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Repurpose an Old Computer Mouse Pad

Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA

Jasmin Malik Chua

By Jasmin Malik Chua
Jersey City, NJ, USA | Sun Mar 23 17:21:00 GMT 2008

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Don't pitch that old rubber mouse pad into the garbage just yet, even if it is a piece of cheap promo swag from those flush Web 1.0 days. We scoured the Internet to find some novel repurpose solutions that will also save you some dough:

1. Turn it into a wallet: This Instructable shows you how to convert your mouse pad into a spongy snap-button wallet.

2. Pad the bottom of furniture legs: To prevent table legs and chairs from scuffing your precious hardwood floors, cut your mouse pad into small pieces and glue each piece to the bottom of a leg.

3. Use it as a hot pad: Protect table surfaces from high temperatures by sliding a pad underneath your steaming casserole dish.4. Make foam stamps: Cut your mouse pad into different shapes, then use an ink pad to stamp it up.

5. Open jars: Clean your mouse pad, leave it in the kitchen, and use it as a gripper for opening stubborn lids.

6. Line kitchen cabinets: Use a few mouse pads as shelf protectors for your kitchen cupboards.

7. Instant coasters: Chop your mouse pad up into smaller squares and use them as coasters.

8. Make it new again: Fashion a new cover for your mouse pad to make it look as good as new.

Difficulty level: Easy

 
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