Placemats! They protect our tables and can help set the aesthetic tone of our dining experiences.  And two of our customers recently put their creativity into action by making their own placemats from re materials.  Sam Wittchen, proprietor of Manfa Design, recently sent us pictures of a pair of placemats she made using felt shapes she picked up at the Resource Exchange. The felt pieces were salvaged from a major Hollywood movie that was shot locally and have since been incorporated into the creative projects of many a Resource Exchange customer.  For her unique creations, Sam sewed the felt rounds onto lovely navy blue velvet and achieved very stylish results.

Erika Katz purchased some of our vinyl surplus which she cut into rectangles and edged with elegant trim (also salvaged from a movie production!) for placemats that are as beautiful as they are practical (i.e. easy to wipe clean!).