How To:
Make your own Magnets
We all use magnets, don't we?
Keep your fridge looking hip, uncluttered and stylish with your own magnets - made from fabric of your choice.
First we will look at the supplies you will need to complete your own magnets.
- Sharp, Fabric scissors
- Tacky Glue
- Magnets
- Craft Cover Button Kit
- Fabric (scraps work very well.
-When choosing you fabric, keep in mind the pattern that will show. The Craft Cover Button Kit comes with a template you will use for measuring the circle.
This is an example of being mindful when choosing your fabric...
Inside the Inner circle is what will be showing on your magnet.
The Craft Button Kit comes with 10 buttons, 10 plain backs, 10 Shank backs, circle templateand tools. The shank backs are generally used for buttons, flat backs are what we will use.
Sort your button kit out.. We will only use the plain backs (flat circles).. If your kit only came with shank backs, just pull the loop out with pliers .
from left to right, Shank Bank, Button, Plain Back
Our fabric will need to be cut, but first we will measure it with our circle template...
(Fabric)
(Fabric with Circle template)
Fabric with circle template circled with green fabric marker)
I will be making 5 magnet so I made 5 circles with the circle template and cut them out. Use a marker to outline your circle, and remember to circle the OUTSIDE of the circle template, as the inside circle reveals what will show on the button.
(Before ironing)
Next, we will iron our fabric.. Any creases will make the finished product look wrinkled...
(After ironing)
What do you do with your fabric scraps? I place mine in my handy dandy scraps jar! Don't have a scraps jar? Make one!! :) ( I'll be posting How to make your own scraps jar soon)
(Scraps jar)
Now we will begin the process of placing the fabric onto the button. This is where you tool kit comes into play.
(White tool)
(Blue tool)
Place you circle fabric piece on top of the white tool. Place a button onto the fabric circle. Be sure that the fabric has even edges all around the button. Push button down into the white tool, your button should look something like this.
With your tacky glue, lay a dap of glue in the cent of the button back.
Now the flat back will go on, tuck the edges of fabric in and lay down flat back.
The blue tool will be used to secure the button on place. Place the blue tool online the flat back, holding down firmly. Once you hear popping sound know that the back is securely in place, remove blue tool.
Pop out the button.
Place the button face down and apply another dap of tacky glue.
Place magnet on button back, press firmly and center magnet.
Follow same steps for the rest of your magnets. Let dry 24 hous before using! Enjoy!!
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