Concrete Coasters With Gold Leaf Edging

These are perfect for gifts or indeed to sharpen up any room’s decor.

Here are all the materials I used to make my coasters:

• Concrete
• Rubber gloves
• Mixing tub and mixing stick
• Fine sand paper/sanding block
• Glue
• Gold leaf
• Paintbrush
• Felt feet
• None-stick sheeting

For my full step-by-step tutorial and how to apply gold leaf please visit my YouTube channel, link at the bottom of my post.

First mix your concrete.

I used about 2.5 cups of concrete to just over half a cup of water. Mix very well until you reach a smooth consistency, making sure you get rid of all the little lumps.

Let the mix sit for just 2 minutes so that it stiffens slightly.

Spoon out 4 equal blobs onto your none-stick paper and flatten them out slightly by gently prodding each blob with your mixer.

Leave the blobs to sit for 5 minutes to stiffen further.

During that 5 minutes, line books, note pads or anything of equal height around the parameter of your coasters-to-be.

After the 5 minutes are up, lay more none-stick sheeting on top of your coasters and then lay a large flat item across the top. Make sure that this item is large enough so that it’s edges rest on your books/note pads so that all your coasters will be flattened to equal height. I used a place mat.

Leave to fully set over night.

The next day, remove the place mat and peel off the none stick sheeting. Then remove each coaster from the none-stick sheeting at the bottom as they may have adhered slightly during the bonding process.

As I used a plastic sheet, this left a shiny surface on the top of my coasters, so I buffed this away using my sanding block.

Next, it’s time to add the gold leaf. Apply glue to the edges of your coasters and then dab on pieces of your gold leaf. Do this all the way around on each of your coasters.

Buff off the loose leaf using your sanding paper/block to create a nice crisp edge and then use a clean brush to dust off any last bits of loose gold.

Lastly, add some felt feel to the bottom to prevent your surfaces being scratched, and you’re done!

I hope you feel inspired to give this tutorial a go.

For my full step-by-step video with voiceover, please visit my YouTube channel.

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Happy crafting!