Hi folks, another craft coming at ya. I'm always looking for projects that I can finish in one afternoon, my attention span doesn't span that much longer. This one is perfect, we just painted a table we found for free on the side of the road, and are trying to keep it nice by using coasters. Unfortunately for us, we have no coasters.
I've been carrying around these two pieces of cork I got at a yard sale a loooong time ago, and was going to use them for trivets. But instead I kinda like the idea of having extra large coasters for a couple of drinks, or a nice glorious bowl of mac n cheese. Class is the name of the game after all...
This is why I can't have nice things...
Please forgive my sad looking little ink pad, obviously I don't treat my craft supplies as well as I should. These little colored triangles slide out so you can use them individually, probably one of the best ink-related purchases I've made in recent years.
I didn't really go into the design having a plan, I just started stamping and saw where it took me. When I plan out designs I often get so caught up in what looks perfect that I never actually get around to doing the craft. But if I take it slow and eke out just a little bit of a design at a time, it turns out more lovely than anything I could've planned.
Cork it to me, buddy...
I wanted to do a Navajo inspired design, but I got kind of a mix of that and a space-agey type look. I'm thinking about stamping the other sides of both coasters as well, just so people have a lot of options when they're looking for the absolute most gorgeous coaster for their sweltering little drinks.
Once the ink dries on this side I'll give it a whack and post the end result here. Happy crafting!
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