Comments on: Cutting Mat

By: My Boaz's Ruth

My Boaz's Ruth — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:54:42 +0000

A few years ago, the sewing store had these folded up cardboard cutting mats that were fairly large, but much cheaper than the heal-yourself type mats. You could see if you could find those. (maybe $5?)

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:54:47 +0000

An idea I found in The Tightwad Gazette (I think), and that I have done myself is to buy a sheet of plastic from our hardware store. It is the kind used to cover boxy florescent lights. Only one side is flat, and it’s not nearly sturdy enough for a permanent mat, but I will do very nicely in the meantime. I spent about six dollars on mine, I think, and will someday get a vinyl one but this works great for me now. Oh, and the measurements are around 3 feet by 2 feet.

By: Ruthanne

Ruthanne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:16:48 +0000

FYI

With all the trouble with Fil, I thought I’d point out that some SPAM got through. See post from3 & 4 above mine.

Happy mat hunting!

By: deputyheadmistress

deputyheadmistress — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:52:40 +0000

Katy! I didn’t know that, so I am glad you shared! Thanks!

Incidentally, the reason Jenny wants a cutting mat so badly is because of all the sewing she’s doing for the upcoming wedding. The mother of the groom-to-be loaned her a large cutting mat to use, so we have time to keep looking for a good sale.

By: Katy

Katy — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:40:39 +0000

I don’t have an answer to this, but I did just learn something this week that I thought I would share. We always buy at least one newspaper on Sunday so we can get the coupons. Where I live in Virginia it’s $1.75 at all of the stands and stores. This past Sunday after church I had to run in to the Dollar Tree to pick something up and saw the Sunday paper in there so I decided I’d just get it there (save some time). I was pleasantly surprised when they rang up at $1.00 a piece. Apparently most people had already figured this one out, but I thought I would share just in case!

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cheap nhl jerseys — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:05:53 +0000

I second (third, fourth?) buying an actual rotary cutting mat. Rotary cutters are finicky, and using anything other than a self-healing mat will ruin the blades. I lucked out and found one at a garage sale, but they aren’t common. Ebay might be a possibility, but I agree that your best bet would be coupons cheap nhl jerseys

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:47:20 +0000

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:49:04 +0000

I’ve used a piece of old formica countertop for many various projects. Everyone loves it for everything from cutting on, to working puzzles on, to hot gluing, a multi-purpose surface. You can probably get a section free for the asking on Freecycle. I was surprised too that when we redid the counters in our house, I offered a section, figured no one would want it and got many many responses. The only thing is you’d have to be careful of what you put it on to work. Like you wouldn’t slap it down on a nice dining room table.

By: deputyheadmistress

deputyheadmistress — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:04:12 +0000

Thanks so much, everybody. The coupon watching sounds like our best deal since what she wants is pretty large.

By: Joann

Joann — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:14:15 +0000

I got mine at Jo-Ann fabrics. It was 50% off plus I got 15% off teachers discount. You get the 15% off when you first sign up for the year and it is off of your entire order. It is well worth the money. You will just be wasting money trying other things in the mean time.