Poinsettias for Christmas and champagne cocktail for New Years Eve! What could make the holidays more festive? Today we are making poinsettia and champagne coasters! Remember, I make them as coasters, but you can use them as holiday decorations or drill a hole and use them as ornaments!
If you want a more whimsical coaster, you can find it the Christmas Coasters HERE!
Poinsettia and New Years Eve Champagne Cocktail Video Tutorial
Here is the quickie video craft tutorial. You can find the detailed video at the end of this post.
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You will need:
- Coaster mold: http://amzn.to/1NMHcKZ
- Transparency film: http://amzn.to/1TiBTGN
- Fiskars circle cutter: http://amzn.to/1NMHmSI
- Glitter paint: https://amzn.to/2rzSRur
- Faux leading: http://amzn.to/1TiDyMF
- Red stained glass paint: http://amzn.to/1NMJHgs
- Green stained glass paint: http://amzn.to/1NMJV77
- Yellow stained glass paint: http://amzn.to/1NMJWYP
- Acrylic pearl white paint: https://amzn.to/2Eg0Kg6
- Resin:
- When deciding on which resin to use, there are a lot of qualities that might be appealing, UV resistant, price, heat resistance, etc. Just make sure to select a resin that fits your needs.
- Use whatever brand you like:
- Easy Cast: http://amzn.to/2yjYmBC
- Art Resin: http://amzn.to/2yk9X3z
- Clear Cast: http://amzn.to/2z4rxGw
- These are heat resistant resins:
- FX Poxy: http://amzn.to/2AF3Pkk ~ According to the manufacturer, this one is heat resistant to 500 degrees F.
- Stone Coat: https://amzn.to/2FZoWX8
Directions for Poinsettia and Champagne New Years Eve Coasters
- Mix two ounces of resin according to the package directions.
2. Pour one ounce into a mold and pop the bubbles with the lighter.
3. Mix the second one A LOT! You want to mix a ton of bubbles into the resin and pour the resin into the other mold. Do not pop the bubbles. The bubbles should give the New Years Eve champagne glasses a little extra bubbly!
4. Once both have cured, remove the non-bubble one from the mold.
5. Either freehand or find a poinsettia pattern and size it to fit the coaster. Place it under the coaster and using the faux lead, trace it onto the coaster and let dry.
6. In the meantime, print out some New Years Eve champagne glasses, on transparency film. On the backside, paint gold glitter paint where the champagne is. Once dry, paint with pearl white paint where the glass is. Allow it all to dry.
7. Once the leading has dried, fill in the poinsettia flower with the red, green and yellow. Allow to dry.
8. Mix two ounces of resin. Pour one ounce into the one in the mold and take the champagne image and press it down, making sure to press out all the bubbles.
9. Take the other ounce and slowly pour it onto the poinsettia coaster, making sure it doesn’t spill over the sides.
10. Pop bubbles and allow to cure.
That’s it! Now you have a spectacular New Years Eve champagne cocktail coaster ~ which, by the way, would work well as a wedding coaster too!
And you have a festive Christmas poinsettia coaster.
For different New Years Eve Ideas, I have these coasters:
If you want some resin crafting tips, here you go: Top 5 Reasons Why Your Coasters Are Not Curing.
Happy Holidays everyone! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Remember: Life’s too short not to shimmer, so grab your glue gun and your glitter!™ Stay safe!
Mona
