Magnets for Kids` Masterpieces

Last week I did a simple project. I made some magnets to display my kids` latest masterpieces on the fridge......

I had some magnetic picture frames that were empty, so I made the text on my computer & printed it off, then cut then to fit in my frames. 

To jazz them up a bit, I added a strip of washi tape to the top and bottom of my text before slipping them into the frames......

My daughter`s......

My son`s......

Now they have their very own magnet to display their new pictures!

See how else I display their artwork in this post.

What do you do with your child`s artwork???

Pom Pom Clothespin Magnets {tutorial}

Happy Friday everyone! 

Today I'm going to show you how I made these:

To make the pom pom....

Step One: Cut out circles from your fabric of choice. (I used an Advil bottle to trace my circles.) You can fold the fabric a few times so that you don't need to cut out each individual circle. I use about 20 circles for each pom pom.

On a small circle of felt, begin adding your circles, one at a time. You fold each circle in half, then in half again before you glue it to the piece of felt.

Step Two: Add next circle beside & add extra dabs of glue if necessary.

Step Three and Step Four: Keep adding the circles in layers, until the pom pom looks full & you are happy with the result.

To finish making these clothespin magnets, I simply added the pom pom to one side of my clothespin, then added the magnet on the other side, using my glue gun.

I added one to the top of my sister's gift for her bridal shower recently.

These would be cute gift idea as well. A set with a few different colours that coordinate would be a great gift idea for a teacher, sister, mom, etc!

Happy Crafting!!

marble magnets

These marble magnets are so easy (and inexpensive!) to make!

I bought this bag of marbles from the dollar store, they the ones with a flat side that are used in vases.

Then I bought packages of magnets, also from the dollar store.

I used my circle punch that I bought years ago from Creative Memories (it was the perfect size) to punch circles out of scraps of patterned paper.

Then you glue them together (I used mod podge). I picked out my favorite ones & put them in this fun gift card tin. Don't they look cute in there?!

emergency number list for the fridge

I made this list of emergency numbers for my fridge using scrapbook paper and a magnetic picture frame. It's pretty handy to have all those numbers together and visible for booking appointments and of course in case of an emergency!

{This idea was featured at the Crazy Domestic site}