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Stenciled Leather Coasters

April 8, 2015 By Ginger Bergemann 26 Comments

stenciled leather coasters

Hey y’all! It’s Ginger from Gingerly Made again. I don’t know what it is, but we can’t seem to keep a set of coasters around my house! I think the kids play with them and then loose them. Usually you can only find 1 or maybe 2. So since they are prone to getting lost, I periodically need to get more. But I don’t want to spend a lot of money. So what do I do?… Hit the thrift stores. Thanks to a thrift store find and some craft supplies I already owned, I was able to make these stenciled leather coasters for $2.00!!

I was looking for some stone tile type coasters, but only found paper ones and these “Patriots Colony” tin and cork coasters. I liked the cork bottom and knew I could upcycle these into something much prettier, so even though it wasn’t what I was specifically looking for, I went with it.

thrift store coasters
I had leather at home and paint. It would be a pretty quick fix.

I started by tracing and mark on the suede side of the leather around the coasters giving enough excess room to wrap the leather over the edge.

use pencil to mark leather

After cutting out the leather pieces, it’s easy to stencil any pattern you like on them using regular craft paint.

I couldn’t settle on one pattern, so I did each coaster with a different one. And I chose a metallic (pearl) white paint as a contrast to the rugged leather.

stencil on leatherAfter each coaster dried, I used a Instant Vinyl glue for leather and fabric to adhere the leather to the metal coaster. Gluing the top first and then carefully wrapping the excess leather down around the edges.

adhere with vinyl glue

 

Any leather that hung over the edges got a trim after the glue dried.

I love how they turned out! The only thing that bothers me is that the circular designs aren’t quite centered. The glue was so strong I couldn’t slide it to center after I had placed it.

Stenciled-Leather-Coasters

I’d love if you stopped by and visited at Gingerly Made! You can also keep up on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.

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Filed Under: Contributor - Home Decor, Crafts, decorating, DIY Tagged With: almost free gifts, coasters, gift giving, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Dads, gifts for mom, handmade gifts, leather, Mother's Day

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  1. Colby @ Love Joy Glitter says

    April 10, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    I had no idea you could even do that!!! Thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to meet you at SNAP!! <3
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  2. Paige says

    April 13, 2015 at 1:56 pm

    These turned out great! I might have to make something similar. Now if I could only get people in my house to use coasters.

    Reply
    • Ginger Bergemann says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:48 pm

      I know, right! I think I’m the only one who uses them for their intended purpose.

      Reply
  3. Linda@MixedKreations says

    April 14, 2015 at 11:07 am

    These look really nice! I like the different designs for each coaster.

    Reply
    • Ginger Bergemann says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:49 pm

      My daughter has claimed one design just for her. That one is hers – don’t use it. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Sarah@TheOrthodoxMama says

    April 15, 2015 at 12:24 pm

    These are adorable! I have never considered myself to be very crafty, but I may have to try this one. Thanks for sharing!
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    • Ginger Bergemann says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:49 pm

      You can totally do this one! If I can; you can.

      Reply
  5. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    April 15, 2015 at 7:11 pm

    These turned out adorable! We are always missing coasters. What a great idea.

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    • Ginger Bergemann says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:46 pm

      Thanks! Glad to know we aren’t the only ones missing coasters.

      Reply
  6. lorraine williamson says

    April 17, 2015 at 5:13 pm

    these look so cool and would be fun to make thanks for sharing have a great day
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    • Ginger Bergemann says

      April 17, 2015 at 9:47 pm

      It’s fun because you can pick whatever stencil that makes your heart sing and make them unique to you.

      Reply
  7. Valerie@Occasionally Crafty says

    April 18, 2015 at 7:10 pm

    Those are just gorgeous! Thanks for linking up at The Handmade Hangout!
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  8. Katherines Corner says

    April 19, 2015 at 8:25 am

    these are so cute! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop xo
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  9. Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom says

    April 19, 2015 at 4:06 pm

    These look so easy and I love the idea of using leather for a coaster!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com
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  10. Agy says

    April 21, 2015 at 9:09 am

    These are so lovely. I would have never thought of sticking leather onto the coasters. Actually, i was thinking of jam jar covers too!
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    • Ginger Bergemann says

      April 21, 2015 at 12:30 pm

      I love the idea of doing this with jam jars! Fantastic idea.

      Reply
  11. Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    April 24, 2015 at 11:11 am

    Just wanted to stop by and let you know that we loved this post so much at last week’s #HomeMattersParty that we featured it this week! We’d love for you to check it out, and even tell your friends! Here’s the link: http://theroadtodomestication.com/2015/04/24/home-matters-linky-party-34/ HAPPY FRIDAY!
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