Re-purpose old placemats

Placemats are an inexpensive dining room makeover item, but often they are too good to throw away.  Recycle them into shoe bags, they'll protect your shoes and make packing for a trip easy too.  Simply take two placemats and fold each in half, short ends together.  Stitch along the bottom and side. Make a casing at the top and thread a drawstring through. Voila you expensive shoes will be protected from dust and those accidental bottom of the wardrobe scuff marks.