Clothespin Magnets for the Fridge!

I get tired of boring magnets, especially ones with boring phone numbers or ads on them... you know, you get them for free and then they end up on the fridge.....

I decided to spice things up a bit!

These are crazy easy to make!!!

First!

Get your basic supplies:  

Bare clothespins

Thin magnets that are sticky on one side

Good old Elmer's Glue (or your favorite glue)!

Second!

Go to Target and get yourself some fun packages of 'washi tape'.  They come in packages of four by color.  I use them for everything now.....

Lastly!

Gather up anything else that might be fun to decorate your clothespin.

~ Yoyos ~

~ Flowers ~

~ Scrapbooky fun papery things (none pictured)~

~ Rhinestones ~

Directions to make them!

First, stick your desired tape onto the front of the clothespin... depending on the width of your clothespin you may need to trim the width of the tape.

Second, trim and stick your magnet on the other side!

(Pretend the picture below doesn't already have a yoyo on it.)

 Lastly, DECORATE!!!!

I used Elmer's glue and it worked great, although I had to sit there and 'hold' the yoyo and flower onto the clothespin until it was tacky.  I'm pretty sure that hot glue would have worked better, but that seems like more work... I mean you have to plug it in and get the glue stick... yep, I'm lazy.

I'm going to be making more today!!!  =)  These make great holiday gifts too!  Quick and easy.

What to do when the lights go out.....

The power went out at 3pm today. After cleaning the craft room a bit, I cleaned the kitchen and then realized I wouldn't be able to do any of my email work. SO CRAFT TIME! I went and grabbed some scraps. The plan : Magnets. I saw some on a blog a few weeks ago (again, can't remember where...)
p.s. the pictures stink... T is helping me, but I'm a slow learner. I'll repost better ones with his help later. (edit: new pictures are up at the bottom and top of the finished magnets! I think they worked better! You can see more of the detail.)

The supplies: Glue, decoupage, glitter (duh), scraps, cardboard, magnets, needle and thread, or anything else you can find in your stash.

I used my flashlight for circle templates and cut out the cardboard!

"Laugh" contains thin paper strips, a diecut flower, all decoupaged together.

"joyful" contains paper but no decoupage.

"heart" is two peices of paper woven together. I just cut strips (not all the way through) and then weaved them together. A little bling never hurts. I drew a heart line around in preparation for some sewing.

"flowers" is two die cut flowers intertwined together.

Finishing touches.

For 'Laugh' I whip stitched pink and yellow embroidery floss around the edge.

For 'joyful' just a simple running stitch did the trick.

For "flowers" I buttonhole stitched around the edges.

For "heart" I backstitched a heart around the 'heart' and then added glitter to the edges.

I glued the magnets on the back and then DONE! =)

Have you made any magnets??  I would love to see them!