More Magnets

Yes, more magnets made.  These were EASY!  The snowflakes were from a sheet of stickers, so just peel and stick.  Then turn them over to hot glue on the magnets as seen here.

I can see many more of these to come.  Stay tuned.  

Sorry the photo is not too close as I was having trouble with the focus/shaking.  But I am sure you can get the idea.

Making Fall Cards

I am often asked where I get ideas for things I make.  I thought I would share the process as I made some fall cards.

First I get out everything I can think of off the top of my head that might be used:

In the stack of card-stock in the foreground you can see a sheet of scrapbook paper I just purchased and wanted to use.  

That was the beginning.  From there I just started cutting it all apart and finding coordinating papers.   Normally I use a lot of stamps and more bling.  In fact I got out quite a bit of bling thinking I would use it.  

But this paper was very nostalgic themed and just spoke to me of simpler times so I kept it simple.

I got ten cards from one $.99 sheet of paper with a few pieces left over.  It was such a relaxing way to spend the afternoon.  Something I have really been in need of lately.  And I am sure my mom and friends will enjoy the cards too.

Magnets

 I have been wanting to make some magnets for a bulletin board I sent my mom as it only came with a few and as we send her photos she will need more magnets.

But it wasn't until this week that I finally hit on what I wanted to put in them.

I began by hot glueing some round magnets to the back of some root beer bottle caps.

Then I used some Mod Podge to adhere some tiny shells to the inside of the caps.  I happened to have some sand dollars.  

I then sprinkled some micro beads on top to fill in the gaps and cover the glue on the edges which resembled sand.

 They looked pretty good at this point but all the bottle cap charms I had seen had been filled in with a clear glaze, usually this Dimensional Mod Podge.  So I tried a couple but as you can see they did not come out clear.   

Well, maybe you can see.  My camera did not want to focus when I got close so this is the best photos I could get.

I tried another brand of glaze with the same results.  Perhaps I got it too thick but I only put on enough to cover.  In fact with the second one I did not even cover it completely.

All I can figure out is that it was too humid.  The directions say not to use in high humidity.  I think it is pretty dry right now but then I like it humid and I do live on the Gulf Coast...

So Mom will be getting magnets without the glaze.  That's OK.  I think they are OK and I love that they are made completely of things I had on hand.