Tiles
 

I just finished up a workshop and someone brought a tile for coasters to show me. I have looked here and they all sealed theres with matte sealer and the lady I saw told me to put it in the oven at 350 fror 30 mins. Does anyone have any ideas??

I did some once with a lovely detailed collage-y looking stamp a couple years ago.... stamped them in a brown craft ink and baked them. No additional coloring and no sealing.

Well, this is what I've seen here: If you stamp with StazOn and color with sharpies, then bake, you don't need a sealer.

If you stamp with StazOn, color with anything else, then bake, you still need to seal them.

However, I will say this.....there are many different ways to do this listed here on SCS, and I thinkit all depends on the type of tile you are using. :)

I do both. I bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes and then I seal 3 times. I am overly cautious I guess. I use the rialto tiles though, and they have some sor of finish on them before you begin.

Is the tile strictly decorative or is it being used as an actual coaster? From what I've read here at SCS, there are lots of different ways to "finish" tiles, it depends on the type of tile and if they're going to be constantly exposed to moisture. I'm curious to read additional responses!

I've only done magnets with stazon and sharpies and I didn't seal them or bake them.

I did this yesterday for the first time! I used tumbled marble tiles, not the Rialto ceramic, and one is absorbing condensation from my glass of iced tea right now. I stamped the outline in Stazon and colored with permanent Sharpies. The tiles were baked, but not sealed. If they look this terrific after a few days, I'm making sets for gifts!

I stamped mine with Fabrico and baked 30 minutes. Colored in with Fabrico markers & baked another 30 minutes. NO SEALER. Seems like that would defeat the purpose of a "coaster". JMO