31 Crafty Flowers Day Seven - Repurposed Magnet Flowers

Day Seven - Flower heaven!

Today's Crafty Flower is a great way to recycle those advertising magnets we all get in the mail! 

This is a such a quick and easy craft for the kiddos to do and makes a great gift. 

While making these I came up with so many ideas for these magnets so look for a post about more crafty uses for magnets soon!

Here's What you need to begin:


-Patterned Paper
-Buttons
-Old advertising magnets
-Adhesive
-Foam brush
-Needle & thread
-Scissors
-Pencil

Step One

Trace the shape of the magnet on the back of your choice of scrapbook paper and cut out the paper. 

This doesn't have to be exact as you'll be cutting your flower out later.

Step Two

Spread glue over magnet with foam brush and attach the paper piece you cut out in step one. 

Let this dry for 15 to 20 minutes.

Step Three

On the back of the now paper covered magnet draw or trace your flower shape.

I have a template flowers and other shapes you could use if you like. 

You'll need to shrink it down quite a bit for it to work for the magnet. 

Click here for the template.

Step Four

Cut the flower shape from the magnet.

Step Five

Trace and cut the leaves the same way you did the flowers.

Step Six

Choose a button for the center and stitch through the button holes *before* attaching with a glue gun or double-sided tape.

That's it! 

Your magnet is complete!

I have to warn you that these don't hold up very much weight, but don't they look prettier than advertising on a fake credit card? 

(and isn't nice to have them making your kitchen pretty instead of taking up space in a landfill?)

Have fun making these! 

I've received some more photos (thanks guys!) so I'm working on getting the gallery set up.!

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Grace and Peace,

♥ Melissa~
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Let cities overflow with food and hills be covered with grain, just like Mount Lebanon. Let the people in the cities prosper like wild flowers.
-Psalm  72:16

Comments

[stacey]

Wow-these keep getting better! I have a whole row of these ugly things on the "blind" side of my fridge! Can't wait!

[Lisa - TheScrapPrincess]

ooooh I love this idea! Thanks for sharing this melissa! I have been so out of touch online this past few weeks due to surgery I had so I am finally getting back to reading your blog :) Can't wait to see all of these super fab flowers youre workin' on....

[Rose R]

Another brilliant masterpiece Melissa!!! God bless you!!!

[Quirky]

Super pretty! I think I'll try this this weekend! We just had a boatload of those magnets show up.

[ellen harper]

I love working with magnets. At an office supply store for a few $ you can buy a stack made for attaching a business cards. They are just the right size for a magnetic trading cards. In addition one side is adhesive so you can apply a paper base in a jiffy! If you work in a cubical world they can decorate that drab grey filing cabinet, it cheers up the place no end and just the right size for including in Christmas card. A few years ago one of the on line groups I belonged to did a multi national swap. It was so much fun to see what others had done.

[bh-craftjunkie]

I love those magnets. That's something I'll have to do with my kids this summer. Just stopping by from Mommyfest. Thanks for visiting me.

[Crystal]

Love, love, love it again! I can't wait to go cut up some of those stupid magnets I have on my fridge. Also a good way to use up some of that scrapbook paper that I bought but can't seem to find the right photos to match. Can't wait to see what the next 20+ days bring.

[Leah]

What a cute idea! Now I want to decorate all the advertising magnets on our fridge...

[Elaine]

I haven't been to visit you in a while (I know, shame on me) and I have been going through your flower craft posts and I am just loving them!!

I think I will be making some of these flowers today! They are SO easy! Thanks! Can't wait to work on some of the other projects too!!