How to make virtually free or very cheap rugs!

A few years ago we visited a friend of ours and was so inspired by his funky and frugal way of carpeting his living room. He had got a load of carpet and samples and attached them together. I had a go doing it and got aching hands from the stitching. Recently I have discovered an easier way - hot glue!

So here is what you do...

• Get free or very cheap sample pieces of carpet from your local carpet shop (they have a clear out every so often when their neew sample books arrive)
• Lay them out in the pattern you would like.
• Plug your glue gun in, and make sure you have supply of extra glue sticks.
  
• Turn them over remembering to reverse the pattern.
• Holding pieces together as close as you can, run the glue gun down the join of two pieces.
• While the glue is still warm keep holding the pieces together and use the tip of the gun to rub the glue in.
• Keep gluing all the pieces together.
• When you have finished, it's worth waiting a few minutes to allow the last pieces to set properly.
• Place somewhere useful.