Pinterest Done-It #1: Magazine Coasters

So as I promised, here is a completed crafty craft that I picked up on Pinterest.  The original link goes here.

I figured that this would be a good starting point because, hey, who could screw up folding magaizine pages and gluing?
This site also had a tutorial on making a crucifix to hang on your wall, but I'm pretty sure the house would go up in flames if I did that.  Just saying.
These coasters were actually really easy to make, if a little messy, namely dried glue covering your fingers, but they definitely kept me occupied for an afternoon.
Started with a plain old magazine, mine was a Cosmopolitan.  Because I'm a hip young woman, you know.  You take a page out, and cut it into fourths length-wise (4 long strips as opposed to short stubby ones).  The page that I'm using in the pictures is definitely for lube.  Oh Cosmo.

Fold down the middle length-wise again.  This crease will be your folding guide.

 Fold the outside edges inward toward the middle.

 Repeat.

 Make into a long, skinny strip.

 Roll and glue, glue and roll.  (This is where it got messy).  I used Tacky Glue.

 

Mod Podge for stability.  And awesomeness.  I used Mod Podge gloss, because A) that's all I have and B) it looks snazzy.

 

And look at that!  A coaster!
Now, mine does not look like the original poster's, but it's probably because I don't have a bone folder.  Sorry that I don't have that lying around.  But I did have fingernails!  I think they look pretty interesting and they are solid!

There you have it.  Pinterest Done-It numero uno.  It went surprisingly well, so I'm encouraged!
Laura

Changes Are A-Coming

Hello to all who read this (ie you two people),

Changes are coming.  Since I started this blog, I've striven to find a purpose or theme for it to follow, and I think I finally found something.  Everyone knows about Pinterest, and if you don't, you live in a hole with no internet.  Well I have a pretty extensive craft board, and because I get extremely bored on my days off, I do things.  Crafty things.  So I'm making this blog essentially my completion list of crafts that I have pinned.  Because Pinterest doesn't have a "Done It" button.  Which it should totally have.  Anyways, stay tuned for things that I have done.  Possibly I'll include instructions on how I did it, or at least the website where I got the idea.  In case if you want to do it too.

Talk to you soon!
Laura