DIY Scrabble Tile Coasters

Over the last couple months I’ve been getting into handmade DIY products and came across the idea for these cool little DIY Scrabble Tile Coasters while scrolling through Pinterest. For any fellow board game lover like myself or if you just fancy getting crafty, this is a really easy way to ease yourself into some DIY gift making! You can also check out 3D Print photo Moon Lamp as a perfect gift option.

The method is simple but allow yourself a couple of hours for the whole process and for the glue and matte finishing gel to dry. You’ll need just the following to make your coasters:

1 x craft knife (to cut your cork)

1 x sheet of cork for the base of the coasters and to keep them in shape (loads of options on Amazon)

1 x paintbrush

Some super glue – double sided strong sticky tape would also work too

Miscellaneous scrabble tiles (I got mine from Amazon for a bargain of £5 for x 100 tiles – you tell them what words you want in advance and they send you the correct letters)

1 x small pot of adhesive matte gel – you can also find these in most local hardware stores

Now you can get started!

Arrange your tiles into words of 4 across and 4 down before you start the gluing – there are LOADS of combinations you can come up with for this so have some fun with it! Then add some dollops of the glue on one side of the scrabble tiles and then press down on the cork sheet so that they stick.

Once they have dried – this will vary dependent on what glue you’ve used (double sided sticky strips will be instant) – cut around the coasters neatly with the knife, lay them on some kitchen roll and paint over with the matte gel finish…

Once your gel finish has dried (I left it for about 45 mins just to be sure), the coasters will have all hardened together to form the finished product – et voila!

There’s so many combinations of words you can do so these would make fabulous thoughtful DIY handmade Christmas / birthday gifts for someone; if they have a particular hobby or interest you could theme the coasters around that for them too.

Let me know if you give these a go or have any other DIY gift ideas, hopefully this has provided a little inspiration for your weekend!

LMNH x