Repurpose Extra Floor Tiles

White Rabbit and happy February 1st to everyone!  Do you guys "play" white rabbit?  Say it to someone else (before they say it to you) on the first day of the month, and you'll have good luck.  

In the spirit of Tiffany's No Spend Challenge, I found a use for some leftover tiles we had lying around.

These are leftover from our porch project.  They are 18x18" travertine tiles we found a great deal on at Home Depot.  We had also purchased some flagstone to test out.  We decided against that, but the sample worked great for this project.

I simply drew out 3.5" squares, and Frank made the cuts.

You can get tile pencils that have a waxy "lead" and won't rinse off, but we didn't have one on hand.  Frank could make out my lines and it worked OK.  But, you may want to grab one of those tile pencils.

I did pick up a pack of felt pads.  $2.99 = total money spent on this project. 

The bottom side of the travertine is mottled, and the top is polished.  I liked the mottled look for this project, and I thought those holes might help absorb condensation from a cold glass. 

These little coasters didn't need a whole pad on each corner, so I cut each one into fourths. 

 Then I just peeled and stuck them to the corners.

I love the variations in the flagstone.  Isn't it pretty?

Here they are, all stacked up.

I think these would make a great hostess gift.  I googled around and found some similar coasters for $15-$20 for four.  That makes my $2.99/20 = $0.15 each a pretty good deal!  While you've got the tile saw going, you could easily make trivets this way, too.

 

I'm linking up to Tiffany's challenge.  She has done some really cool things for zero dollars.  My favorite is her faux gold leaf tray.  Check her out!

Linking up:  At the Picket Fence and Making Lemonade   

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