of the spray paint. Continue to peel up different sections of the paint until you're satisfied with the way it looks.
6. Next, rip up pieces of newsprint into fun and different shapes. You can make them about any size you want, but I usually opt for smaller pieces so I can layer them and have more control.
7. Lay the ripped up newsprint onto different sections of the tile square. What ever you cover with the newsprint will remain the colorful, peeled part you can see now, so if you like a certain section of the colored part, cover it up with the newsprint. When you place it on the tiles, make sure it sticks to the tile, but not too stuck. I usually rub it quickly with my fingers just to be safe.
8. Once you have your papers ready, take the spray paint that you picked for your top coat and spray it over the tiles. Make sure you cover the edges of the tiles as well.
9. Peel off the pieces of paper you laid down on the tiles and let the tiles dry. It usually takes about 20 minutes to ensure that they're dry enough for the next step.
10. Once they're dry, take the clear spray paint and spray the tiles. This should prevent the paint from chipping or being ruined by cups. Let the tiles dry for about 30 minutes.
11. After everything is dry, use the felt circle pieces as little feet on the bottom of the tiles to make them safe for tables. Place one in each of the corners of the tile to make it even and stable.

And done!


Provided by Jenna M.