Magnets

It's not very often that K calls me and says, "Can you stop at Michaels on your way home from work?" So, of course I had to jump at the opportunity.

I guess I had left my Pinterest open on the computer so she started browsing and found this blog about making some fun and simple magnets, so I headed to Michaels and grabbed some supplies.

We never got around to making them that weekend and the following weekend was when I had my Big Plans weekend. I took it upon myself to give her craft a try. (I sound all big and bad, but in reality, I politely asked her if she would mind if I did it without her. LOL Of course she told me to go for it, but to be sure I left her a few to do.)

So here's what I came up with:

They were pretty basic. The bird one is scrapbook paper. (And just for my sister: Check out this clip.) The round daisy one I cut out of a magazine. The other two were photos I had.

All I did was:

• Trace shape of wood piece on the paper/picture and cut it out. 
• Used Mod Podge to "glue" it to the wood piece. Allow to dry.
• Trim excess paper with an exacto knife.
• Add another layer of Mod Podge to kind of seal the paper to the wood piece. 
• (Optional) I then put a layer of the Mod Podge Dimensional Magic to give it a more glassy/shiny finish.*
• If you do the above step, allow at least 24 hours to dry.
• Sand/file edges to give it a cleaner look.
• Apply magnet to back of wood piece.
• Hang on Fridge. 

* I am pretty sure I despise working with Mod Podge Dimensional Magic. It is thin and runny so if you touch, tap, or move the wood piece before it has a chance to dry, the Dimensional Magic will start running all over the place and there's no recovering it.

These were super simple. Would make a great gift for just about anyone and the picture/graphic possibilities are endless!