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Geometric Leather Mouse Pad Tutorial

February 11, 2015 · Delia 9 Comments

Today’s project is a quick, satisfying project that involves la-la-leather. My favorite!

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesWe’re making a leather mouse pad on the cheap and in three easy steps!

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesLet’s get to it.

You need:

scrap of leather*
old mouse pad (business advertisement mousepads work great)
spray adhesive
rotary cutter
long ruler or quilter’s ruler
chalk
self healing mat
 
*All you need is a scrap of leather about 8 inches by 8 inches or so big. You can use leather from a purchased hide, or if you can salvage a scrap of leather from a thrifted bag or jacket. Vinyl or faux leather is another great option. 
 

Tutorial:

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia Creates1. Spray a generous layer of adhesive to the top of the mouse pad and lay the leather on top. Take care to press and smooth the leather into place.

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia Creates2. Using a ruler and chalk, mark out how you want to cut your mouse pad.

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia Creates3. Following your chalk guidelines, cut your mouse pad out, using a rotary cutter, ruler, and self healing mat. You may need to pass over each cut several times to slice all the way through.

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesAll done! Super easy right?

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesNow, juuuuust in case you don’t have an old mouse pad to use, or if you want a larger leather mouse pad, I found that cork works great as well.

You just need to add in a few more steps to make it work.

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesFirst, cork is slippery on smooth surfaces. To add some grip to the bottom of the cork, so it doesn’t slide around every time you want to use it, I sprayed on some rubberized spray paint. It took 3-4 light coats to get sufficient grip and about a day or so of curing.

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesOnce that part was done, I glued the leather on like normal and cut it into shape, as with the previous mouse pad.

Beware, the cork is more difficult to cut through. I had to pass over it several times with my rotary blade and then sort of snap off the excess.

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesTo prevent the cut edges of the cork from shedding too much, I dabbed a generous layer of mod podge on the edges. It dries clear and holds most of the cork crumbles at bay.

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia Creates

That’s all she wrote!

Super easy DIY Geometric Mouse Pad Tutorial // Delia CreatesNow, go and get your click on! 🙂

Sources: Leather is from The Leather Hide Store || Adhesive is from Jo-Ann || Rubberized Spray Paint is from Home Depot

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  1. Amy W says

    February 11, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    Love the camel colored one!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      February 11, 2015 at 9:42 AM

      Thanks Amy! I love that color too.

      Reply
  2. stephanie says

    February 11, 2015 at 3:30 PM

    So creative! Love this!

    Reply
    • Delia says

      February 12, 2015 at 8:42 PM

      Thanks Stephanie!

      Reply
  3. Kelli says

    February 12, 2015 at 7:24 PM

    Hi, I’m looking to create craft lid for my wine bottle votives as you did in a blog over the holidays for a peppermint scrub. Did you buy them or create them…I need to think about packaging and this seems to be the best solution for me since i dknt want dust to get in the candles and my logo is busy so I cant Introduce any patterns. Thank you In Advance , kelli

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    • Delia says

      February 12, 2015 at 8:36 PM

      Hi Kelli. I am not totally sure which label you are referring to, but if you are referring to this post: http://www.deliacreates.com/stove-top-potpourri-neighbor-gifts-free-printable/
      …I just created the file in Illustrator and then created a pdf. I hope that helps!

      Reply
  4. Charity says

    February 13, 2015 at 8:53 PM

    That is really cool! I’ve never thought of adding leather to a mouse-pad before!

    Reply

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