Hi Everyone! I hope you guys are having a great week. You all know by now that my husband is in the Navy. He tries to steer clear of anything Navy related in the house but I just can’t help myself; I love all kinds of nautical decor.
When we moved across the country a few months ago, my husband brought home some rope from Lowe’s to tie down our furniture in the truck (We moved ourselves this last time. Maybe I’ll share that fun story with you one day). It turned out to be sisal rope. We ended up having a lot left over that has just been sitting in the garage. I pulled it out a few weeks ago to hang my Uniform Rag Wreath because I thought it looked “nautical” and well I got it out again to play with it some more.
This is a super easy DIY project that only requires a glue gun, sisal rope, and if you want a stencil and paint.
Sisal rope comes in this huge roll. I think it costs around $5.00 for a whole roll. Knowing my husband, he just bought the least expensive rope he could find so I know it can’t be too pricey.
To make the coasters I coiled the rope tightly hot gluing them the whole way around. One great thing about these coasters is that you can make them as big or as little as you want.
For my stencil, I printed out this anchor graphic using my Silhouette Cameo but you could use any stencil you’d like. I think a monogram would be really cute too. To ensure the paint didn’t bleed under the stencil I used the same Mod Podge trick I used when I painted my DIY door mat. I allowed the Mod Podge to dry and used a small paint brush to paint one coat of black craft paint.
Once it was dry, I gently peeled off the vinyl. Project complete. What do you think of these Nautical Sisal Rope Coasters? Have you done any projects with sisal rope?
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How fun! I have yet to make anything out of sisal rope, but I love the look.
How fun! These are super cute! I would love to have you share these at my link party going on right now
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These are so cute! Great idea!
What a cute idea! So simple yet they really pop! Stopping over from Craftberry Bush.
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I’m your neighbor at Debbie Doo’s Pinterest Party and I have just pinned this cute idea!
Here from the POP party, these are awesome! Just pinned
xoxo, Tanya
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Oh my gosh! These are too cute, Chelsea! What a great idea. So clever and pretty. And I have to say, I love your blog design. I have a bit of a “tab” obsession going on over on my blog, and wish I had found this layout before I bought mine
I would be thrilled if you shared this at my Throwback Thursday party! I hope to see you there and thanks for sharing 
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Thank you so much Britni! I love your blog. I stop by often
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These are absolutely adorable! And you make them look so easy to make too! Thanks for sharing!
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you could sell your crafts!
These are too cute! Great tutorial and love the design.
These are so cute! Love the layout and look of your blog! If you don’t mind me asking who did it? I want to have mine made over in 2013.
Great name by the way!
~Chelsea
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Thank you for this idea! I will be using it for something other than a coaster. I will post a pic for you to see once I have finished my project! Thanks!
So cute! Love the nautical look!
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I clearly need to get my hands on some sisal rope! Such a cute project.
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