Magnets!

Ever since I discovered neodymium magnets, I have had an obsession with turning everything I see into one. I was never interested before because why create a magnet using the cheap craft magnets and then they don't hold anything up? Or I was using the wrong glue and they fell apart within a few days. Now I know how to make a professional grade magnet that will hold up an entire calendar without falling apart.


First I want to show you how to create the new craze of bubble/ gem magnets.

1. Using a 19mm hole punch line up your image on the bottom and cut a bunch. 19mm punch works perfectly with our 20mm cabochons. 

2. There are 1000's of ideas for images. You can use scrapbook paper, print images, purchase images on Etsy, draw your own or look around the house for something to punch (with the hole puncher of course). Think Christmas cards or playing cards.

3. Put a pretty good size of E6000 glue on the center of the paper. This is definitely the adhesive recommended for a professional strong finish.

4. Squish a 20mm magnifying cabochon on the paper until the glue spreads out perfectly to all edges.

5. Using the E6000 again glue the magnet to the bottom. 

6. Let dry for a few hours and you have a beautiful finished product.

Now for some other ideas:

Create the entire alphabet for kids to play with using stamps and your favorite papers or if you don't want to buy paper, grab some of your favorite paint swatches at your local Walmart or Lowe's. Make sure the kids are old enough not to put magnets in their mouth though. Neodymium magnets are so strong it could be deadly to swallow them.

Scrabble pieces.

Glittered Christmas bulbs for the holidays.

Who doesn't love buttons?

These magnets are strong enough to hold a clothespin and about 10 papers! Can your craft magnet do that?

You can find all of these supplies at PinSupplies.com including the awesomely strong magnets, scrabble pieces, cabochons, wood bulbs and E6000. We even sell them in kits so you can get everything you need for one low price.