When I make coasters with your napkins, I use a 6"x6" ceramic coaster from Lowes that is already white, wipe it down withh alcohol to get any grime off of it, let it dry... Paint the top with mod podge... let it dry. I then put my napkin down over the top with parchment paper over the top of the napkin and iron it. The napkin then will be glued to the surface of the tile. I then put a layer of mod podge over the top of the napkin, let it dry. Once dry, I tape off the edges of the coaster and apply resin, use a lighter or heat gun to pop any bubbles.. cover the tile to keep foreign particles out of the resin... and let it sit for 24 hours. You can also use uv resin.
Thank you. I think many people do the iron method, I am really not a fan of mod podge for most projects, I strictly use it when I am working with paper. Polyvine is much nicer to work with in my opinion. You could definitely seal coasters with resin but this is an excellent alternative.
Thank you so much! I have struggled doing decoupage and I love decoupage, but I’ve always got problems with ripping and wrinkling especially on the last coat. Thank you. I have hope.
wow love it just started doing this stuff lol every thing i do does not come out right thanks to you i know now how not to have winkles and earing it thank you
Game changer! Maybe you can help me with a project. Can I put mod podge on foam board let it dry and iron on a canvas print? Will the foam board melt? Will the canvas print be okay to iron on? Thank you for your time. 😊
Hi Teri, I can't say for sure but I think the foam board would melt. You should be able to iron the canvas though. Could you maybe put it on a thin piece of wood instead of foam board?
This is a fantastic instructional video. You always gave a reason for the way you were doing things and that is so helpful in preventing mistakes. I was going to head to my nearest craft store to gather supplies but I feel I need to purchase from your store in appreciation of the detailed instructions. It was like my own private class!
Thank you for your feedback (and for your order!) we really appreciate both and are so glad you enjoyed the video. I always think it's important to explain why we do things a certain way.
yes that is correct. The varnish seeps through the wet napkin and adheres it to the tile once it's dry. You must apply the varnish while the napkin is still wet
Hi I am so sorry this message somehow slipped through my fingers and I only just saw it now. Yes we ship to the US! ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-heavy-duty-wood-varnish-satin-clear
Use decoupage in a spray bottle, watered down and spray the napkin right before placement on the coaster. Then it will stick and make the next steps easier
Hi Rose, we use the same Polyvine Heavy Duty Wood Varnish for this. ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-heavy-duty-wood-varnish-satin-clear?_pos=1&_sid=3b4121a31&_ss=r
If you want a cracked top coat apperance you can use Polyvine Craqelure (you will need both the base coat and top coat) ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-craquelure-base-and-top-coat-100-ml If you want a cracked paint effect, which will show through the light parts of the napkin when you decoupage a napkin over top, then you can use Polyvine Crackle Glaze ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-crackle-glaze-100-ml
I do much prefer this to the iron method, because with the iron method, the napkin often bubbles and wrinkles once the varnish is applied as it reactivates the glue below the napkin. The only time I use the iron method is when applying a napkin to paper, such as when making a card, since we don't apply a top coat in this case. Polyvine varnishes are simply water clean up, a little dish soap or brush soap never hurt either.
@@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8 Yes you can use Clear Engine Enamel spray as well but we much prefer Polyvine Heavy Duty Wood Varnish as it can be used safely indoors year round and cures in just 16 hours vs 28 days for engine spray.
@@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8 much less toxic (Low VOC) and since it's a brush on and not a spray, no clogged nozzles! It's also water based so easy cleanup
Gorgeous napkins and the tutorial is excellent! Thank you for being very detailed! Can you please provide what to do if you make a mistake or how to fix it if the tears etc? We don’t like mistakes or accidents but they do happen and we don’t know how to fix them so having the knowledge would be helpful
I will keep this in mind for future videos. If I rip my napkin I tend to just start over, any attempt I have made to try and fix it only makes it worse. But if you are talented with a brush you could try to paint in the missing part of the image after the napkin has dried and before the final coats of varnish
Thank you so much for sharing this. ❤ I gave up on napkins and use only rice paper but you have not reopened the door for so many more patterns etc. Question, do you think this will work okay on canvas? I do gesso the canvas first to help smooth it out .
you probably could but I don't think that I would. I have never done candles but from what I have heard you would wrap the napkin around the candle and then wrap parchment around it and heat it up with a heat tool, and the napkin will sink into the wax.
Sorry, one more question. Do you have to file in between layers of poly vine? I am using on small keychains and really did not want to file every single one on both sides. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much.
Hi, many people do sand between coats, it would give you the smoothest finish. I personally don't bother. If I was doing more than 3 coats I might consider it though. My suggestion would be to try it, create two identical keychains and sand one and not the other and see if you notice a difference
Hi Ginette, it actually doesn't say but since you apply it in thin coats I don't think it needs to be. It's important to use a good varnish brush or another soft, flat, wide brush like the Stamperia Flat Brush to avoid brush strokes.
Certainly. The varnish will soak through the napkin and act as a glue, otherwise there is nothing sticking the napkin down. If we didn't varnish while wet, the napkin would dry and just crumple up. If we applied a coat of glue first and then stuck the napkin down, and let it dry, once we varnished, the varnish would reactivate the glue and wrinkles would appear.
When I make coasters with your napkins, I use a 6"x6" ceramic coaster from Lowes that is already white, wipe it down withh alcohol to get any grime off of it, let it dry... Paint the top with mod podge... let it dry. I then put my napkin down over the top with parchment paper over the top of the napkin and iron it. The napkin then will be glued to the surface of the tile. I then put a layer of mod podge over the top of the napkin, let it dry. Once dry, I tape off the edges of the coaster and apply resin, use a lighter or heat gun to pop any bubbles.. cover the tile to keep foreign particles out of the resin... and let it sit for 24 hours. You can also use uv resin.
Thank you. I think many people do the iron method, I am really not a fan of mod podge for most projects, I strictly use it when I am working with paper. Polyvine is much nicer to work with in my opinion. You could definitely seal coasters with resin but this is an excellent alternative.
@deladyakarobin4777 Can you explain what you mean by taping off the edges of the coaster?
I’d like to know what that means as well. “Tape off the edges of the coaster.” Thank you!
That Country Chic Paint looks like a great paint. You got great coverage with just 1 coat!
yes it does have great coverage!
Thank you so much! I have struggled doing decoupage and I love decoupage, but I’ve always got problems with ripping and wrinkling especially on the last coat. Thank you. I have hope.
Glad we could help! Thanks for watching
wow love it just started doing this stuff lol every thing i do does not come out right thanks to you i know now how not to have winkles and earing it thank you
thank you for your comment, I hope this video helps you. Decoupage takes lots of practice!
Thank you for creating this lovely tutorial😍
You are so welcome, I am glad you enjoyed it
Game changer! Maybe you can help me with a project. Can I put mod podge on foam board let it dry and iron on a canvas print? Will the foam board melt? Will the canvas print be okay to iron on? Thank you for your time. 😊
Hi Teri, I can't say for sure but I think the foam board would melt. You should be able to iron the canvas though. Could you maybe put it on a thin piece of wood instead of foam board?
This is a fantastic instructional video. You always gave a reason for the way you were doing things and that is so helpful in preventing mistakes. I was going to head to my nearest craft store to gather supplies but I feel I need to purchase from your store in appreciation of the detailed instructions. It was like my own private class!
Thank you for your feedback (and for your order!) we really appreciate both and are so glad you enjoyed the video. I always think it's important to explain why we do things a certain way.
Can this be done on a surface that we put edible items on?
absolutely as long as you use a food safe varnish such as the Polyvine varnishes we carry
Love the napkins would love to know where to purchase. I live in Australia. Great tutorial
Hi Carmel, you can find them here: ninnysnapkins.com/products/decoupage-napkins-lunch-6-5-deborahs-garden?_pos=1&_psq=deborah%27s&_ss=e&_v=1.0
can i use Polyvine heavy duty wood varnish on acrylic painted coasters? love Ninnys & thanks so much
yes you can :)
Wait so you did not use any decoupage medium after you painted the tiles correct? You just used water to apply and sealed it with the varnish correct?
yes that is correct. The varnish seeps through the wet napkin and adheres it to the tile once it's dry. You must apply the varnish while the napkin is still wet
Hello! I am from the US do you mail the sealer here? If not is there something else I could use?Thank you! Kind regards.
Hi I am so sorry this message somehow slipped through my fingers and I only just saw it now. Yes we ship to the US! ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-heavy-duty-wood-varnish-satin-clear
Wow!!! What a neat idea. Beautiful! Where do you get your coasters?
Thanks! We carry the coasters ninnysnapkins.com/products/square-ceramic-coasters-set-of-4
VERY interesting! I've never seen this method. I'm your captive audience!!
Very pretty napkin!
thank you!
I really like this tutorial and you covered problem areas and remedies great.
I am so glad you liked it!
Use decoupage in a spray bottle, watered down and spray the napkin right before placement on the coaster. Then it will stick and make the next steps easier
Thank you for your suggestion, I don’t really feel that is necessary though, the water makes it stick very well
Can u use this technique and same varnish on stone coasters?
yes you can
Can you use this method on flat glass
yes you could
What products can I use to make a trivet that would be suitable to use on the table to hold hot serving pots.
Hi Rose, we use the same Polyvine Heavy Duty Wood Varnish for this. ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-heavy-duty-wood-varnish-satin-clear?_pos=1&_sid=3b4121a31&_ss=r
Love that water technique 💞💕💞💕
thank you for your comment
thank you for the wonderful tutorial! I would like to add a 'crackle' effect to the top of the coaster. how can I do that?
If you want a cracked top coat apperance you can use Polyvine Craqelure (you will need both the base coat and top coat) ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-craquelure-base-and-top-coat-100-ml
If you want a cracked paint effect, which will show through the light parts of the napkin when you decoupage a napkin over top, then you can use Polyvine Crackle Glaze ninnysnapkins.com/products/polyvine-crackle-glaze-100-ml
Love the napkin, but it is sold out.
it's very popular. I will be trying to restock at some point
Do you prefer this to iron on? And how do you clean the varnish off the brush? Thx.
I do much prefer this to the iron method, because with the iron method, the napkin often bubbles and wrinkles once the varnish is applied as it reactivates the glue below the napkin. The only time I use the iron method is when applying a napkin to paper, such as when making a card, since we don't apply a top coat in this case. Polyvine varnishes are simply water clean up, a little dish soap or brush soap never hurt either.
Any ideas on how to prevent coffee cups from sticking to the coasters due to the varnish covering it?
Since Polyvine Heavy Duty Wood Varnish has high heat resistance, hot cups do not stick.
One vid I saw mentioned spray with heat resistant CLEAR gloss car engine block paint! I made Giant tile trivets I was worried would "reactivate"
@@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8 Yes you can use Clear Engine Enamel spray as well but we much prefer Polyvine Heavy Duty Wood Varnish as it can be used safely indoors year round and cures in just 16 hours vs 28 days for engine spray.
Ta! prob less toxic too & not clog nozzle?!
@@PortraitoftheArtistasanOldDog8 much less toxic (Low VOC) and since it's a brush on and not a spray, no clogged nozzles! It's also water based so easy cleanup
New viewer here from the UK 🇬🇧 these are beautiful…I have some coasters and was wanting to change them up, this tutorial was very helpful thank you 😊
nice to meet you Penny, glad you enjoyed it!
Are you using encyclopaedias as newspaper...farenheit 451...?!
Yes I have pages from a vintage encyclopedia covering my desktop, but underneath my table top protector :).
When doing the water method do you use that just for wood or do you do that with ceramic tiles as well
you can do it with either :)
Gorgeous napkins and the tutorial is excellent! Thank you for being very detailed! Can you please provide what to do if you make a mistake or how to fix it if the tears etc? We don’t like mistakes or accidents but they do happen and we don’t know how to fix them so having the knowledge would be helpful
I will keep this in mind for future videos. If I rip my napkin I tend to just start over, any attempt I have made to try and fix it only makes it worse. But if you are talented with a brush you could try to paint in the missing part of the image after the napkin has dried and before the final coats of varnish
Thank you for sharing, loved it. You may want to stay in the center of the frame to show more of the project. Great ideas & tips!
Glad you liked it. Thanks for the tip, I thought I was pretty centered though!
Thank you so much for sharing this. ❤ I gave up on napkins and use only rice paper but you have not reopened the door for so many more patterns etc. Question, do you think this will work okay on canvas? I do gesso the canvas first to help smooth it out .
Hi Brigitte, yes you can definitely use the water method on canvas. Please give napkins another chance :)
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo. Je me suis abonné. J adore le scrap 😊😊
You are very welcome
This looks like so much fun!
Thanks for your comment, it is fun!
Love your little iron and the way you decoupage the tile.
thank you, I didn't use an iron though!
Can you use this method on candles?
you probably could but I don't think that I would. I have never done candles but from what I have heard you would wrap the napkin around the candle and then wrap parchment around it and heat it up with a heat tool, and the napkin will sink into the wax.
Sorry, one more question. Do you have to file in between layers of poly vine? I am using on small keychains and really did not want to file every single one on both sides. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much.
Hi, many people do sand between coats, it would give you the smoothest finish. I personally don't bother. If I was doing more than 3 coats I might consider it though. My suggestion would be to try it, create two identical keychains and sand one and not the other and see if you notice a difference
🇨🇦👋 is the heavy varnish self-levelling?
Hi Ginette, it actually doesn't say but since you apply it in thin coats I don't think it needs to be. It's important to use a good varnish brush or another soft, flat, wide brush like the Stamperia Flat Brush to avoid brush strokes.
So you can substitute polyvine varnish instead of the acrylic spray
Yes, in fact i highly recommend it.
Beautiful 🤩
thank you!
Thanks for sharing your creative talent. Love this project, looking forward to trying it out.
thank you for your comment, we'd love to see yours once you do!
Do you use that varnish on ceramic also
lol you just answered the question
Lovely and I'm going to try this. Can you tell me why you varnish when wet instead of dry?
Certainly. The varnish will soak through the napkin and act as a glue, otherwise there is nothing sticking the napkin down. If we didn't varnish while wet, the napkin would dry and just crumple up. If we applied a coat of glue first and then stuck the napkin down, and let it dry, once we varnished, the varnish would reactivate the glue and wrinkles would appear.
@@NinnysNapkins thank you for the reply. Makes sense
you're welcome! @@Shaylasmum