beaded coasters

i want some pretty sparkly pink and purple beaded coasters for my living room and can i find any ...no!!
so ive decided i could make them myself but i dont know how to go about it . so, you beaders among us ,have you got any tips , instructions ,list of stuff i need to get started please

Here you go Kim... http://www.marthastewart.com/article/perfect-beaded-coasters

Or you could....

Just stick some glue on a base, then 'dip' the base into a saucer/plate of beads then flatten off with your hand/cloth.

Or if you feeling really adventurous, you could bead embroider some

Carol XXX

eeek that looks like a bit too fiddly work for my manky hands especially at the moment they are a tad too sore to use for this sort of stuff ,i might get the supplies in and then save it for my boat trips to while away the cold winetr nights with.
thanks tina and carole for the posts

kimb wrote:i want some pretty sparkly pink and purple beaded coasters for my living room and can i find any ...no!!

They sound nice. Good idea Kim. The martha Stewart ones look
nice but sound a bit complicated. Now Carol's suggestion sounds right
up my street.

yes carols suggestion sounds much easier but i was worried about being wipable ,not washable ,just wipable .
been looking at some beads , any good site suggestions welcome and info on what is the best size to work with for coasters too would help.

I'll leave that advice to Carole!

Been meaning to make coasters in my kiln for about a year (was going to do them as C*******mas pressies last year)...must get around to it someday.

The resin coasters are cool too, been meaning to read up on resin, so i could make some pendants etc, but im not sure what you need to mix it all up, but i do know someone who uses it often, i could ask for you that way, they will be totally wipeable ;o)

Carol XXX

coasters in your kiln .....do you mean pretty brilliant pink and purple sparkly glass ones ????

not sure what the resin ones are like ,do you use that as base or are they plain resin ?

You could just string one long sting of beads and then stick it on a coaster in a spiral fashion!!!! Simple, but might work.

Lorraine wrote:You could just string one long sting of beads and then stick it on a coaster in a spiral fashion!!!! Simple, but might work.

that was the image I got. thought thats what the site was going to show, you could do a string of each colour and wind them side byside.
x

i thought of that ,what sort of glue would i use though ,it has to be waterproof ,is mod podge waterproof? i will go look .

cannot reach my mod podge to check it .

on the ms link it talks about beads on hanks ,ive never seen them like that ,they have always been loose in little plastic tubes .

Seed beads often come in hanks, Kim.
PVA is always a good one -

and Araldite would work too, lol. Them beads wouldn't fall off that mother....

kimb wrote:coasters in your kiln .....do you mean pretty brilliant pink and purple sparkly glass ones ????

I may need to investigate this glass fusing thing further

"Lorraine"

and Araldite would work too, lol. Them beads wouldn't fall off that mother....

I will get some araldite then.

tina when you do your investigating into glass fusing ,can you practise on pretty pink and purple sparkly please .....pretty please