Right after moving into our cute apartment,
I made a whole bunch of these sweet little
magnets to decorate our blank fridge.
Since everyone who walks through my kitchen
stops to look at them, I figured I should post
about them! (Plus - they still make me smile
every time I open the fridge...aka all the time.)
I was initially inspired by a photo on pinterest,
loosely followed these directions here,
but did plenty of improvising along the way...
...like skipping the download and heading over
to picnik to stick my photos into their free
polaroid frame. (Plus free editing, yippie!)
...or gluing my photos to white foam-core
scraps so that I wouldn't have to color
the edges. (total laziness)
I'd love to know if you've made any
for your fridge! (Or as cute little stocking
stuffers perhaps??) How did you cheat
to make it easier / cheaper? :)
What size foam core & what kind of magnets did you use?
ReplyDeleteI used scraps from a frameshop - so it's the standard acid-free foam core...I think 3/16 thick. Most frameshops end up with scraps of foam core & mat board, so you should always ask if they would be willing to give them away!
ReplyDeleteThe magnets were small strips that I had laying around - from a package of photo paper, I think. They are barely strong enough to hold up my little magnets, so if I were to make these again, I would either put more magnet on the back of each, or go buy a little thicker/stronger magnet.
Hope this helps!