Placemats & coasters for cheap

We recently got a new kitchen table. I am in love with it. I am so in love with it, I am afraid to eat on it. Well not really. We do eat at the table BUT there has to be a table cloth on it. I've been wanting to get placemats but they can be price for the really nice ones and I can't find ones with a non slip back. So what's a girl to do? 



Coincidentally last week while I was cleaning a customers house last week they had some DIY home improvement talk show on TV. Showing was a frugal tip on how to make your own placemats. Needless to say I stopped what I was doing to watch a minute of it.

So what is this frugal and amazing idea for placemats?

drum roll....

Shelf liner! No not that ugly paper thin floral crap your grandmother uses. This is what I bought - Duck shelf liner in burlap ($5.50 at walmart). I'm in love. I cut my desired size and that was it. Then I thought I wanted coasters too. For the size of the coasters I used a CD. It's a good size for cups and a perfect for under our flower vase.