First off, I gathered my supplies. I already had the old nautical map upstairs in the Man Cave along with leftover felt from another project. I also had some spray adhesive sitting around. I stopped at Jo-Ann Fabrics for some Mod Podge and foam brushes. Then I headed over to Home Depot to buy some ceramic tiles and clear spray paint.
I've had this old nautical map of the Puget Sound since my Gov Docs days in college. At one point it was framed and hung in my living room because I thought it looked cool. I am past my map phase now, but I thought Max might get a kick out of it since he works on a ferry.
Anyway, I cut eight 4-inch squares out of the map. I concentrated on areas closest to water because of the whole ferry thing. And since it was a nautical map, the land areas were pretty drab. No one wants a drab coaster.
So once I had my squares cut out, I used some Mod Podge to stick them to the tiles. Following the instructions on the bottle, I brushed a nice coat on top of the paper... then I freaked out. There were bubbles under the paper! I tried to smooth them out with with my brush. I piled on more Mod Podge. It didn't help :( I was totally frustrated.
Then Wes took me to SushiLand so that I could walk away and chill out. We also stopped at Home Depot so that I could buy more tiles and start over. Thankfully the tiles weren't terribly expensive and it was a big map. Unfortunately I had used all the best parts of it and I wasn't too keen on what was left :(
But when we got home, the tiles were dried and completely smooth. Yipee! Anyway, I did a couple more coats of Mod Podge and let them dry overnight. The following day I cut out 4-inch squares of felt and used spray adhesive to stick them to the underside of the tiles. Lastly, I sprayed the tops of the coasters with a couple coats of clear spray paint and let them dry for 24 hours.
Piece of cake :)
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