Easy Nautical DIY Coasters

These Nautical DIY Coasters are an inexpensive and simple craft to make. We used these Dollar Store coasters, our Cricut machine and a few supplies you’ve probably already got at home.

So here’s the story…

I found these great cork coasters at the Dollar Tree and I knew I wanted to give them a quick nautical makeover for my office.  I’m always bringing in coffee, water or even wine when I’m working and I hate messing up my pretty coastal desk. SO, I came up with a plan to give these inexpensive coasters a quick makeover to match my coastal decor.

Supplies

For this craft your going to need:

• Cork coasters
• Paint
• Vinyl
• Cricut or other cutting machine
• Paint brush

Getting Started

Since I already had the coasters on hand, it was pretty easy to get this project going. Next, I rounded up my paint colors and vinyl!!

Step 1 – Cut Your Shapes Out

I used my “Handy Dandy” Cricut to cut out my anchor & wheel in vinyl for the design on my coasters. I just loved them and thought they were super cute!

I laid out my anchor and wheel on the two of the coasters. I wanted to save the other side of the vinyl for the other two coasters. Don’t want to waste any vinyl shapes here!

Step 2 – Add Paint

Next, I added two layers of white paint on all 4 of the coasters and let dry 30 minutes. I wanted to make sure the paint was completely dry before adding my vinyl again.

Step 3 – Use Excess Vinyl Shape

Now that my coasters are dry, I’m going to use the extra pieces of my vinyl as a stencil now. Like I said, I hate wasting these great cutouts!

But this time, I wanted to add a “POP” of color to the coasters. So I found one of my favorite shades of blue…

I painted on the blue paint and let dry 20 minutes. Easy so far right?!!

Step 4 – Finishing Touches

Once all my coasters were dry, I peeled up my vinyl with my “Handy Dandy” weeding tool to show off my pretty designs. I’m so excited with how they turned out!

As you can see, this is a pretty simple project (my favorite kind) and you can customize your coasters any way you want!! I can’t wait to display them in my living room and office!

This was my FIRST stenciled cork craft and I think it turned out pretty great. Since these coasters only costs a $1.00, I think I will be making a lot more.