Fridge Magnets
Intro: Fridge Magnets
Easy cute little magnets for your fridge
STEP 1: What You Need:
Items needed:
Glue gun or some sort of strong glue
Magnets (you can buy them at wal-mart or any other craft store for really cheap)
Magazines or some sort of small image
Clear glass pebbles (also can be found in craft sections in mesh bags)
Glue gun or some sort of strong glue
Magnets (you can buy them at wal-mart or any other craft store for really cheap)
Magazines or some sort of small image
Clear glass pebbles (also can be found in craft sections in mesh bags)
STEP 2: Image
Next cut out a small image from your magazine. It should be a circular shape about the same size as your clear glass pebble.
STEP 3: Glueing
Glue your small image onto the magnet first THEN put a glob of clear glue on top of the image and smash the clear pebble on top of it
STEP 4: Your Done
Now attach them to your fridge. They work great and are really strong.
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vnh1970 10 years ago
frankygtd 10 years ago
I can't wait to make some for myself.
Wronska 12 years ago
hokti.66 13 years ago
RaNDoMLeiGH 13 years ago
Love the idea of gluing them onto the magnet itself first. sooo much less messy.
RaNDoMLeiGH 13 years ago
I got clear glass pebbles (big ones) and rare earth magnets from Etsy sellers too.
I used diamond glaze adhesive but any clear craft glue stronger than Elmer's will work. Diamond glaze is particularly nasty about building up on your fingers and costs a lot. Alene's works. Mod Podge works. These are cheap and readily available in lots of sizes.
The rare earth magnets are very small, about 4mm dia. A little small for gluing your image onto. So I glue the picture on the glass first, seal the back of the image (with glue), then paint black or gold nail polish over it to "finish" it. (If you don't seal it, the nail polish will soak through.)
After that's all dry, I attach the little magnet with super glue and lay it magnet side up to dry completely. Cyanoacrylate glue will give off vapors for a while, which will stain your surface if you put it on a fridge right after attaching the magnet.
I had my sheet of pictures printed out at a copy center on their color laser printer. I don't know if mod podge will cause inkjet to run, but I was making a ton of them and didn't feel like doing them twice.
Something those flimsy peel-and-stick magnets are good for, though: I got a digital collage sheet of "inchies", printed them out, had them laminated at a teacher supply store, cut them apart, and stuck the little magnet on the back. I sent them out as promotion items (stuck it in a little zippy and stapled that to my business card). They might not hold more than a coupon on the fridge, but people do tend to keep fridge magnets and they're perfect for this size.
WhyHello 13 years ago
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modernheretic 13 years ago
I'm thinking next time I'll try using some of the colorful clay that dries solid, around the edges to make things a little cleaner. Other than that, this was a great idea! Thanks for sharing.
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