Mouse Pads

Even though you may be at the point where you're recycling your mouse pads, some of us still find them necessary.

In the market for one? Go goofy with this Mouse Trap Mouse Pad (on sale for $8).

It will not slap and injure your hand, nor will it invite any living unwelcome visitors — but it will be totally cheeky on your desk.

Last week I showed you that old mouse pads needn't be tossed in the trash or Goodwill pile — they can be re-born as coasters. On that same token, the soft squishy fabric is great for a number of uses around the house.

If you've got a table or chair that's semi-wobbly, cut a small piece of an old mouse pad to fit under the wobbly leg.

On chairs, you'll want to affix the padding with some glue, so you can move them without losing the pads, but for a table, you probably don't even need any adhesive at all.

Stable sailing!

We've all got them lurking around our desks at home and work: old, unused mouse pads. They're flat and not taking up too much space, but they've got a second life in them, easily!

My super quick geek tip is also green: turn your old mouse pads into coasters with five minutes, a pair of scissors, and a pencil.

Just take your mouse pad and mark pencil lines so you know where to cut. Use a ruler or a straight edge for neat edges. Then, simply cut along your lines, and ta-da! Instant coasters ready for the party. You can get creative too with different shape cutouts or adding designs to each coaster.

Still yawning from yesterday's Spring forward? Look on the literal bright side: It's almost Spring! And that means Spring accessories.

Start by transforming your computer area with a nature-inspired mouse pad — one of these brightly colored Wood Grain Mouse Pads ($23) should do the trick.

If you have to be inside on these sunny days, after all, you may as well pretend to be outside.

I'm used to rhapsodizing over how much I love Thomas Paul stuff when I'm looking at home stuff, but the dreamy designer has done me proud by making Mouse Pads in his famous designs.

Each mouse pad is as functional as it is pretty — they double as notepads for scribbling — and they're only $9 each, a far cry from what his pricey pillows and other accessories normally cost.

It's not just your dedicated coworkers who deserve to be gifted this holiday season — it's the grand Pooh-Bah, your boss, your supervisor, your manager‚ that person who keeps you in line all year — who needs a little recognition too. Thank them for putting up with you all year with a little trinket (and natch, nothing's over $25).

For more gift ideas, don't forget to check out HolidaySugar!

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Mouse pads are usually just cute, maybe sometimes fun, but they're almost never this rad! The Headphones Mouse Pad ($7) is made from an original screenprint design — the medley of colors and the headphone print are TDF, right?

It's way cooler than the primary-color gel-wrist mouse pad I'm rocking right now, so maybe it's time to change it up. My mouse will thank me.

File this under "why haven't we seen more of these": The very duh but very awesome idea of a Notepad Mouse Pad ($13).

I write on anything and everything near me, and flip out when I can't find a Post-it note, so this would be perfect for me. Though I'd be going through pages like gangbusters. Better order two!