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Remember my affinity for coasters? I still had a stash of square Texas Roadhouse ones. I was looking through my THINGS TO MAKE folder and found this ripped out page from a Williams-Sonoma catalog:
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I realized that I could make this in a Christmas motif with stuff I already had.
Materials needed:
Coasters, square or circular (I used 36)
Old Christmas cards, especially ones with 3-D objects or embossing or foiling
Stapler, Scissors, Adhesive
Acrylic Paint, Paintbrush AND/OR Spray Paint
Cute Twine
1. Cut shapes out of the cards. I went for anything with textured, 3D, embellished, embossed, or foiled areas.
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2. Arrange the coasters in a loose circle to figure out the size of wreath you can make. Staple the coasters together any way you want.
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3. Spray paint the back of the wreath (in case you hang it in a window or something).
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4. Paint the front of the wreath if you need to. Only the edges will end up showing, but I had the paint and used it.
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5. Punch holes around the wreath and lace with twine. (Like a giant lacing card!)
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6. Adhere the pieces of Christmas cards in layers. I used Terrifically Tacky Tape for the flat layer and some foamy raised tape for the pieces that stick out.
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I think Anthropologie should hire me to make these for them and that they should retail for $268. Except that this took me two days to make. If a card you sent me is on the wreath: thank you!