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Butterfly coaster set: How I made article 22

By Lizzsews

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In today's article, I will guide you through how I made a butterfly coaster set. Follow along with this project and share your result in Lizzsews Facebook group.


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What I used:

- Square coaster

- Infusible ink lilac transfer sheets

- butcher paper

- Cricut

- EasyPress 2 + mat

- Cardstock

- Standardgrip mat


The steps I took:

I started out by looking for butterfly designs. I added white squares to my Cricut design space canvas that were 3.75" x 3.75" so I could see how the different designs would look on the coasters. I narrowed my selection down to four designs that I liked and that matched.

Cricut image ID: #M2AAB3D88- Square with rounded corners
Cricut image ID: #M369F6A19 - Butterfly on a Flower
Cricut image ID: #M249AOAFA - Butterflies
Cricut image ID: #MCB3D6C9 - Butterfly
Cricut image ID: #M33FB85O4 - Flowers And Butterfly

Recommended (design): Butterfly coasters set of 4


I resized each butterfly design to match the coaster size. I stuck the infusible ink to the standardgrip mat and used the Cricut brayer to secure it.

I removed the squares from the design, clicked 'make it', and mirrored the design.

Recommended read: Cricut when to mirror (and how)



Once cut, I weeded the design by peeling off the unnecessary pieces. This process was a little difficult and tedious, but so worth it. I find that using the Cricut weeder to gently hold down certain pieces while peeling off the unnecessary pieces helps. Before placing the design onto the cork-backed square coaster, I wiped down the coaster top with a lint-free cloth. Place the infusible ink design onto the coaster ink side down, liner side up.





I preheated my EasyPress 2 to 400°F. I used the Cricut heat guide to determine the temperature, the amount of time to press for and the pressure to press with. I placed a piece of cardstock on top of the EasyPress mat, placed the square coaster glossy side with the design up and a piece of butcher paper on top of everything. Inside of the infusible ink transfer sheets roll is a piece of butcher paper!


Next, I placed the EasyPress 2 onto everything and left it with no pressure for 60 seconds. Once the timer was up, I slowly lifted up the EasyPress 2. I waited until the liner was a little cooler to the touch to peel as it was very hot.


I repeated the same application steps for the other three coasters.

Each coaster came out great and I'm so happy with my butterfly coaster set!


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Leave a comment below and let me know if you made this coaster set! And don't forget to subscribe to stay up to date with all of Lizzsews new articles. See you next time!

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