Description
Protect your tabletops from hot drinks this winter with our original snowman drink coasters made from painted cork.
Materials and Supplies
Craft Supplies:
- Cork that is approximately 3/16" thick (5mm)
- Craft knife
- Pen
- Black permanent marker, ultra fine
- Acrylic paint - white, black, blue, orange, pink
- Paintbrush
Craft Instructions
- Trace the snowman pattern onto a piece of cork using a pen.
- Using a craft knife, cut out the snowman from the cork
- The side of the ornament with the pen marks will be the bottom of your coaster (the side you will not paint). Paint a blue stripe across the hat and down onto the sides as pictured.
- Paint the snowman's head with white paint. You will need two or three coats of white paint. Let dry completely between coats.
- Paint the remainder of the hat black.
- Using orange paint, paint a nose onto the face of the snowman. Then, make dots for the eyes and mouth by dipping the end of a paintbrush (not the bristle end) into black paint and touching it to the spot you wish a dot to be. Re-dip the paintbrush end after making each dot.
- Once the nose is completely dry, make 3 or 4 marks on it as pictured using the ultra fine permanent marker.
- Lastly, give your snowman rosy cheeks by dipping the paint brush in pink paint and rubbing a little paint off on a paper towel before applying to the snowman's cheeks. If you don't have pink paint, mix some white with a dot of red.
Note:
- Not recommended for cold drinks that are sweating as the water could penetrate through the cork.
- Only the white paint should need more than one coat. The other paints should cover with just one coat.
Ideas:
- Make a set of 4 coasters, stack them and tie ribbon, yarn or raffia around them to make a nice gift.
- Enlarge the snowman pattern and make a hot pad or two to protect your table during your holiday dinner.