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Are you looking for a fun wood craft project to make for gifts, home decor, or to make and sell? In this post, I’m sharing how I make my DIY wooden coasters that sell great at craft fairs!

I’ve been wanting to try my hand at making wooden coasters for a little while. Seemed easy enough, so I decided to give it a shot.

And I’m here to say it is totally do-able! This project only took a few supplies and without drying time, only a very short amount of time.

DIY wooden coasters would be a perfect project for handmade gifts or just a fun craft project!

I’ll show you how I made mine.

DIY Wooden Coasters

Supplies Needed:

Here are the supplies you need to make these super cute DIY wooden coasters:

3.5″ x 24″ poplar wood

Wood stain – I used Dark Walnut

Cricut vinyl or other stickers

Polyurethane sealer

Bumpers

Tools used:

Miter saw

Tape measure

Sander

Directions:

Here are the step by step directions to make your own DIY wooden coasters:

1. Cut the wooden squares.

   My piece of wood was 3.5″ wide, so I measured 3.5″ long and cut each square exactly the same. 

2. Sand the rough edges. 

3. Stain the coasters.

   I used Dark Walnut stain. Let dry. 

4. Make and apply your vinyl decals.

   I ended up with 7 coasters, so I made a set of 4 farm animals, a set of UT Vols, and my monogram for my desk. 

5. Coat with polyurethane protective sealer.

   Cover well with a protective sealer. This will keep the coasters water resistant and the vinyl protected. 

6. Add bumpers to the bottom.

   This step is optional, but I wanted to add bumpers to my coasters so the wood didn’t sit directly on my coffee table or desk.

I love how these DIY coasters turned out and plan to keep this idea in mind for Christmas gifts!

More fun coaster ideas:

The ideas are really endless for what to put on your coasters. Here are a few ideas I came up with:

• Sports theme
• College spirit
• Monogram or last name initial
• Farmhouse: gather, farm fresh, etc.
• Funny: Use a coaster or I’ll slap you.
• Modern – geometric shapes

Whatever you decide to put on your DIY coasters, I think you will enjoy this fun project!

What design would you add to your coasters?

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