Inspiration: table mats

From cheap, but from lovely table mats, I've made several small purses which are great to use in mail. I've made one that was big enough to fit a packet of sticky notes. I've made a pencil case out of it and I've made one for a stationary kit. They are quite straight forward to make by the way. On one I used vintage buttons, on the other a rope to tie it together. They all fitted into envelopes and through mailboxes. And that's my only criteria by the way, as long as it fits through the mailbox, I'll send it away!