Anael, that's a great idea. I've gotten some good stiff plastic placemats for just a few dollars a piece before. So, great use of your resources! Now, I only have 4 and I still use them. But, when they are no longer useful, I will willingly repurpose them. Cardboard is good for templates also. I usually save the cardboard that fat quarters from JoAnns sells for templates. They are disposable after several uses. (Or , even recyclable.)