Did you ever make hot glue magnets? These are fun, cute, and easy to make.
Here is what you will need if you want to make some.
Hot glue gun (low temperature)
Glue sticks
Shiny little plastic hearts or heart shaped sequins
Little round magnets (available at WalMart for about 92 cents)
It takes about 2 glue sticks to make three magnets.
To make the heart magnets, I first got out the hot glue gun and plugged it in. While it was heating, I found a napkin with little heart shaped designs imprinted on it. When the glue gun was hot, I squeezed hot glue onto the heart design on the napkin, making sure to follow the design with the glue. I allowed the glue to harden slightly and then put shiny plastic hearts in the center of the heart shaped glue blob. Another layer of glue was added on top of the shiny hearts. This was then allowed to cool completely.
Once the glue was cooled, as much napkin as possible was peeled off the back of the hardened glue shape. Then I took scissors and trimmed around the edge to make the heart look neat and to remove the rest of the napkin. Finally I added a magnet to the back. There it was - the finished product!
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I also made shell magnets. Well, one was made with a heart bead, but the other two were made with shells.
These were made similarly to the heart ones. Placing the glue was a little simpler, however. I just squeezed a layer of hot glue in a circle shape onto some waxed paper. This was allowed to cool slightly, and then the bead and the shells were pressed into the soft glue. After this, another layer of hot glue was applied around the bead and shells but not on top of them.
When the glue had cooled completely, I peeled as much waxed paper off as possible and neatly trimmed around the edges with scissors. Lastly, I applied the magnet to the back, and there I had it!
So much fun! I hope you try it and have fun too. :-)