Roeshel had painted this adorable mat so I knew it could be done

Painted Rug Mat

This hot pad is gorgeous.

stone hot pad

I had made a quick run to the Dollar tree and saw this garden mat

Inside the packaging I could not see that it had an area cut out of it so I had to rethink things.

I cut out 3 more… using some square dowels that I had on hand.

 I pushed the dowels into each of my cut out areas.

I painted the sides in a metallic silver and painted the top a mixture of khaki and the silver so the spaces wouldn’t show the yellow through them.

Hot glue your rocks down.

I had my 2 bags of rocks divided–and only laid flat ones onto the glue.

Now I have a cool pot holder OR I can set it by the door and use it as a neat door mat for people to put their muddy shoes.

1 mat = $1

2 bags of rocks = $2

I had the glue and paint on hand.

TOTAL =$3

I did a fun “KIDS” project and posted it at the DIY Club. You all know how popular Chalkboard paint is –you might really like.