Hi Friends, this is Aly from Entirely Eventful Day. I am so excited to be part of the A Little Tipsy Creative Team. I have a really fun, easy, and inexpensive project for you today: How to make a DIY custom mouse pad.
This beauty cost me about $8 to make and it makes the biggest difference in my office. My favorite thing about it is when I get tired of the pattern all I need to buy is a new roll of wrapping paper!
Start with a transparent desk pad. I used this one from IKEA.
Here’s how I did it.
1. I sprayed the bottom of the pad with Elmer’s Glue Brand spray adhesive.
2. Then I positioned the pad sticky side up on the ground and rolled the wrapping paper over it. I made sure to line up the bottom edges for a nice straight line.
3. Next I cut off the roll part of the wrapping paper and flipped the mat over.
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4. All that was left to do was to trim around the edges of the mat. All done!
Note: You might need to add a little more spray adhesive to the corners once you have trimmed.
I hope you make one of these for yourself. Mine makes me so happy! Until next time.
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I LOVE this idea! I think it’s great that it is so big, it fits the keyboard, mouse, along with having space to work on it. 🙂
What a great idea. I love the paper you chose and the color and design it adds to your space.
Very cute!! What a great idea too!!
I really, really, REALLY need to make one of these! Pinned!
Wow what a great idea! I’m tempted to run to the nearest ikea and get a desk pad. =]
I just made your mouse pad and it turned out perfect. Thanks so much for the idea!
Thanks so much for this awesome idea. I just made one for my boyfriend and he loved it!
I came across your post via LifeHacker! I’ve been wanting to make one for my office desk. Aren’t those three mini notebooks from Target amazing?!
Hanny
Third is so cute and a great idea.. Wish i loved near ikea! 🙂
Where did you find this wrapping paper? It’s adorable!
Thanks! I found the paper at my local Target store 🙂
Do you know if I could find the desk pad anywhere else besides IKEA?
@HMulholland I believe you can order online from Ikea or you can check your local office supply store like Office Max or Staples. They may have something similar.
I would think that fabric would work also. Check TJ Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods for wrapping paper. They always have cool and unusual papers. I just bought 3 from Ikea today. Going to give it a whirl. 🙂
very nice ^^
Ive just made this, but I am noticing the desk pad will not stay in place. The pad sticks to the wrapping paper, but the whole thing slides around the desk. anyone else have this problem?
ps – i did not use spray adhesive..
A couple small dots on the bottom with a hot glue gun should help it from sliding on the table.
Love your desk area!
@Trine…you can put the little
clear bumper stickers on the bottom. It would prevent the slipping. I
did this on my clear cutting board to keep it on the counter! You would put them on the backs of pictures.
Love the desk!
I’m going to have to try this, it’s so much better than the boring leather desk pads. You mentioned when you’re tired of it, you’ll switch out the paper. Will the spray adhesive make it hard to remove the paper?
There are two kinds of spray adhesive, permenant and removable. As long as you use the latter, the paper should come off fairly easily.
I made this as well, with the exact IKEA pad. However, my mouse does not work on it’s surface. 🙁 Any tips? Or do you know where you can get one of mouse-pad material (very eloquent, I know) custom made? Thanks! 🙂
Hi Mia,
I’m not sure why this would be happening as it is designed to be a desk pad. Some mice do not work well with reflective surfaces? I’m not sure where to get a mouse pad material mat. Especially one that would be transparent for this project. Sorry.
Thanks for this! Worked like a charm! I shared my pics on your Facebook page!
I just made it too but my Dell mouse does not glide over it either, I’m so disappointed 🙁
What a fantastic idea! I’m thinking this would be great for my (in the works) office space. I’m also thinking that I need a portable version on this to take to work with me…I usually end up taping a piece of paper to the desk so my mouse will work! Haha
Should I spray the glue on the rough side or the smooth side of the desk pad?
I believe it’s the rough side.
So cute! This is exactly what I needed to fix my desk problem. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Hello! Simply loved this idea. I’m going to try it as soon as I get home. I was looking up ways to spruce up my home office, and this was it! 😀 Thank you!
Brilliant! Thank you for sharing 🙂