I recently helped my mom decorate 3 themed tables for a Christmas banquet. My favorite one was the wintery woodland themed table. In order to add some depth and interest to this table, I decided placemats were needed. But, on a small budget, I needed to find something reasonably priced. So, wrapping paper did the trick. I found this great woodgrain wrapping paper at Target.
I simply cut 12″ x 18″ rectangles of the paper (this was easy because the back of this paper has been marked off in 1″ squares). Then to make them look a little more finished, I rounded the corners. I have this nifty Martha Stewart corner cutter, but this could easily be done with scissors as well.
With so many fantastic choices of wrapping paper, these placemats could be made for any party. Can’t you see this being fun for a themed birthday party or just a family dinner that you want to feel festive or special? To make placemats for a table of 8, I used a yard and a half of wrapping paper. I’m sure that cost less then a dollar.
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So beautiful! Are all of the wrapping papers from Target? Those are fantastic choices!
great idea. so simple but so clever. 🙂
Dom.
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The print on that paper is fabulous! Love this idea
I am a sucker for faux wood grain. Thanks for sharing!
No problem, I love it when you find something so great at a simple place like Target.
Great Idea, thinking about doing this for my wedding, need some more color at the table since I have clear plates. Did you find that the wrapping paper rolled up on you?
What a great idea for a wedding. No, I didn't have trouble with that. And if you precut all of them beforehand and maybe weighed them down with some books for a couple days, that could help as well.
Stick the wrapping paper with mod podge to old placemats …. that should do the trick. And try to give a acrylic sealant spray so it becomes a lil waterproof and good enough to stand a spill at a toddlers table
maybe poster board or cardboard backing would keep them from rolling.
I am also thinking if you used Modge Podge Matte, you could preserve them for a few uses?
wish we hhad Target in UK, I love shopping there when I visit my family in Colorado