It’s National Swap Idea Day. In honor of the swap day, we teamed up with some of our favorite bloggers to create DIY desk accessories to swap with one another. The challenge was to create a DIY desk accessory or DIY desk organization item for under $20. That’s it! Every blogger that participated was assigned to another blogger, so no one went home empty handed…and now we all have a new desk accessory!
I know Jodi and I {Jessica} are in the need of a serious desk overhaul, so we were excited to see what everyone came up with.
Our girl, Christina Williams Blog, was the lucky recipient of our gift swap – DIY black and white coasters with quotes. We all need inspirational and uplifting quotes while we work, and a hot cup of joe to keep us going. So, our black and white coasters with an antler base is a chic way to get rid of those annoying coffee cup rings. Plus it’s a daily reminder to dream and believe in ourselves.
Shh! Jenna secretly wishes she could keep the coasters because it’s black and white {those are the only two colors she likes} and she drinks coffee all day!
Here’s how we did it.
Materials Needed:
- Coasters {we found ours at the thrift store, along with the antler base for $6}
- White, gloss spray paint
- Black Vinyl from Silhouette
- Frog Tape
- Shellac
Directions:
- Step 1: Spray paint the coasters, and antler base white. Below is our original thrift store find.
- Step 2: Design or purchase a design from Silhouette with inspiration words. We used our Silhouette electronic cutting machine to cut the vinyl for this project; however, you could easily use Mod Podge to adhere your design and favorite quotes to the coasters, or just paint your own quotes.
- Step 3: Transfer the vinyl to the coasters, following Silhouette vinyl transfer directions. Instead of transfer paper, we used Frog Tape.
- Step 4: Spray the coasters with waterproof Shellac or sealant.
- Step 5: Sip while you work.
We are obsessed with the Pencil and Air Plant Holder Miranda at One Little Minute Blog sent us. Air plants is just about the only indoor plant we can keep alive, so it’s perfect!
Check out all the amazing projects and women involved – you are gonna LOVE what you find. All projects are featured on instagram, too.
