Like a lot of you, I use cutting mats as a working surface on my painting workbench. These are designed with a surface that supposedly 'heals itself' after being cut. These mats used to be quite expensive, but costs have been coming down.
![Cutting mat Cutting mat](profiles/pics/2021/726837a.jpg)
Several months ago, the Dollar Tree chain of dollar stores announced that they would have cutting mats in their stores. This became somewhat of a joke, as the mats never showed up! But, finally, they're in the stores.
This is a 7" x 9" cutting mat with a 6" x 8" grid, in the Crafter's Square product line (i.e., in the crafts section). Website calls it a 'pad', but the product label says 'mat'. Not bad for a dollar!