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Custom Desk Pad

February 26, 2013 By Michelle Barneck 43 Comments

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.

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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  1. Amy @ The Happy Scraps says

    February 26, 2013 at 9:29 am

    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. 🙂

    Reply
  2. Leanne says

    February 26, 2013 at 10:10 am

    What a great idea. I love the paper you chose and the color and design it adds to your space.

    Reply
  3. Jodie R says

    February 26, 2013 at 8:08 pm

    Very cute!! What a great idea too!!

    Reply
  4. Smart School House says

    February 27, 2013 at 12:17 am

    I really, really, REALLY need to make one of these! Pinned!

    Reply
  5. Van says

    February 27, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    Wow what a great idea! I’m tempted to run to the nearest ikea and get a desk pad. =]

    Reply
  6. LinRael says

    April 4, 2013 at 9:51 pm

    I just made your mouse pad and it turned out perfect. Thanks so much for the idea!

    Reply
  7. LinRael says

    April 4, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    Thanks so much for this awesome idea. I just made one for my boyfriend and he loved it!

    Reply
  8. Hanny says

    April 7, 2013 at 10:55 am

    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

    Reply
  9. Jen says

    April 24, 2013 at 9:55 am

    Third is so cute and a great idea.. Wish i loved near ikea! 🙂

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  10. PearlsPlease says

    May 22, 2013 at 9:01 am

    Where did you find this wrapping paper? It’s adorable!

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  11. Entirely Eventful Day says

    May 23, 2013 at 10:26 pm

    Thanks! I found the paper at my local Target store 🙂

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  12. HMulholland says

    July 23, 2013 at 3:44 pm

    Do you know if I could find the desk pad anywhere else besides IKEA?

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  13. Michelle Barneck says

    July 30, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    @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.

    Reply
  14. Witchwith3 says

    August 15, 2013 at 3:47 pm

    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. 🙂

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  15. NeDa says

    October 3, 2013 at 6:57 am

    very nice ^^

    Reply
  16. Trine @ Creative Pink Butterfly says

    February 7, 2014 at 4:20 am

    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..

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    • Holly says

      September 8, 2016 at 10:11 pm

      A couple small dots on the bottom with a hot glue gun should help it from sliding on the table.

      Reply
  17. Kayla Jane Hunsucker says

    March 11, 2014 at 8:15 am

    Love your desk area!

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  18. Mary Frances Smith says

    April 30, 2014 at 7:59 pm

    @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!

    Reply
  19. Megan says

    June 25, 2014 at 4:13 am

    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?

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    • Michelle Barneck says

      June 25, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      There are two kinds of spray adhesive, permenant and removable. As long as you use the latter, the paper should come off fairly easily.

      Reply
      • Mia says

        August 7, 2014 at 11:05 am

        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! 🙂

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        • Michelle Barneck says

          August 22, 2014 at 9:38 am

          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.

          Reply
  20. Deek says

    January 21, 2015 at 11:17 pm

    Thanks for this! Worked like a charm! I shared my pics on your Facebook page!

    Reply
  21. Carmen Perez (listen2mama) says

    February 23, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    I just made it too but my Dell mouse does not glide over it either, I’m so disappointed 🙁

    Reply
  22. Kelsey says

    March 31, 2015 at 6:27 pm

    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

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  23. Stephanie says

    May 20, 2015 at 12:48 pm

    Should I spray the glue on the rough side or the smooth side of the desk pad?

    Reply
    • Michelle Barneck says

      May 29, 2015 at 10:54 am

      I believe it’s the rough side.

      Reply
  24. Christina says

    June 28, 2015 at 11:11 pm

    So cute! This is exactly what I needed to fix my desk problem. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!

    Reply
  25. Angela Mary says

    November 21, 2015 at 10:38 pm

    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!

    Reply
  26. Rose says

    February 1, 2019 at 3:28 pm

    Brilliant! Thank you for sharing 🙂

    Reply

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