{"id":5686,"date":"2011-10-25T18:47:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-25T23:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=5686"},"modified":"2011-10-25T20:55:06","modified_gmt":"2011-10-26T01:55:06","slug":"a-housewarming-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=5686","title":{"rendered":"A Housewarming Gift"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Author: \u00a0Spring (Autumn)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>One of our friends and neighbors is moving to a downtown loft. \u00a0I wanted to make a special little house warming gift for her and decided to make coasters. \u00a0I had a lot of luck making coasters with our custom-made monogram, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/03\/15\/monogrammed-coasters\/\">here<\/a><\/span>, that I decided to make a set for her.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/10\/25\/a-housewarming-gift\/img_1127\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5688\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5688\" title=\"IMG_1127\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1127-1024x752.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1127-1024x752.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1127-430x316.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>I saw this idea on Pinterest a couple months ago.\u00a0First, I bought some inexpensive floor tiles at the home improvement store. \u00a0And while I was there, I picked up some paint chips in her colors.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/10\/25\/a-housewarming-gift\/img_1126-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5689\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5689\" title=\"IMG_1126\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_11261-1024x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_11261-1024x950.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_11261-348x323.jpg 348w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I assembled the products I needed.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/10\/25\/a-housewarming-gift\/img_1128\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5690\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5690\" title=\"IMG_1128\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1128-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1128-1024x822.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1128-402x323.jpg 402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I cut the paint chips the same size as the tiles. \u00a0Then I attached them with spray adhesive.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/10\/25\/a-housewarming-gift\/img_1131\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5691\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5691\" title=\"IMG_1131\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1131-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1131-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1131-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Once they were dry, I applied four coats of Mod Podge followed by a coat of glossy sealer.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/10\/25\/a-housewarming-gift\/img_1135\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5692\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5692\" title=\"IMG_1135\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1135-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1135-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/IMG_1135-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">I tied them up with a piece of twine to make a cute presentation. \u00a0I hope she likes them!<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-2-Seasons\/233957543322072\">Click here to like us on Facebook.<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Cheers!<\/h3>\n<p><!-- Include ONCE for ALL buttons in the page --><br \/>\n<script 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