You will need
Purchased:
Three bags of varying size and color river rocks — $3 at the Dollar Tree
One circular mouse pad — 99 cents at Ikea
Items I already had around the house:
Gorilla Glue
Black acrylic paint
Foam brush
Fine-point paintbrush
Directions
1. Use your acrylic paint to paint your mouse pad black. Let dry completely.
2. Place rocks around the mouse pad so little to no space is showing. Choose rocks that are about the same height so your pot or kettle won’t wobble when you place it on the trivet.
3. Once you are happy with the layout of your rocks, begin gluing them down individually with the Gorilla Glue.
4. Let the glue dry completely. With this type of glue, when it dries, it expands.
If you have glue showing between your rocks, simply take some of your black paint and, with a fine-point paintbrush, paint over the glue.
5. Let everything dry for at least two hours and you are ready to go.
The rocks will naturally absorb the heat, so you can place any hot pan, pot or kettle directly from the oven onto your trivet.
Jessica Garringer is a bargain hunter, DIYer and a couponer who loves to save money. You can reach her at SaverSavvySavings@gmail. com. Get more money-saving tips, ideas and projects at www.SaverSavvy.com or find more DIY projects at www.Pinterest.com/SaverSavvy.
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