Ever wanted to have some fun, summer, and even "manly" coasters around the house? I made these coasters from the six-pack cardboard of Corona Light last summer and they were a hit! And very easy to make.
Instructions 1) First we need to disassemble the six-pack to get flat pieces. Carefully cut the bottom off. Then gently peel the sides away from eachother. 2) Cut off the top handle so you can completely separate the two sides. 3) Cut down the sides of the center part. 4) Peel back the extra cardboard pieces. Now you have flat pieces! 5) Find a coaster the same size that you want these to be (or cut a piece of cardboard to the desired size). Using a pen, trace around the coaster on your cardboard. My goal was to get a bit of blue and white at the bottom because it will translate the whole design to the eye, since you cant get a whole "Corona" on one coaster. Cut out with your scissors (or Xacto knife). 6) Repeat step 5 with your plain cardboard pieces. If you don't want to see cardboard base around the edges, make sure it is the same size as your six-pack pieces. I opted to see a little bit of brown cardboard as a border. Use an Xacto knife for this and your ruler to make the edges straight. 7) Get your Mod Podge ready. Coat the cardboard base with a thin layer, and the back of your six-pack cardboard with a thin layer. Press together, running your fingers along the edges. Repeat for all 6, then let them dry for about 1 hour. 8) While your coasters dry, cut your vinyl. Take a cardboard square (I had extras) or your coaster, and measure onto your vinyl. You want to add about 1/2 inch to 1 inch around since you'll be sewing right up next to the cardboard (if you have a zipper foot) or about 1/4" away with a regular foot. And you want space to pin! Pins leave permanent holes in vinyl. Or you can use binder clips. Cut 12 vinyl squares (2 per coaster). 9) Making sure your coasters are dry, get ready to sew. Prep your sewing surface by taping a piece of computer paper over the plastic, and put masking tape on the bottom of your sewing foot so the vinyl won't stick. Even still, you'll have to be a bit more pushy guiding your vinyl through but the paper and tape make a big difference. Switch your stitch length to 3.0. Sandwich the coaster between two pieces of vinyl, and pin or binder clip the edges. 10) Sew right up against the edges, trim and you're done! (Ignore that I don't have the paper down when sewing my vinyl...demo shot!) I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Have you ever done a similar project? What did you do differently? What do you think about working with vinyl?
Blessings,
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