Country Shabby Coasters

Hi y'all! Amylove here with a lovely DIY. I've had these wooden coasters in my stash for a while now. While being at home for months now, I have been slowly working on all of those projects that have been piling up. For the coasters I really wanted them to have a crackle look to them. I decided to try using the Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue to achieve the crackle. I love how it turned out! To make these coasters, you will need:

wooden coasters

Helmar Craft & Hobby PVA Glue

Helmar Crystal Note Glass Varnish

paint

paint brushes

pretty napkins

water

plastic wrap

I began by painting a thick coat of Helmar PVA Glue on each coaster.

 I let it dry for about 2 min. 

As the glue dries under the paint, it creates the crackle. 

I used a paint brush dipped in water to outline the image on the napkin that I wanted to use.

I gently tore around the image where I brushed the water on.

 I mixed the PVA glue with a bit of water: 2 parts glue:1 part water to make my decoupage medium.

 I brushed the glue/water mixture onto  my coaster.

I used a piece of plastic wrap to adhere my napkin to my coaster. This makes it easier to smooth out the image without tearing it.

Then I lightly coated the entire coaster face with the glue/water mixture.  

 Once the coasters where completely dry, I sprayed them with the Helmar Crystal Kote Glass Varnish to finish them off.