Inking Around : Making a Magnet

I recently gave some magnets to customers in their bags as a gift. I got lots of questions about how I did it so I thought it would be a great opportunity to do a tutorial.

You will need:

Crystal Effects

Small Clear Gem Stones

1/2" magnet - sold in craft stores - My package says 50 buttons.

3/4" circle punch

Small circle stamps

ink pad

Stamp your image using the ink pad of your choice. I've used the Little Pieces stamp set which is perfect for this project. After you stamp your image, use your 3/4" circle punch and center that over your stamped image. Go ahead and punch out the circle.

Next you put a little crystal effects on the back of the clear gem stone. You can buy the stones at craft stores. I find them on sale quite often for $1.00 for a 2 pound bag. Just keep your eyes open and you will find them on sale soon. You don't need very much crystal effects. I just put a small circle on the center of the stone.

You then press the 3/4" punched out image onto the crystal effects. Make sure that you put the stamped image down so you will be able to see that through the clear stone. I make sure I press down hard to get the crystal effects to spread and help hold the image to the stone. I let that dry for just a minute.

After letting it dry for just a minute, you then put another small amount of the crystal effects on top of the stamped image. You take the 1/2" circle magnet and press that into the crystal effects. It may slide around a little bit so I set the stone down and make sure I center the magnet in place.

Here is the finished magnet. These are so cute and easy to make. The kids at my Mom & Me camp in June made a different version and they loved it. I hope you try it out and start making your own cute magnets.