DIY Trivets in Less Than Five Minutes

Almost directly subsequently I opened this box of tile, I told my hubby I wanted to brand pot holders out of them. We originally got the tile to brand a modern tiled planter, which at nowadays sits inward our entry. But the blueprint is so pretty! I knew if nosotros had extra tile at the terminate of the projection that I’d cause got no work using it. And amongst Mother’s Day fast approaching, wouldn’t these DIY trivets brand a slap-up Mother’s Day gift too?

If you lot cause got leftover sheets of tile, you lot tin easily brand this project! The sturdier the sail of tile, the sturdier the trivets volition be. Our sail was really sturdy, but I know I’ve worked amongst about smaller patterns inward the past times that would non cause got worked equally nicely.

Materials: 

Tile (we used this retro tile!)

Utility knife

Felt pads

How to Make DIY Trivets:

Start past times deciding what blueprint you lot desire for your trivets. Our sail could brand a foursquare looking trivet amongst these beautiful octagons. You may cause got to arrange for dissimilar patterns.

Next, only describe apart the connectors past times hand. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 tiny flake of forcefulness together with curvature inward the tile is all it takes. We genuinely planned out our sail together with therefore that I could rip 1 modern trivet, together with 3 foursquare coasters (see photograph below) out of each sheet!

Put aside whatsoever pieces of tile that are ripped off together with no longer needed. You volition probable cause got something stuck to your tiles, similar these mucilaginous connectors on ours. I only used a utility knife together with scraped whatsoever extra off – you lot tin barely meet the marks when you’re done!

You involve a agency to protect your kitchen counters together with tables from the tile equally good together with whatsoever hardware shop volition probable sell these piddling felt feet. You only involve to brand certain that the size you lot purchase is smaller than the size of your tile pieces together with therefore that the felt feet volition live on hidden underneath.

Simply pare of the backing together with stick them underneath your tile!

That’s it! Honestly, inward my persuasion it would live on worth buying a whole box of tile only to brand a bunch of these equally gifts. Every 2 sheets would give you lot 2 modern trivets together with half-dozen DIY coasters!

Honestly it alone took 5 minutes to brand these trivets together with I LOVE them!

What practise you lot practise amongst your leftover tile? Would you lot brand these?

If you’re looking for about other thrifty DIY gift, this Hanging Shelf would live on the perfect idea!

If you lot cause got fighting wood, here’s about other slap-up DIY gift thought – A Bath Table!

Or if you lot beloved the tile, banking concern fit out these DIY Modern Planters!