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Want a marble coaster,but don't have the budget,then watch out for this DIY to mimic one!!
There is this huge trend of cement and marble effect projects going on, and today I will incorporate both of the ideas into one and present to you DIY marble cement coasters.

In my home we need coasters like for real ,who doesn't need one ,victimized by white rings left by hot cup of tea sitting on my beautiful polished table while I chit chat with friends and family leaves this mar in my heart.So I decided its time about to get my sleeves rolling up and get dirty .

There is little wonder why cement is a huge love affair of all ,it looks amazing as simple as that .I got mine at a paint shop, selling Dhs 2 per kg that is so freaking cheap ,didn’t know it .

Posted by enthralling g. • Published 22nd July 2015 • See enthralling g.'s 7 projects »

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Step 1
People there is a lot that you need ,so make sure you have all of them handy ,you will have to work in speed as the cement hardens quickly
Step 2
Expect splatters of cement ,that's why I placed a sheet of brown paper beneath.
Now this is totally based on your cement ,and I can only tell what worked for me , I used 9 tablespoons of water to 8 tablespoons cement to work with
Step 3
Mix the cement and water thoroughly to get the desired gooey textured mix ,even if it gets too wet don’t worry you will just have to give it more time to dry.
Step 4
Now that You have your mixture ready ,you can drop some paint ,I used 242 Light Violet Fabric Paint by Camel.
Step 5
Give it a nice swirl with the stick to achieve the marble look ,do see that you are not just playing with the surface ,the bottom should also be taken of .
Step 6
Now slowly pour the mixture with the help of the stick and then the spoon to scrape of the corner as the stick doesn't help to get all of it out .
Step 7
Looking at how dull it looked I dropped in some more paint over the cement and swirled it with the wooden stick to finish the look.
Step 8
Then I gently took form the opposite sides of the mold and bashed it on the board, I kept repeating it until I felt that the air bubbles have gone ,this step is very important as you don’t want to end up with cracks due to trapped air bubbles.

Let it sit overnight ,believe me when I say don’t touch it means don’t ,I did try and edges came out very rough and a good part of it even came off ,give it its time and it will be faithful to you.
Step 9
removed mine the next day from the mold ,only after knowing that it was hard, if yours don’t end up being hard and still soft then let it stay in the mold .I lightly sanded the edges of the coaster to make the surface facing me as smooth as the opposite side ,then brushed off the dust .

If you have Mod podge go ahead brush some over the coaster ,and if you have white thick glue like me then in a bowl mix 1 part of water with 1 part of glue to thin it out making it easier to apply to the surface.I would suggest give it at least 2 coats for longer life
Step 10
Let the glue dry between coats and after the last coat wait at least for 15 minutes ,meanwhile warm up your glue gun for 5 minutes and get ready to glue one felt pad to each corner of the felt.Now here I chose the side facing me to be used to glue our felt pads,I know what you re thinking that side is beautiful ,but unfortunately I had to pick “the not so smooth side” ,which it is .
Step 11
Now that is is done ,grab your tea and enjoy your time without the worry of your table or other beloved surface being ruined.Guess what this could also make a great gift too.Its so cool and modern anyone will adore it.