Thanksgiving Coasters and Matching Wine Tags

Thanksgiving Coasters and Matching Wine Tags

Posted by DecoArt on Nov 20th 2018

Dazzle holiday dinner guests with coasters and wine tags embellished with Dazzling Metallics®.

SUPPLIES

    • water container
    • palette or plastic plate
    • paper towels
    • scissors
    • jump rings
    • E6000 Glue
    • artificial leaves
    • paintbrushes
    • coasters

    INSTRUCTIONS

    NOTES:

    Let dry completely between painting steps.

    1. Paint both coasters in Bright Blue.
    2. Instruction #1
    3. Mix Black Pearl and Ice Blue to make a midnight blue and paint both coasters.
    4. Instruction #2
    5. Gather leaves of various styles and remove them from the stems.
    6. Instruction #3
    7. Dry-brush the leaves with Bronze.
    8. Instruction #4
    9. Dry-brush the leaves with Bright Brass. (Don't cover the entire surface of the leaves; let some of the natural color peek through.)
    10. Instruction #5
    11. Cut the leaves individually and shape them up by tapering the bottom edges.
    12. Instruction #6
    13. Plan out a design on the tiles, making sure to set aside some leaves for the wine tags. Adhere the first layer of leaves with a strong glue like E6000, framing one side.
    14. Instruction #7
    15. Adhere another leaf to balance it out.
    16. Instruction #8
    17. Adhere two more leaves to finish the top layer, windowing the space between the others.
    18. Instruction #9
    19. Seal the entire coaster with Dishwasher-Safe Decou-Page.
    20. Instruction #10
    21. Use the remaining leaves to make wine tags, cutting a small hole in them and pushing jump rings through.
    22. Instruction #11