I LOVE contact paper!!

I totally love contact paper!! We don't have the money for me to laminate everything that I want to. The next best thing.... {and personally I think.... THE best thing..} is contact paper. It's found next to shelf liner and I have seen it in two different sizes.

I have found that the best way to use the contact paper is to cut a piece out and lay it flat. I like to place my paper face down {that way any bubble that might happen end up on the back}

Then cut your second piece of contact paper and lay it down.... sticky side up. And lay your first piece on top of the empty piece {am I making sense?} that way you cut down on the wrinkles you might have. Smooth it all out and WHOLA!

Cut it out and you've got it. I 'laminate' almost everything. You can use dry erase markers on them so they are great for thing that are going to be used over again. I also did playdo mats. I have some which I love... it doesn't help with the mess... it still gets everywhere, but it's fun to see the boys pull them out and use their imagination to create different things.

I'm always looking for cheaper ways of doing things. What are some of your favorite... cheap things???

{not sure why the pictures came out yellow...}