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    Home » Easy DIY » Simple Crafts & Handmade Gifts

    January 14, 2015 | By Jami

    DIY Numbered Wood Slice Coasters {easy Sharpie craft!}

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    DIY Numbered Wood Slice Coasters are easily made from a tree branch, stencil, and a Sharpie!

    Gee, sometimes I think I sound like a broken record around here - how many ways/times can I say "quick and easy?" Bottom line: I really can't do anything that seems complicated right now (did I ever?). Stenciling entire walls? No, no. Painting stripes? Maybe someday. Sewing clothes? I have, but I've never found that easy. Straight-stitch sewing is my preferred sewing now. But painting small areas is a yes, and creating fun DIY projects in a few minutes? ALWAYS. 🙂

    Like these numbered wood slice coasters that I think took a total of 20 minutes of hands-on time. It's a simple matter of slice (made quick with a power tool, admittedly, but can be done by hand in just a few more minutes), dry, stencil, spray, and glue. I love how they turned out and think they are a fun industrial-rustic-cottage accent for our living room. Plus useful, which is always my favorite!

    Numbered Wood Slice Coasters made from a tree branch

    When we cut up some of our backyard branches for cute little place card holders and table decor, I also found a larger branch to slice into coasters. Now, I know what you may be thinking: wouldn't just leaving them 'au naturel' be the easiest way of all? To which I'd have to answer, of course! But aren't the numbers fun? And they really only took me a few minutes to add using the super easy technique I finally came to after a craft-painting fail:

    Numbered Wood Slice Coasters- FAILED first stencil

    Sad, right? Ha! Sometimes you gotta just keep trying. I thought about not sharing this stage with you all - you know, to keep that illusion that everything always just turns out perfect the first time around here. Oh, wait - you didn't think that? 😉

    Well, crafting is fun, but sometimes there are little frustrations like the painted stencil that ran under the lines and looked silly. I have found, though, that often it's the second (or third, fourth...) time that's the charm and these wood slice coasters are the perfect example, because I love the final outcome much more than my first idea!

    How to Make DIY Numbered Wood Slice Coasters

    DIY Numbered Wood Slice Coasters Steps

    1. Materials (affiliate links included for your reference): 1/4 to 1/2" wood slices cut from tree branches about 4" around (ours wasn't completely round and the slices are 3-1/2" x 4" and we cut them just like we did the place card holders), 1-inch number stencil (one of the stencils from this pack is what I used here), pencil, black permanent Sharpie marker, optional sanding block, clear spray topcoat, felt, glue gun (or purchased felt stickers). Note: if you are cutting your own wood slices, you will need to allow them to dry before crafting with them. It is important not to stack them, though, or they could mold. Dry in a single layer for about a week at a warm temperature. You can sand the edges and tops, if you want, before stenciling. I only sanded after since I wanted a rustic look.
    2. Use pencil to outline number stencils on wood slices. You can center or add them to the side like I did.
    3. Fill in the pencil outline with the permanent marker.
    4. Optional: use a sanding block to gently blend the stenciled number. I liked how it made it look less like I had just drawn a number with a Sharpie, if you know what I mean. Do wait for the marker to dry first or it will bleed (the #6 above did, since I didn't - but the others are fine).
    5. Use a clear spray topcoat (or brush on a poly or whatever topcoat you have on hand) to add a couple light layers of protection to the tops of your stenciled coasters. Let dry completely.
    6. Add felt to the bottom of the slices to protect table surfaces. You can add small pieces or purchased felt stickers, but I used what I had and simply covered the whole bottoms (to cover up my fail, too!) with felt circles I hot-glued onto the bottoms.

    Number Stencil & Sharpie Wood Slice Coasters - easy & inexpensive decor or gift

    While I'm loving these for our own home, I think they would make fun gifts, too. And talk about inexpensive? I actually had all the materials already so these cost me nothing new to make. Okay, now that's cheap - though thankfully not cheap-looking!

    Disclosure: this post contains affiliate links and by clicking on them you help support AOC at no extra cost to you – thanks so much! (Oh, and you can always read ourentire disclosure page here.)

    I'm sharing this at Monday Funday and That DIY Party.

    Numbered Wood Slice Coasters made from a tree branch
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    DIY Numbered Wood Slice Coasters {easy Sharpie craft!}

    These numbered wood slice coasters only take about 20 minutes to make and add a fun industrial cottage accent to any room.
    Work Time15 mins
    Total Time15 mins
    Makes: 6 coasters
    Author: Jami Boys

    Tools

    • Pencil
    • Black permanent Sharpie marker
    • Optional sanding block
    • Glue gun
    • 1-inch number stencil

    Materials

    • 1/4 to 1/2″ wood slices cut from tree branches about 4″ around
    • Clear spray top coat
    • Felt (or purchased felt stickers)

    Instructions

    • Use pencil to outline number stencils on wood slices. You can center or add them to the side like I did.
    • Fill in the pencil outline with the permanent marker.
    • Optional: use a sanding block to gently blend the stenciled number. I liked how it made it look less like I had just drawn a number with a Sharpie, if you know what I mean. Do wait for the marker to dry first or it will bleed (the #6 above did, since I didn’t – but the others are fine).
    • Use a clear spray topcoat (or brush on a poly or whatever topcoat you have on hand) to add a couple light layers of protection to the tops of your stenciled coasters. Let dry completely.
    • Add felt to the bottom of the slices to protect table surfaces. You can add small pieces or purchased felt stickers, but I used what I had and simply covered the whole bottoms (to cover up my fail, too!) with felt circles I hot-glued onto the bottoms.

    Notes

    If you are cutting your own wood slices, you will need to allow them to dry before crafting with them. It is important not to stack them, though, or they could mold. Dry in a single layer for about a week at a warm temperature. You can sand the edges and tops, if you want, before stenciling. I only sanded after since I wanted a rustic look.
    Did you make this?Mention @anoregoncottage or tag #anoregoncottage!

    About Jami

    Since 2009 Jami Boys has been helping readers live a simple homemade life through whole food recipes, doable gardening, and easy DIY projects on An Oregon Cottage. From baking bread, to creating a floor from paper, to growing and preserving food, Jami shares the easiest ways to get things done. She's been featured in Cottages and Bungalows, Old House Journal, and First for Women magazines as well as numerous sites like Good Housekeeping, Huffington Post, and Apartment Therapy.

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