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I went to the Dollar General and decided to paint a little butterfly. It comes in a kit with acrylic paints and a brush and the butterfly with a magnet on the back. If I would have bought each of the items alone, it would have cost more than the dollar it cost me to buy the kit. The brush and the paint impressed me with their quality.
Make going back to school fun for kids by creating these magnets for them to decorate their lockers.
I found this at Spenser's Alley, a wonderful craft "mini mall" here in Salem, OR where I live.
Cute, quick and frugal gifts or decorations! The magnets are used canning jar lids and smaller ones are from frozen OJ concentrate can ends. Base coat white or brown and paint faces.
My daughter made these little foam art magnets for her dad on Father's Day. You could use these for any season or occasion. She cut out shapes and put adhesive backed magnetic stripping on the back.
I find old unused broaches, take the back clip off and add a magnet to the back. I use them on the refrigerator to hold notes and stuff.
I was doing a good cleaning on my refrigerator door and noticed most of my fridge magnets were advertisements. So, I went to my folder where I store pretty pictures, got out my glue stick, cut down a picture to slightly larger then magnet, and glued on a picture.
If you need more frig magnets to hang the kids' pictures and stuff, here is a cheap and easy way to make them. Buy a cheap bag of the wooden clip style clothes pins and the magnet strips you buy at the craft store. Have the kids use markers and color them.
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I'm making magnets to hold a child's drawings, homework, etc. I would like to personalize each one with their name with a whimsical form of writing. Any ideas, tips, etc.?
By Karen
You could use a word art program and print them on card-stock then cut them in small circles. Then I get these glass disc that are round on one side and flat on the other. Paint the flat side of the glass with modge podge then lightly paint the cut card-stock press to the bottom of the glass let dry for 24 hours then hot glue magnet to the back.
I personalize craft items at craft shows using either a Sharpie pen or an acrylic paint pen. I have trouble writing in a straight line and making my letters a uniform size, so I use a whimsical method by tipping the letters and putting one letter up and the next one down. When I finish writing, I put dots on each letter.
A fun project for the kids or adults in the family is making decorative magnets. They can be used in your home or given as gifts. This is a page about making decorative magnets.
This is a page about making glittery glass magnets. These lovely glass magnets will add some sparkle to your fridge or magnet board.
This is a page about making beaded bottlecap magnets. Any small beads will work to make a set of these pretty magnets.
Upcycle a wooden clothespin and some sparkly pipe cleaner to make this adorable dragonfly. Just add a magnet to make it a useful place to keep notes or recipes on your fridge.
You or an older child can easily make these cute bunny magnets, using craft foam and a few other inexpensive craft supplies. This is a page about making craft foam bunny magnets.
Send a sweet kiss to a loved one with these unique fun to make felt critters. Add magnets for hanging. This is a page about making "sealed with a kiss" felt critters.
Even the front of your fridge can reflect the changing seasons and current holidays, when decorated with homemade magnets. This is a page about making seasonal refrigerator magnets.
These folded paper poinsettia magnets are fun to make seasonal decorations that can also be used on the fridge or other metal surfaces. This is a page about making poinsettia magnets.
This cute magnet is perfect to add little nautical flair to your kitchen and makes a great gift for the boat or beach fan in your life. This is a page about making a nautical themed fridge magnet.
Finding crafts to make from buttons in your stash or an especially nice one you bought for just the right project is a common event. One quick easy craft is a magnet. This is a page about making button magnets.
A fun, little, inexpensive project for a pin or magnet san Easter bonnet made from a bottle cap. This is a page about making a recycle Easter bonnet cap.
This is a page about making a spring flower photo or note magnet. Add some spring cheer with this adorable flower photo magnet.
This is a page about sealing home-printed photo magnets. Keep your homemade photo magnets nice by sealing them.
This is a page about making photo magnets. Fun and decorative magnets are easy to make and are great gifts.
This is a page about making a fabric bow fridge magnet. Take scraps of fabric to make these pretty bow magnets for your own refrigerator or to give to a friend.
You can add color to the inside of your locker with these easy to make flower magnets. This is a page about making flower locker magnets.
