A very quick and easy project to organise all those artworks and receipts accumulated over the school holidays, and keep the fridge looking pretty at the same time.
You will need:
Super strong magnets (available from craft stores)
Assorted buttons (flat backs, not shank style)
Hot glue gun and glue sticks
paper to protect your work surface
How to:
If you are not familiar with the use of a hot glue gun, there are simple instructions here.
Lay some paper down to protect your work surface.
Ready your materials.
Make one button magnet at a time
Once your glue is warm, squeeze a blob the size of half a pea onto the magnet. Promptly place your button onto the glue topped magnet. Some glue may squeeze through the holes in buttons.
Hold for 5-10 seconds.
Set aside to cool/set
No photos because juggling a camera and glue gun at the same time is a little tricky.
Warnings: Hot glue can burn, keep it off your skin. This project is not suitable for unsupervised children. Both magnets and buttons can be a choking hazard for young children.
What a cute idea! I have so many buttons in the stash looking for some reason to be used, and I actually need some new pretty fridge magnets (so I can ditch all the ugly advertising ones).
Of course, this also means that i have to actually find my hot glue gun which is somewhere in the stash…
Cute and simple idea. We need all the magnets we can get these days. So many artworks, so little time!! x
Fun and easy! I've been looking for some magnets, but I just need to make some!
This is the kind of thing that makes me think 'why haven't i thought of this before!' Great idea x