Ok, I'll start this with a disclaimer. If you are a tech whiz or super gamer please return another day. Thank you.
My (already to begin with low tech) mouse mat had seen better days and wasn't very fresh looking anymore so I decided to recover it with another fabric. It's simply a matter of spray gluing the top…
… and turning the mouse mat over onto an ironed piece of fabric and pressing down hard to make the two adhere to one-another. Oh, my thumb nail? Banged it with a hammer when putting up the wreaths back in November.
Cut the excess off with scissors following the edge closely. Turn over, smooth out any creases and let dry.
Result; one pretty mouse mat. Like I said if you have top performance requirements for your mouse mat don't do this but if you just need a pretty mouse mat go for it. I have done this before with a linen/cotton blend fabric and that actually worked better than this all cotton one, I recommend a fabric that's slightly glossier than the one I chose but this works well enough for me.
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This looks great Benita, and so simple. I haven’t even been using one, because I find them all so ugly. A quick and easy project. Thank you.
I love what you did with your mouse pad. So pretty. Where did you find the fabric? It’s perfect for your pad.
Ouch, your poor thumb! what happened?
Lyle said “Did she hit it with a hammer? That’s why I went to a nail gun.”
What a wonderful idea! Simple & chic – I love it (and will steal it!)
Ahh så smart!! Att man inte har kommit på det tidigare… fast jag är ju inte direkt någon “fixare” och du är ju en mästare! 🙂
Hoppas allt är bra!
Kram Jenny
Love this project. I, too, refrain from using a mouse pad as I find them rather unappealing. Now, it’s a different story all together. Thank you, Benita.
looks really nice!
I love pretty mouse pads. I have one that looks like an oriental rug and another that is a copy of VAn Gogh Starry Night. Recovering is a great idea when it they get grubby. Takk!
That is beautiful and I would love to have one like that. However, my husband would not like that which is a shame.
Ohhhh perfect! I will have to give this a go this weekend. I have a blank black pad which looks horrible atm.
You make everything look so easy!! What a great talent that is… and love the fabric choices!
Theres a link above. It’s called Green Mod Geo from Michael Miller. And yes, the hammer did it 🙂 It didn’t hurt all that much but it kind of lasts forever…
Great Post.
Love this blog always so inspiring and funny.
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