Rock Hot Plate- a nap time craft

I recently came across a super cute idea for making a trivet (hot plate). And what makes it even better is there are only 3 things you need to make it.

• Hot Glue and Gun
• Felt
• River rocks

First you need to decide if you want a circle or square hot plate, as well as what size. And cut your felt accordingly. I made mine a circle, and about the size of an average sauce pan. I also decided to glue two pieces of felt together to hopefully help make it a little sturdier.  It will also help the over all look if you get your felt in a color similar to the stones. I have black stones the I purchased at my local craft store. You can also make it more personal by using stones you and a loved one have collected or even small sea shells from a trip to the beach. The main thing to keep in mind is they need to all be a fairly uniform height. You want to be able to actually set things on this and not have it too wobbly .

Plug in your trusty hot glue gun and let it heat up. In the mean time lay your felt and rocks out on the table. You'll want to take a moment to make sure you have enough to fully cover the felt. There is nothing more frustrating in the crafting world then when you are in the zone and have to stop everything to go to the store for something.

Take your glue and start by putting glue on your felt and sandwiching the two pieces together. Next put a small glob (very technical crafting term) on in small sections. Enough to put on 1-3 stones maybe. You dont want to get too ahead of yourself because the glue will harden before you get a chance to add your rocks.

Keep repeating until the felt is covered. You can try to do a pattern, or simply place them wherever. It might even turn out well to do a pattern with different colored stones.  This was super easy to do and took maybe 45 minutes. Which makes it a perfect Nap Time Craft.

Obviously this is not a spill proof trivet, so some care will be needed when using it. But for the cost (about 3 bucks) I think while it last it will look lovely on my table.