Cardboard Hot Pad

Make a functional and surprisingly beautiful hot pad with cardboard. Follow this tutorial from Jenya of MyEvaForeva to create these cardboard hot pads.

Materials:

• cardboard
• cutter of some sort (I used my fabric cutter but by all means feel free to use your scissors)
• paper glue
• ribbon

Instructions:

1. Cut the cardboard perpendicular to the waves (if you look through all the layers inside of it you will see the waves - don't cut along the waves).
   
   
    
2. Run the strips through something hard and round (like a handle of some sort) to make them more flexible and apply a small amount of glue along the perimeter.
   
   
    
3. Start rolling your first strip so it would look like the photo below - easy! As the strip finishes, connect the ends with the next strip and continue.
   
   
    
4. You can simply continue all the way or insert a design of your choice. I made a small flower. As I added the small circles I tied them while working on the next bunch. I recommend you rather using paper clips to keep your circles in place (I didn't have paper clips)
   
   
   
   
   
   Don't worry if it doesn't look even - the other side should be much prettier.
   
   
    
5. Continue until you reach the size you want. Mine is about 8".
   
   
    
6. Finish it with a ribbon of your choice and ...Done!!!