Dressed Up Welcome Mats

Materials:

unadorned welcome mats - natural fiber, rubber, plastic grass, etc.
decorative embellishments - wood/glass beads, silk or plastic flowers, fabric trims, ribbon, etc.
hot glue gun and glue sticks
scissors
jute twine
number stencils or stamps - use any decorative stamps, stencils, paints, etc.
acrylic paint or stamping inksSteps:

Natural Fiber Rug
1. Loop an eight-inch length of jute twine at the edge of the mat, tying it securely at one end, leaving the length to dangle.

2. Thread large beads onto the length of jute. Knot the end of the length to secure the beads then trim excess twine. leaving a dangle of beads.

Textured Black Rubber Mat
Stamp on designs using contrasting inks or acrylic paints to create a motif. Leaf designs work well on this type of mat (figure B).

Plastic Mat
A door mat with a written message is super fun, and a low-pile plastic grass mat makes a great canvas for this.

1. Tape down stencils spelling out a message (figure C).

2. Cover the exposed edges of the mat and spray paint over the stencil.

3. Allow to dry then remove the stencil (figure D).

Note: If you have high-pile grass mats, the spray paint doesn't work as well, but the flowers still look great. Just attach the blooms (figure F) with hot glue as described in step 4.