Simple Upcycled Map Coasters Gift Idea
Make dad a thoughtful a practical gift for Father’s Day: upcycle maps of places he’s visited into useful coasters for his favorite drinks!
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and husbands of my readers! We know we could not do it without you, taking care of the family and also all those projects that require heavy duty electrical power tool usage.
Coaster Gift Idea from Upcycled Maps
We do a lot of decoupage around here. From decoupage on plastic bottles, or refinishing a shelf with paper, we are big users of the sticky stuff!
So this year my daughters decided to give their dad a hand crafted gift for Father’s Day. They made these thoughtful coasters with maps superimposed on them. The maps are of locations that their dad has been to, so the gift has special meaning for him.
To make the coasters, they simply used an old mouse pad, cut it up in circles, and using Mod Podge, glued the map onto the mouse pad. Then finished it off with a few more coats of Mod Podge.
My husband liked his Happy Father’s Day Gift of Worldly Coasters so much he doesn’t want to use them. He wants to preserve the memories! What did your husbands or fathers get on this special day?
This gift also reminds me of this upcycled map keychain idea. Oh, and you have to see how I used a map to refinish the inside of a vintage suitcase!
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Hi Mary
I was looking at this project again and a thought occurred to me. We have the grandchildren for a lot of the summer and this would be a fantastic project to do with them.
Thanks
These are perfect.
And super simple! Thank you Amy!
What a lovely gift idea and perfect for Father’s Day!
Thank you Carlee. He has them tucked away as a momento and won’t let anyone touch them Lol!!
I love these coasters. They would make a great gift for the traveler as well as a Father’s Day gift.
Yes they would Rhonda. My husband is really happy with this gift. It spoke to his heart!
I love a good map project, these are lovely and timeless too.
Yes they are those places are not going to move any time soon! 😉
I love these coasters! I always love anything with maps, but the fact that they are also made from old mouse pads is just fantastic! Your daughters did a great job! 🙂 Lisa
Thanks Lisa, their dad was so excited he took them and hid them away so no one would ruin them. But I think it’s time to take them out and use them.
What a wonderful personalized gift Mary. Using a map of the locations your husband has been is such a memorable way to remember them. Travel is such a blessing I am sure he enjoys lots of memories when he uses these. Great idea lady.
I had no idea he had traveled to so many islands in Greece till I saw this gift. Lol!
Special because his girls made them for him!
Yes indeed. He was so touched by their thoughfulness.
I came across a store that sold cork in sheets and thought, that would be good for coasters. I like your idea to cut up an old mousepad so much better! Great result from this easy and thoughtful project. Thanks for sharing with us at Creatively Crafty #ccbg 🙂
Thanks Lydia, I’m always trying to use what I have around the house instead of buying more supplies.
Cute coasters! Your daughter did a wonderful job on them. Clever idea of using an old mouth pad. I don’t think that I would want to use them either.
Hah! I am going to take them to the new apartment. They will look great there with all the map decor.
Clever idea and could be good for someone who loves to travel too
Exactly, Amber before my husband and I married he had travelled extensively all over Greece so this is a tribute to his travels.
This is a great idea! ibwould never have though to upcycle a mouse pad into such a personal gift!
You just never know what can be repurposed.