Category Archives: Padcraft

How to make mousepads.

Mousepad Kit

I finally used the Mousepad kit I received from Padder. I had some idea of what I wanted to print on it in my mind, but still had no well-defined way to create it. It had to be basic since … Continue reading

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Photograhic Mousepads by Steve Hughes

If you like nature and beautiful photography, you’re going to love the line of mousepads available from Steve Hughes. Steve is an avid photographer whose images have been published in his native England. He specializes in nature photography and has … Continue reading

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HTML5 Mousepad

For web design fans such as myself, the coming of HTML5 is a big deal. This latest version of HyperText Markup Language will represent the under lying structure of web pages for years to come. What’s really cool is that … Continue reading

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Padcraft – A Personal Mousepad

Personalized gifts can be fun to give and receive. This is one I made for my niece a few years ago as she went off to college: Unfortunately I forgot to scan the mousepad before I gave it away, but … Continue reading

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Another kind of Padcraft

Padder amazed me with his homemade pads. Maybe because I am a regular contributor to this site I even received some splendid homemade pads he created. He uses the hot- or cold transfer method. I am familiar with this risky … Continue reading

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Padcraft – Bright Fleurs

My first homemade pad in a while. This is another digital image enhanced with the “paint” application. I’m not entirely satisfied with this “cold peel” version. It might look better as a “hot peel” pad, and maybe I’ll try it … Continue reading

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Imperfectly, with Love

For a Padder, that is, one who enjoys designing and imprinting mousepads, as well as collecting them, reviewing the work of other artists and designers is an indispensable part of the creative process. Creativity requires inspiration, and sometimes the best … Continue reading

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Re-Upholster Your Old Mousepads

There are so many mousepad-related projects I want to tackle in the upcoming year. More than just collecting, I truly feel that Padding is a craft category unto itself, akin to scrapbooking, jewelry making and quilting. For example, building mousepads … Continue reading

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Two Sailboats – Almost

This is my second attempt at this mousepad and I almost got it right. This was another “hot peel” attempt. The flaw shows up just above the sailboat on the right. I also missed the top right margin slightly. I … Continue reading

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IO Graph Mousepad

It’s been a while since I’ve made a new mousepad. I was thinking about a subject for the pad and remembered that I had wanted to create a mousepad based on the kind of images created by the IO Graph … Continue reading

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