I haven't made anything lately, so I thought I'd do a post about things I've made in the past. Quite a lot of the things I make, I give away as they're cards or presents, but here's some coasters I made for myself.
These are the first coasters I made, they are made from a cross-stitch kit based on Rennie Mackintosh artwork. I like this type of work, as the dark outlines make it look kind of like stained glass. I made these in autumn 2006, after I moved into my own flat and had no coasters to put my mugs on.
The coasters pictured below are also from a kit, made at about the same time as the Mackintosh ones, they are a variation on Blackwork stitching, except that while traditional blackwork uses only one colour, these use variations on the same theme. I liked making these as they were mostly backstitch, so they didn't take very long to complete!
This coaster is one I made for my boyfriend for his birthday a couple of years ago. I made it following a design I got from
World of Cross-Stitching magazine in early 2009. It's a bit cheesy, but he likes it as you can probably tell from the tea-stains.
Finally, some coasters that don't use cross-stitch! These were painted onto tiles with glass paints, to my own designs.
The one on the left was based on the trees outside my window, and the right is a rainbow. These are quite simple to make, if you have some spare tiles left over from tiling the kitchen or bathroom. The glass paints need baking in the oven to make sure that they dry properly.
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