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This project appeared in our April 29, 2006 Newsletter.

Bamboo Place Mats


It's really fun making something out of nothing and that's what this weeks project is. We redecorated our bedroom and put up some new bamboo blinds. They were a lot longer than what we needed so we cut them to length and had a lot of material left over. With a little imagination we came up with these cool looking place mats.

Here's what you'll need:

  • Some left over bamboo blinds
  • Tacky glue
  • Clothes pins
  • Rubber stamps
  • Acrylic paint
  • A good pair of heavy duty scissors
Cut the blinds to the width of your table mats using a heavy duty pair of scissors. Do this by applying a piece of tape as a cutting guide. This will keep the bamboo from moving around too much.

For the height you'll want to cut it about 4" to 6" longer than your finished mat. This will give you 2" to 3" of working area on the top and bottom.
Remove the individual bamboo pieces to within 1/2" of your finished size. Tie the loose strings tight up against the bottom and top. Cut off the excess string.

Apply tacky glue and fold over about 1/2" on each side. Hold it in pace with clothes pins until the glue is dry.

Make the coasters the same way. You can add a ribbon to the coasters for a different look.
Add your decoration using rubber stamps and acrylic paints.

We think these look pretty darn nice and will really make a festive dinner setting.

We hope you liked this project. If you build it and your friends ask where you got such a clever idea, please tell them that you got it at RunnerDuck.com.



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