Have you ever thought about what you can actually make with beer mats? The small round and square beer coasters are usually made of cardboard and the children can use them to make different figures for carnival and Christmas. Simple pen holders and creative wall decorations are often created from this. However, if you like scrapbooking, you can make a beautiful scrapbook album with beer mats. This is more of a mini album in which photos and memories are presented in a special way. You can find simple instructions as well as many wonderful ideas for the souvenir album made of beer coasters in this article.
What is a scrapbook album?
A scrapbook album is similar to a photo album, but it stores much more than just photos. In these albums you collect memories and tell entire stories with the help of memorabilia and stickers. Each album has its own theme, such as the child's first year of life, memories from a vacation by the sea or favorite moments with your pet.
To make these special photo albums, special scrapbooking paper is used, which can be either plain or patterned. Using motif punches, you can create different shapes and stick them into the album together with other decorations and applications. The result is always a very individual design that is perfect as a gift for a favorite person.
The albums can be designed in different sizes and shapes. You can decorate a finished album with scrapbooking paper, or do the whole thing yourself from the start. Mini albums that tell big stories on their small pages look particularly elegant and sweet. Instead of buying ready-made templates, you can make a beautiful scrapbook album yourself. The beer felts can be painted and glued as desired and thus transformed into beautiful pages of the album.
Making a scrapbook album with beer mats – instructions
When crafting with beer mats, you can recycle old coasters or use blank beer felt. In both cases they are completely covered with colorful papers so that the original print can no longer be seen. In the end, you can't even assume that the album is made out of beer mats.
If you would like to make your own mini scrapbook album with beer mats, then you will need one beer mat for each album page. It's best to get coasters that have the same shape so that the sides can stack perfectly on top of each other. The cover of the album can also be made out of beer coasters, although you can use slightly thicker coasters, such as those made of cork. This is how you can create a thick cover.
To cover the beer mats, you need papers in different colors and patterns. Of course, you can cover all the pages with the same paper, but the entire design will look more creative if each page has a different pattern. Choose colors that go well with each other and have similar patterns.
To make scrapbook mini albums with beer mats, you should first stick the chosen paper on both sides of the coasters. You can use a commercially available glue and use the napkin technique. It is important that the print is completely covered and the paper cannot be removed.
Once you have covered all the beer mats with scrapbooking paper and arranged them into an album, then they should be bound together. For a Wire-O binding you need a special binding system that punches the holes and makes the spiral binding. However, if you don't have such a tool at home, you can also use an alternative method.
When crafting with cardboard beer mats, the holes can be punched with a simple hole puncher. The number of holes depends on the design of the Scrapbook Mini Album. If it looks like a small book, then two or more holes are required on the left edge of all coasters. With just a hole in the top corner you can create a photo album with wobbling pages. In this case, you can use book rings to bind the album.
Round mini album
Round beer mats are slightly smaller than square ones, but are just as suitable for making mini albums. This allows you to create beautiful designs with flowers and decorate them colorfully. If you integrate the album with book rings, new pages can be added later if desired. However, if you accidentally tore a page of the scrapbook album, you can quickly remove it and replace it with a new one.
Thick fabric ribbons with beautiful patterns are a good alternative to book rings. They are pulled through the punched holes and tied into a tight knot. In this way, they round off the entire design and can spice up a simple cover.
The round mini albums made from beer mats are only suitable for very small photos, but they are still very popular. Once you have decided on a motif for the cover, it would be nice if this motif could be found everywhere in the photo album. For example, if you have decorated the front page with flowers, you can use floral motifs anywhere in the scrapbook. Use various motif punches and embellishments to create a diverse design.
Make your own creative family album
Do you have a lot of great family photos on your cell phone or PC hard drive that will be forgotten in a while? You can change this by making a great mini family album with beer mats. A family photo album is the perfect gift for every family member and will remain a great keepsake forever. Scrapbooking can be used to create unique designs designed specifically for your own family. First, let your creativity run wild and think about the perfect design for the memory album.
Now collect several beer mats and cover them with colorful papers of your choice. Then you should decorate each page of the mini album by using motif punches, fabric ribbons, buttons, stickers and other decorations as desired. You can collect all sorts of memorabilia from family vacations and trips and stick them on the pages as decoration. Finally, you should select the photos, have them printed and arrange them nicely in the album.
So that you can use slightly larger photos, we recommend using square beer mats for crafts. It is best to choose photos that depict an important moment in your life and are associated with many memories. They should also be of good quality, i.e. not blurry. Then decorate the photos with motifs and elements that go well with them. If you are good at drawing, you can also paint some decorations on the paper-covered beer mats yourself. To make the scrapbooking album even more creative, write suitable words and, why not, nice sayings for the family.
Scrapbook Album as a Gift
Scrapbooking is a popular hobby that is great fun. Not only can you make beautiful photo albums for yourself, but you can also make creative gifts yourself. A handmade gift is always appreciated by good friends and family members and is worth much more than something material. If you are looking for ideas for a DIY gift, then you can make an original mini album with beer mats. The design can be adapted to any occasion and is always unique.
Whether it's for the birth of a baby, your best friend's birthday, or a special holiday, the scrapbook album is always a good idea. If you would like to make a special gift for mom for Mother's Day, then make a beautiful mini album with beer mats. So she would surely feel special and loved on this special day.
If you are making a photo album for Mother's Day, you should pay great attention not only to the front page, but also to the inside pages. It's best to name each page using different fonts. You can also write a few wishes for mom along with some of the reasons why you love her so much.
Motifs such as flowers, hearts and stars go very well with Mother's Day and are definitely part of the mini album. The more colors you include in the design, the more beautiful it will look. However, the colors chosen should harmonize with each other and create a beautiful overall picture. Decorate the ring binding with colorful bows and ribbons to create a playful design.
The dad is also honored on a special day. For Father's Day you can also make a great mini scrapbook album with beer mats. For a playful effect, you can leave the beer mats with an original print instead of covering them with paper. This idea is perfect for beer lovers and is sure to put a smile on Dad's face. You can still cover the front page with colored paper so that this surprise can only be seen after turning the page.
