5 Minute Mousepad Makeover

Five minutes might even be too generous – this came together so quickly that I smacked my forehead for not doing this sooner. My mousepad had gotten all grimy and gross over the past year, so I called on my old friend for this refashion: Wonder-Under. If you haven’t used Wonder-Under before, prepare to have your world rocked. It’s a double-sided fusible webbing that lets you turn pretty much anything you can iron into fusible fabric. Make friends with it, and fast.

For this project, set your iron to hot. Cut a piece of Wonder-Under and a piece of fabric slightly larger than your mousepad, and iron the non-paper side to the underside of your fabric. Once slightly cooled, peel off the paper backing. I’ve found it to be the easiest to remove if you score the paper (just through the paper layer!) with just a single stroke using your scissors. You can then bend at this score and peel off the paper. Lay the fabric (print side up) on top of your mousepad and iron to affix. I went around the edges at an angle to make sure it was well sealed at the edges. Trim off the excess fabric, and you’re set!