Pebble Mat
By lilybee
Just finished this mat to go with my Bathroom Redo. It has a
peculiar providence, I was mooching around the CB2 website, doing a
little window shopping and I spotted this fellow for $39.95 
Me: 'Hey, I had that idea too!' I just didn't get around to doing it!"
My Sweetie: "So you're saying they stole your idea from inside your head?"
Me, kinda indignant: "YEAH"
Him: "Would you like me to make you a tinfoil hat?"
Crazy aside, here's how I made the mat.
I used:
- 1 rubber Welcome mat
- 4 bags of river rocks
- some contact adhesive
All from the Dollar store.
I smooshed down the glue then arranged the rocks. Not hard at all. In retrospect I think it would have been better to start in the center and work my way out. It's also probably best to let the glue set for a good 24 hours before walking on it.
The only difficult part for me was to not try and arrange the rocks
too much, I didn't want straight lines or uniform colour, but it's hard
to let go of the whole symmetry thing. I think it turned out pretty
organic looking though. It feels really lovely on bare feet and the
rocks get shiny when they are wet. 
I haven't had any problems with slipperiness... yet.
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Faynilla
i went to the dollar store over here and couldnt find a mat. have any suggestions? i cant find a plain black mat. everything i find is all furry or has the rough part to rub the dirt off of feet. awful looking. anyways.. please let me know.
Faynilla
err.. marvelously***
Faynilla
WOW you are just fuil of crafty ideas, and you execute them amrvelously! I am digging this rock mat, and i have a bag of rocks i been lookin at wondering what to do with it. Now I know! I will def post a pic of mine when i am done. thanks.
Question: the mat, was it solid mat or did you turn the mat over and use thebottom? just wondering...
ckilgore
This is awesome. WheneverI have seen those in the store, I always figured there was some sort of magic to it. It never occurred to me to just go simple and glue rocks to a mat!
pinkpatentleather
I actually had been on my way to purchase new bath mats after a nasty leak ruined my old ones. I saw this, found all of the materials in one trip to a dollar store, and made myself one. I am now making one as a gift. Great idea!!!
nollidge
Nice! I was totally jealous of my friend's CB2 version, but now I can show her up.
lilybee
I used dollar store no name stuff, calls itself Contact Adhesive on the package and doesn't elaborate. It has kind of a gloopy rubbery feel to it, and peels but doesn't wash off of skin. I just had a peek on google and apparently for small scale mosaic projects (which this sort of is) you can either use a silicone sealant , in a tube not a gun, or just bog standard waterproof glue, but not PVA. Hope this helps!
Backbeat70
Love the mat. Could you please elaborate on the type of adhesive used?
ruajennie
Such a great idea! I like yours better than the storebought version.
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