WikiHow draft... DIY Pallet Coasters!

We have all seen the thousands of pallet DIY crafts that create wood pallets into coffee tables, bookshelves, shoe racks, and even bottle holders. But what about a pallet project that isn’t made from a pallet at all?

With only $5, you have the gateway to create cute and cozy pallet coasters for your home, or as a gift. What will you need? Just a standard package (100) Popsicle sticks, hot glue, a ruler, scissors, a silver permanent marker, and a cup of coffee!

To start, take your Popsicle sticks and measure them each out to 4” long. With a pencil, mark just the tips off of the stick to ensure that you will have a rectangle shape to your stick.

Next, take some scissors and cut off the tips of the Popsicle stick. Your result should be a 4” rectangular stick.

Once your sticks are all cut, pour some coffee into a bowl with the width long enough to hold all of your sticks. Dunk your sticks in the coffee and let them sit for an hour to give them an authentic skid color.

Take them out to dry. Once the sticks are dry to the touch, it's time to construct your mini pallets!

First, you are going to form the base of the pallet. Take two sticks and lay them parallel on an even surface.

Then, take your hot glue and make a thin line perpendicular to your stick along the very edge.

You will then take another stick and place it on the glue, again perpendicular, and hold to fasten.

Wa-la! You have started your pallet coaster and are ready to finish the base. Make the same glue line on each end of the parallel sticks you have laid out and repeat the previous step.

At this point, the hard part is over (phew). Your next task is to lay out the 7 top Popsicle sticks evenly apart across the top. TIP: Lay out the sticks before you begin to glue them, this will ensure all the spaces are even.

You should see your pallet take shape. Once it is completed, all that is left is to add the nails! No, not real nails. With your permanent marker!

Add two little silver dots side by side at each end of each stick. These little dots will resemble nails on a life size skid.

Each pallet coaster is composed of 12 popsicle sticks. A complete four pack coaster set will require 48 popsicle sticks (a standard package at the dollar store has 100 sticks)

OPTIONAL: You can stain, paint, Woodburn, or draw on your pallet coasters as you please! I have provided just the basic guide.

For a gift, feel free to buy some twine and create a bow on each direction. The twine will give it a rustic (and expensive) well put together gift look.

Thank you for reading!