Hello everyone!

When I started my blog, Decorate & More with Tip, my intentions were to share with you how you can decorate your home on a budget.  How am I doing?  Have I given you some good budget friendly inspiration?

Today’s blog I want to continue sharing with you.  I have been eyeing these Pier 1 pleated charger mats for some time now.  They cost about $6.00 each.   I think they would look so pretty on a table don’t you?  Here is the inspirational photo of the Pier 1 mat.

I thought I could save a bunch of money if I made them myself.  Here is how I made the mats just in case you love them as much as I do and want to make them for yourself.

Material I am using.   (making 4 charger mats)

• 4 old placemats (you could use any type of material or even the Dollar Tree circle mats).
• 4 rolls of the wired burlap ribbon from the Dollar Tree.
• scissors
• sewing machine
• straight pins
• ruler

Let’s get started!

I had these placemats for years.  It just so happens they match the burlap ribbon perfectly.

Making the base of the mat

• I turned a dinner plate upside down on the mat

• trace around the plate

• cut the pattern out

I did this to all 4 mats.  I placed them to the side for now.

Pleating the ribbon.

• Take a ruler and one roll of the wired burlap ribbon.

• Place your ruler on the ribbon and fold the ribbon over the width of the ruler.

• Fold back the edge making a half fold.

• Taking the other side of the ribbon folding over the ruler.

• Fold back to make a half fold.

• Remove the ruler.

• Turn the pleat over.

• Place the ruler under the fold of the first pleat.

• Take the left side ribbon and bring it over and fold in half like before.

• Turn over and  repeat the steps until you are done with the whole roll of ribbon.

I did this to all 4 rolls of ribbon.

I grabbed my sewing machine and did a zigzag stitch all around the circle place mat.

Using straight pins I pinned the pleated ribbon to the circle mat.

I cut the excess ribbon off.

Stitched the ribbon to the circle.

I did this to all 4 mats.

Here is my finished pleated charger mat.

              

Here is the Pier 1 pleated charger mat.

The total cost for my pleated charger mat was $1.00 each.  I only had to buy the ribbon.  The Pier 1 mat would of been $24 for 4.  I paid $4.00 for all 4.  I am so thrilled that I saved $20.00.

They look great and exactly the look I was hoping for.

What do you think?

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I have inspired you to make some of these Pier 1 knock offs for a table you will be styling.

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Stay strong and stay blessed!

XO  Terrie