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confession: ever since we have been married, my husband and I have failed to purchase a mouse pad. almost two full years of mouse pad-less-ness (word?). Instead, we have been using the object that you see above, a wrinkled cardstock "Save the Date" from a friend's past wedding, complete with random directions, telephone numbers, notes, etc written all over it.
CLASSY.
So naturally, the other day, as I was wandering the aisles of my local Dollar Tree (love that place!), I snatched up the first mouse pad I saw...Spiderman. Not my first choice in styles, but for a buck, who can complain? Thus, I set to work transforming Spidey into something a little more...grown up chic.
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Here are my tools: a scrap of pretty fabric from that pillow in my previous post, decoupage (my favorite!), and Spidey, of course.
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A thin coat of decoupage (applied directly to Spidey) to secure the fabric, then trim the edges as closely as you can. I even painted a little decoupage along the sides of the mouse pad so to create a cleaner edge.
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The edges didnt look finished enough for my taste, so I broke out my glue gun and added some natural jute trim.
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And, ta da! A brand new, respectable, Spidey-free mouse pad!
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And in case you were wondering, that old "Save the Date" has been recycled :-)
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Much improved!
ReplyDeleteNow that's classy!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project! You are one crafty and creative gal. Happy Spring!
ReplyDeleteNow I'm gonna have to give my mouse pad a re-do!! GREAT idea! Judi
ReplyDeleteYou have inspired me to update my mouse pad...not as bad as the one you were using but pretty close! Thanks for the inspiration!
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