Parachute cord is all over the crafting earth right at present. People are using this nautical manner supply to create jewelry, constitute hangers, and so much more. What I love about parachute cord is how versatile it is and the crawly colors it comes in.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads

I decided it was fourth dimension for me to jump on the parachute cord bandwagon, and what better mode than with brightly colored coasters! If you take invested in a quality coffee table, you lot desire to ensure information technology stays nice for years to come. To assistance preserve your coffee table, you need coasters, merely non just whatever coasters, brightly colored DIY coasters!

For my coasters, I chose calorie-free wooden beads to use along with my parachute cord, which where the perfect size to requite my coasters the lift they needed.  The natural color of the wood really popped against my cord. These coasters are a nice addition to whatever coffee table!

For this project you volition need:

  • Parachute Cord
  • Wooden Chaplet
  • Hot Glue Gun and Glue
  • Scissors
  • Lighter

Materials to create Coasters from Wooden Beads

Step 1: Cut your string about 7 inches long.  You lot will demand to cut 5 pieces of cord that are still length. These are what yous will string your beads on.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Cut Cord

Pace 2: Tie a knot at the end of your parachute cord and burn the end with a lighter.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Tie a Knot

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads String

Step 2: String a bead onto your cord.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Stringing

Step 3: Go along stringing your beads onto your cord until you have 6 chaplet strung.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Close

Stride 4: Necktie a knot as close to your last bead as possible. Cut the backlog cord off with your pair of scissors and burn down the end with a lighter.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Step 1 and 4

Footstep v: Proceed Steps one-4 until you have a total of five cords strung with 6 beads on each. These will be the base of operations of your coaster.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Glue

Step half-dozen: Place a dab of glue on the sides of all 6 of your beads. Yous desire to make sure your mucilage dots aren't likewise big.

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Attach

Pace vii: Attach one strand of beads to the start strand, lining upwards each bead with the prior dewdrop.

Coasters from Wooden Beads Continue Gluing

Step viii: Continue gluing your bead strands to ane another until all 5 strands take been glued. If you lot find any loose glue string in-between your beads, a hair drier can work wonders!  All you demand to do is point your hairdryer at the glue strings and watch as they cook away. After all of your beads are glued (and your mucilage strings have been melted), your coasters are good to get!

DIY Coasters from Wooden Beads Finished