Create this gorgeous river pebble trivet for your kitchen
<p>Frustrating kitchen situation: you get a hot dish out of the oven, or remove a saucepan from the stove, only to remember you haven’t got a trivet or hot pad out to protect your benchtop. And your hands are full, so you hover there for a second before replacing the dish and finding your trivet.</p>
<p>Solution: create a trivet so lovely to look at that you won’t want to put it away. That way, it’s always there when you need it. Let’s get started.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">What you’ll need:</span></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Two large pieces of felt (OR a suitable piece of foam matting - the kind with letters on it that you might put on the floor for young children to play on)</li>
<li>Hot glue gun</li>
<li>River pebbles</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Decide on the size you want your trivet to be, and cut your foam or felt accordingly. If using felt, glue two pieces together for a little extra stability. As a size guide, you might want to trace around a large dinner plate.</li>
<li>Arrange your pebbles on the felt/foam to get a pattern you like. Be sure to have as flat a surface on the stones as possible.</li>
<li>Using the hot glue gun, glue the stones down one by one until you’ve covered the trivet.</li>
</ol>
<p><em>Image credit: Pinterest</em></p>
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