DIY : PHOTO MAGNETS FOR YOUR FRIDGE

If you are into this DIY home decor frenzy as I am in, you will surely love this edition. They are photo magnets for Fridge or even a bulletin board. They are magnets with pictures of your family and friends, greeting you every morning. Cool right!

Here is how I made them.

Supplies:

-Cork Tiles
-Magnets
-E6000 Glue/ Hot Glue
-Printed Photos
-Mod Podge
-Craft Paint

The first task is to print out the photos that you want to use. I used iPiccy.com which is a free website to edit pictures, to create a 4 * 4 photo collage with photos I wanted and printed them out in our HP printer ( basic one) . Then I cut them to size of the cork tiles.

I have had these cork tiles for a while from Michaels. They are available in most craft shops and even amazon. I painted the edges to prep them with craft paint and then glued the photos with Mod Podge. Then I gave another thin coating to further seal it and to get a slight sheen.

Now you are ready to glue on the magnets to the back of the tiles. Once dry they are ready and set to shine.

Simple right! Our little one makes fun shapes and clips her art works with her most favorite ones and recollects when they were taken. Definitely a win in every which way.

Did you like this? Do you have interesting ways to display your favorite memories too? Share with us.

Friday DIY - A Tray Tweaked

Have you come across this product Mod Podge? It is not only one powerhouse decoupage medium but also the least messy and easiest to use too. It is glue and sealer combined in one and so strong that could be used to adhere even fabric to a surface. Don't believe me? Check out this project from Jenny of Little Green Notebook.

While there is no limit to its application, today I am using it to tweak my small, boring scrap wood tray from Michaels.

My Supplies

A wooden tray : I got this one from Michaels, only mine is rectangle. But even a card board lid or shallow box would do the trick.

Mod Podge : I bought from Amazon, but it is available almost any super stores and craft stores. A small can will go a long way.

Paint Chips : I pick up  free paint chips when I visit Lowes or Home Depot or even Walmart. It is actually small paper cuts that represent paint colors. For our case in point, any decorative paper, photographs, cards that you love, even fabric scraps would work.

Scissors : No brainer!!!


How- To

It is very simple in execution. All you need to do is to decide on a design, cut out the paper/fabric in desired shape/according to the chosen design.

Since I love anything geometric these days I went for these hexagons. I applied the Podge to the back of each cut out and put them randomly. It is important that the layer is very thin so as to avoid bubbles.

Once finished, I applied a very thin layer to seal and shine.

The tray can survive any where I believe, I used it at my desk for sometime as a catch all for small stuff as eraser, sharpener kinds. When it started being used as the pool where Akshara's doll family started swimming I kind of lost it to her. But a pretty tray makes catching random things any where easy right!

Small tweaks can't get easier than that, what do you say? If Mod Podge is un available, ordinary school glue works too, just need to focus harder to avoid bubbles, that's all.

Have a wonderful weekend friends. Hope you have fun. Do come back on Monday.

Keep Smiling,
Anima