Day Seven - Magnetism

Five of the finished products

 Don't worry - I spared you another book project today (Day Seven of my 365 days of Pinterest in my life). Today, it was a visit to the Paint Department at Wal-Mart and raiding my supply of old scrapbook paper, Modge Podge and Magnets.

My kids may be older now but I still have old artwork from them on the fridge as well as drawings friends' kids have colored and various menus. But, sometimes, those little magnets just don't hold things that well. So, when I saw Paint Stick Magnets on Pinterest, I knew I would be making a few. You can find the original pin on my Knitting & Arts & Crafts Board as well as my 365 days of Pinterest in my life Board.

I traced the paint sticks, then cut out the paper with my trimmer (I have plenty of extra for future magnets), and applied a layer of Modge Podge to the stick (NOTE: After doing an entire stick the first time, only to learn it dried too fast, I did it in about four increments at a time), applied my paper and put down another two layers of Modge Podge. After it dried, I applied magnet strips to the back (though they did not want to stick to the wood so I helped them out a bit with hot glue) and they were up on the fridge.

I did learn an important lesson today - do NOT grab onto the item you JUST applied hot glue to (I may or may not have a thumbprint now). Safety, safety, safety.

The "ingredients"