an odd question.

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i hate to do this, but i have a question for all you craft-extraordinaires out there.
my dad's birthday is coming up soon, and he's the chair of his department at njit this year.
we're always making jokes and such about him being the ACTING CHAIR.
so i want to make him a mousepad with a cute stencil of like,
a chair on a stage with lights and a curtain and stuff.

has anyone here ever stenciled onto a mousepad before?
can i use regular fabric paint? will the like, heat of the mouse melt
the paint off and cause the paint to corrode the inner workings of the mouse?
should i just send it in to some company that'll put the picture on a mousepad for me?
help!