The Ultimate Girls Night In: DIY Photo Coasters

Are you ready for a fun filled night with the girls? If your'e like me and love a good party theme, keep reading for a girls night in to remember. We're making DIY photo coasters.

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Why Should You Host a Girls Night

Girls night is a great way to connect with your girls. Whether you've had a really long week, been going through some trials and tribulations, or have a kid free night, girls night is the perfect remedy. Personally I love having girls night. I get to catch up on tea while having some fun.

DIY Photo Coasters Girls Night

For this girls night, we decided to make DIY photo coasters. Sometimes I'm in my crafty era and want to create something. A while ago, I attended an event where I made photo coasters and thought the fun I had making something personal. Those coasters lasted me a very long time. Non of my friends ever made coasters before, so I said why not, this would make a great activity for girls night.

These are the photo coasters I made before.

The Invite

I created a digital invitation through Partiful app. I really love this app more than Evite app because it gives you and guests the option to post comments directly in the invitation. I sent the invitation out 2 months in advance with a month deadline to send in 4-8 pictures for me to print. I printed the photos through Shutterfly. They offer unlimited free 4x6 pictures. You only have to pay for shipping. I was provided all of the materials needed to make the photo coasters. The only thing I asked them to bring was a bottle of wine.

Party Theme

I love a good party theme and I love that my friends are always down to participate. For this girls night, my theme was "See you in the nude." I wanted everyone to wear a shade of nude and bring conversational topics or questions to discuss. I wanted a chance to have real conversation while making our photo coasters.

Party Favors

I kept it kinda simple with the party decor. By simple, I mean non-existent LOL. My main focus was to provide a cute way to give them their materials needed to make their photo coasters. The idea came to put everything inside a box. I purchased most of the supplies from Amazon. I customized the boxes by creating a name tag on Canva. You can get the template I used here.

• Kraft colored box
• Iridescent stemless wine glass
• Thank you card
• Key bottle opener

Food

For food, I decided to order food from Publix. Initially I was just going to have charcuterie, but I can be greedy when wine is involved. So I opted to get a variety of finger foods.

How to make Photo Coasters

Materials:

• 4 Tile blocks: You can get these from Home Depot for under $1. Or you can find a pack of coasters from the Dollar store.
• Modge Podge Matte
• Modge Podge Sealer Spray 
• Modge Podge Sealer Glue
• Scissors
• Pictures
• Foam Brush
• 4x4 Self Adhesive Cork Squares

Directions:

1. Cut out your pictures to the size of your tiles.
2. Grab your tiles and the modge podge matte glue.
3. Paint a thin layer of glue on the front of your tile using your foam brush.
4. Place one photo onto the tile and let it dry for a few minutes. Be sure to rub out any bubbles
5. Once picture has dried firmly on the tile, paint a thin layer of modge podge sealer glue on the picture and let it dry for a few minutes
6. Once dried, spray the top with the modge podge sealer spray
7. Apply the self adhesive cork squares to the bottom of the tiles. Option to use modge podge glue for extra hold.

Needless to say, this girls night was a success. So much deep conversation mixed with laughter and wine. I can't wait for the next girls night. To see a video of girls night, make sure you subscribe to my YouTube channel.