Fancy Little Mouse Pad

I don’t know about you, but I absolutely hate the track pad on my laptop. I can’t man that thing to save my life. I don’t know if it is because it is ultra sensitive, or if I just have heavy fingers, but either way within a day and half of owning a laptop, I made the decision to invest in a wireless mouse. Best 14 bucks I have ever spent!! Okay… maybe not the best 14 bucks, but well worth the money!!! (I have got some pretty sweet shoes for 14 bucks, so it is hard for a mouse to top that…love my shoes!) I have been happily using my mouse, but I just recently realized that I don’t have a mouse pad! I have just been using the corner of my laptop.

mp8 And I guess this works okay, but it was time to have a nice mouse pad for my desk. Sure I could of just went and bought one, but why buy when you can DIY!! (ha! that rhymes…sweet!)

So off I went to my favorite store (the dollar store, of course!) in search of something cheap to turn into a mouse pad. Wanna see what I did!? Well that’s good, because I am gonna show you! You can make a cute little mouse pad for your desk, too! It is super easy and only took me about 10 minutes!

Materials

Cork Trivet
Felt
Fabric
Hot Glue Gun
Scissors
Pen or Pencil
Wine – I was having a wine and craft night, so I apologize for the pic quality 😉

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**I always do quick little crafts for wine and craft night. I have a strict no power tool rule for these nights. (For safety reasons — I would like to keep all my digits!)

Step 1

Take your cork trivet and trace around it onto your piece of felt and then cut out your circle.

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Step 2

Lay your fabric down wrong side up, and then place your cork trivet in the center. Start folding over your fabric and hot glue it to the trivet. Make sure you pull the fabric nice and tight so that your mouse pad has a smooth surface.

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