Washer coasters

 Grab some washers lying around. Or buy them. They are really cheap but I found some in our garage.

Give them a good cleaning and let them dry. I just washed it with warm soapy water. I didn't bother with sanding them down or anything.

Arrange them in your desired pattern. I did this because I found a lot of washers but wanted to try make one coaster first, before I painted them all and then realized I couldn't manage turning them into coasters.

Spray paint them. I did mine in a metallic natural copper color and gave it two coats.

When it's dry, apply some clear lacquer.

 Measure and cut out a piece of felt.

Apply contact adhesive to the felt and the back of the washers. Follow the manufactures directions for achieving a permanent bond.

Place the washers on the felt, making sure you center it. I didn't and ended up patching up the felt on one washer.

Cut off the excess felt with a scissors and craft knife.

Use some modge podge to seal the edges and stick down those feathery bits of stubborn felt that you couldn't cut away.

When it's dry, put it to use.

I must say that cutting the felt away isn't as easy as it sounds. I did decide to make three more to make a set of four and by the second one I realized that I could just take a lighter and gently burn away the feathered and ugly bits. Kind of like you would for fraying thread and ribbon. I don't know why I had not thought of that earlier because when I realized that it would work the other coasters went a lot easier as I wasn't trying to cut 100% perfectly.