Homemade Table Ruler

If your lucky enough to have an IKEA near you like I do then you've probably got a couple of their paper rulers laying around somewhere.

So why not put them to good use!!

I really want to but one of those self healing cutting mats but can't bring my self to spend $50 on the size I want. Its very annoying to always use my 12 inch ruler. 

Then I came up with this awesome idea......

Why not just tape that paper ruler to my table! And I did just that. I used packing tape so it was wider than the paper with the added benefit of being able to write on the tape with a dry erase marker. Now I have an easily accessible 39 inch ruler that can be written on over and over with no damage. YAY