Glass Magnets

I love magnets, but the cute ones are always so expensive. I decided it was time to make my own. I headed out to my local Michael's and starting looking for what I could use. I found some glass pebbles for $2.99. I knew these were exactly what I was looking for.

I then found some fun scrap booking paper that had small patterns. I didn't want to use patterns that were too big because I was cutting out such small circles.

I sat down to some home decorating shows and started tracing the pebbles on my paper and cutting out the circles.

Then I took out my Mod Podge and glued the circles to the back of the pebbles. After they dried I trimmed off the extra paper that hung over some of the edges and put on a extra coat of Mod Podge to the back.

The last thing to do was to attach magnet strips. I chose to go for a cheaper option and not get the super magnets. They stick to the fridge fine, but they may not be able to hold big papers all by themselves.

Aren't they pretty?

These turned out amazing!

Happy Crafting,

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Magnets With a Message

Happy Wednesday! The week is halfway over! I'm am happy because I have completed two days of class and I now have two days of placement at a daycare. I didn't know how hard it was going to be to go back to school, but I'm very tired already. Hopefully I'll be able to get back into the swing of things by the end of the week. Today I have an easy, 5 minute craft for you. I found these cute magnets at the dollar store yesterday. They screamed at me because they had so much possibility.

I had so many ideas at once. I wasn't sure paint was going to stick, so that was out. But I thought they could use a message. I got out my letters (which I'm using for another craft on Monday) and hammer and set to work. These letters are 1/16".

First I measured the distance I wanted between my letters. 

Then I very carefully pounded each letter onto the magnet. My first try was not very straight, but they were pretty evenly spaced.

The last step was to take a Sharpie and rub it into the letters. This makes them stand out a little more.

I think that they turned out to look very cute. I do wish I had bigger letters because it is hard to read. that will be a craft for another day.


Happy Crafting,

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