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    Home » DIY » pet projects » Dollar Store Welcome Mat Dog Bowl Mat

    Dollar Store Welcome Mat Dog Bowl Mat

    Published by Gail | Published February 2, 2018 | Updated May 16, 2021
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    Welcome to this month’s installment of the Dollar Store Design Squad challenge, a dog bowl mat. Be sue to check out all the other great projects near the bottom of this post.

    I bought three items. A dollar store welcome mat and two dog bowls.

    *this post contains affiliate links, read more here*

    Make yourself a stencil

    dollar store mat stencil bone appetit dog bowl mat

    I made a contact paper stencil on my Silhouette Portrait. I’m not very good at drawing or writing freehand, but if you are, you won’t even need a stencil for this easy dog bowl mat.

     

    Apply stencil to dollar store rug

    transfer contact paper stencil for dog bowl mat

    I always rub the stencil in place with the contact paper backing, but it wasn’t really making a difference on this fuzzy rug.

     

    Fill in letters with paint pen

    sharpie oil pen dollar store dog bowl mat

    A sharpie paint marker was used to trace or fill in the stencil.

     

    dollar store welcome mat stenciled dog bowl placemat After removing the stencil the letters were filled in a little more.

     

    Repeat process

    trace paw print stencil dollar store welcome mat dog bowl mat

    Basically the same tracing method was used on the paw print stencil. First tracing, then coloring in with the Sharpie marker.

     

    color in paw print of dog bowl matAnother paw print was traced and filled in on the other corner of the dog bowl place mat.

     

    easy stencil dollar store welcome mat dog bowl bone appetit placemat MyRepurposedLife.com

    I really love how easy this Bone Appetit dog bowl placemat was. I did the lettering on the backside of the dollar store welcome mat. It was more stencil friendly than the front side was.

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    custom dog bowl placemat made from a dollar store welcome mat MyRepurposedLife.comHere’s Miss Lulu Mae checking it out to make sure her food tastes okay. Winking smile  This will be a great addition to the basement shop and laundry area so she can have food and water while I’m down there working.

    NOTE: I’ve decided to keep the dog bowls and mat in the laundry area so she can enjoy her food and water without the addition of sawdust. 🙂

     

     


    Dollar Store Design Squad February 2018

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     Hanging Planters H2O Bungalow

     Fern Wreath Refresh Restyle

    Nautical Style Candle Holder Petticoat Junktion

    Wedding Mason Jars The Country Chic Cottage

     Dilly Dilly Etched Beer Steins The Kim Six Fix

    I'm so happy to have such a talented bunch of bloggers on this Dollar Store Design Squad! Now, go check out those great projects.

    Remember, everything is just a dollar at DollarTree.com

    gail

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    1. Borei Design

      May 05, 2018 at 12:37 am

      Great post! I love it! I found it the Practically Functional Round Up Friendly Search engine and included it in my Doggy DIY Roundup. I hope you like it and get lots of traffic! Be sure to check it out. https://www.boreidesign.com/2018/05/dog-crafts-tutorial-diy-treats.html

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      • Gail Wilson

        May 05, 2018 at 10:04 am

        thanks! I'll hop over to check out your post and pin it!

        gail

    2. Michelle Leslie

      February 12, 2018 at 8:52 am

      Oh that's just so cool Gail. Our fur babies would love something like this. Miss Lulu Mae looks suitably impressed her personalized place mat too.

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    3. Barb

      February 07, 2018 at 8:11 am

      Gail,
      I love your dog bowl place mat. Even though my cat's bowl is in an unfinished basement, I should make him a place mat. Let's see, I'll put a fish on it instead of the bone, and maybe his name. That mat is such a great idea. Thanks for sharing your creativity!

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    4. Bonnie

      February 04, 2018 at 12:04 am

      Oh I LOVE this idea. Lula Mae is such a cutie. My cat's do the same thing. If I give one cat a treat and move to the next one the first cat will run over there and eat theirs thinking it is better Ha! Another winner for sure.

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      • Gail Wilson

        February 04, 2018 at 10:42 am

        Funny cats Bonnie! When Charlie visits Lulu I have to hand the treats to them at the exact same time. Lulu is pretty selfish, she doesn't want anything until brother Charlie has it.
        This was a fun and very useful project. 🙂
        gail

      • Bonnie

        February 04, 2018 at 11:13 pm

        I am so sorry just realized I called her Lula instead of Lulu. Hope she doesn't hold a grudge lol

      • Gail Wilson

        February 05, 2018 at 9:10 am

        ohhh, so sweet Bonnie. No problem. I noticed the other day when I am in a rush and calling her, it really sounds more like lulamae . . . all run together.

        have a great Monday-hope your week is productive.
        gail

    5. Sandi Allen

      February 03, 2018 at 7:39 pm

      Love this! What a clever idea!

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    6. Kathy Owen

      February 03, 2018 at 7:31 am

      Miss Lula Mae looks very happy with her new dog bowl mat! Cute as can be.

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      • Gail Wilson

        February 03, 2018 at 10:34 am

        For some reason she thinks the food tastes better at this feeding station... go figure! 😉

        Thanks Kathy!

        gail

    7. girlfromwva

      February 02, 2018 at 6:49 pm

      really cute! she sure seems to love it and her new bowls!

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    8. Wendi@H2OBungalow

      February 02, 2018 at 1:29 pm

      This is such a darling idea. I could make one for our messy cat, Soup Can Sam! Pinned to my favorite board so I can find it again and make one 🙂

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    9. Jessica

      February 02, 2018 at 8:30 am

      Such a smart idea!

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