To create the “Coffee Trio” I used many different materials, tools and decorative elements. But the beauty of this master class is that you can use not all of the above, but only part of it, or, conversely, something beyond what is on the list, and in the end you will make exclusive coffee magnets for the refrigerator with your own hands.
So, I found the following useful in my work:
I only had linen in a rather gray shade, and I wanted to bring it closer to the color of coffee so that they would look more harmonious next to each other. To do this, I diluted three teaspoons of instant coffee in boiling water and soaked the fabric in it for an hour. Then she rinsed it under running water and laid it on a very hot battery. As a result, the color of the flax became more brown, and “burn” also appeared - I really liked this effect.
Then I cut out a heart-shaped template from paper and used it to make three blanks from thick cardboard 2 mm thick.
I covered the first blank with double-sided tape, and glued linen on top.
You should not cut the fabric according to the template and then try to glue it evenly onto the workpiece. It is much simpler, more convenient and neater to first glue a piece of flax to the cardboard, and then trim off the excess along the edges.
Then, using Moment glue (you can use hot melt glue or any other transparent superglue), I laid out and secured the coffee beans along the perimeter of the heart in one row. I laid the grains with both the flat and rounded sides up in a random order, fitting them tightly together.
Then I covered the end of the workpiece with two turns of jute twine to hide the not-so-pretty cut of cardboard and traces of glue between the coffee beans and the workpiece. The twine is also secured using Moment glue.
Next, I laid twine along the inner perimeter of the heart made of coffee beans, decorating the ends in the form of a bow.
I decorated two round wooden buttons with red “Iris” thread; a needle with a large eye helped me with this.
The edges of the buttons were tinted using sponges with pigment ink. First I went over it with a light sponge. Brown, and then darker brown.
Cardboard with reverse side I also tinted the hearts with pigment ink, so that it would be nice to look at the craft from the inside out.
I glued a piece of magnetic vinyl.
And finally, I glued pre-prepared buttons on the front side under the bow.
So I made my first coffee heart magnet with my own hands!
The second blank, like the first, I covered with flax and laid coffee beans around the perimeter. And then I applied glue along the inner perimeter, poured in instant coffee granules, gently pressed them with my fingers, and simply shook off the excess granules that did not stick and left them until the glue completely dried.
Instead of instant coffee, it is better to use ground natural coffee to create a coffee magnet with your own hands. It can be coated with varnish so that the pieces hold tighter and do not crumble or fall off. With instant coffee, coating with varnish or glue is not possible.
I decorated the ends of this heart with beige linen lace, securing it with Moment glue.
Then I tinted the lace with oil paint. You could also use pigment ink, as with the first magnet, but in this master class I wanted to show different materials and ways for everyone to choose what is more accessible.
I needed it for tinting Oil paint"Sonnet", color "mars dark", a piece of sponge for washing dishes and a piece of cardboard. I squeezed a drop of oil onto the cardboard, then dipped a corner of the sponge into it and began to spread the oil from the sponge onto the cardboard. Only when the sponge leaves a dry, GREAT trace of paint, can you begin to tint the lace, lightly touching the lower edge of the heart.
Instead of a dish sponge, you can use a cosmetic sponge - the smaller the pores, the better. But you should remember that after such use the sponge will be damaged, so the sponge is cheaper.
After tinting, the heart resembles a chocolate cake with buttercream :)
I made a bow from a narrow brown satin ribbon, added a plastic flower button and decorated the second coffee heart with this composition! 🙂
I did not cover the third piece with flax, but completely covered it with coffee beans. I glued the first layer with the flat sides of the grains facing down.
And I glued the second layer intermixed, tightly laying the grains one to one, and in some places even placing them sideways.
After the glue dried, I saw that it was shiny in some places between the grains, and I didn’t like it. So I covered the entire front of the heart with matte acrylic varnish"Sonnet". On bright sunny color the heart glares a little, but now evenly.
I decorated the ends of the third heart with cappuccino-colored stretch lace, securing it with Moment glue. This lace stretches. And due to the tension, it tightly clasps the heart, wrapping itself around front side, which is what I needed.
I glued a narrow brown satin ribbon over the lace. It turned out very tasty! 🙂
I decorated the wooden flower button with red thread, as well as the round buttons for the first heart.
Fridge magnets are pleasing to the eye and keep our lists, photos, postcards, business cards and coupons visible. Making them with your own hands for yourself or as a gift is very interesting and easy. After all, if you think about it, to make magnetic crafts you can use almost everything that is at hand, just use your imagination, stock up on glue and mini-magnets. In this article, we have presented 70 inspiring photo ideas, as well as 5 step by step lessons, how to make cool refrigerator magnets (and not only) from improvised, natural and even waste materials.
By the way, Neodymium magnet unlike ferrite, it does not lose over time magnetic properties. Ferrite steel turns into a useless piece of iron after 8-10 years.
In turn, the magnetic organizing board can be installed anywhere, for example, on a cabinet door
You can hang keys, towels, ladles and other things on these branch hooks.
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Instructions:
If you have some nice tin or glass jars, put them to work by turning your refrigerator door or magnetic board into an organizer.
Glass baby food jars are great for storing spices on the refrigerator or hood.
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Instructions:
The idea of recycling soda or beer bottle caps as refrigerator magnets will appeal not only to environmentalists, but also to decorators. After all, they cost nothing at all, but provide a lot of opportunities for decoration.
So, for example, you can paste family photos or just nice paper (card scraps, magazine clippings, etc.) inside the lids.
Homemade photo frame magnets
You can paint the lids, fill the insides with hot glue or cork, and then glue magnets to them.
Sometimes bottle caps don’t need to be decorated at all.
Instead of beer caps, you can use larger caps, such as Nutella jars or baby food caps, to make refrigerator magnets.
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Instructions:
The most stylish magnets are easy to make from plastic toys, namely animal figurines.
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Let us reveal a little life hack - magnets made from clothespins can not only store lists and bills, but also clamp bags of food as shown in the photo below. It turns out to be very convenient - I took the clothespin off the refrigerator and immediately fixed the opened bag with it.
Wooden clothespins can also hold a piece of paper on the refrigerator door and at the same time clamp something between the teeth.
Clothespins can be painted, decorated with glitter, covered with colored tape or appliques, or decorated using decoupage technique, following the following simple instructions.
There are several ways to make a magnet at home. The first and second methods are suitable for simple home experiments and for showing to children. The third and fourth methods are somewhat more complicated and require care and caution.
To create a magnet you will need the most simple materials available at hand:
The simplest electromagnet made of wire, battery and nail
We take a metal blank and wrap it with copper wire. A total of 300 turns should be obtained. We connect the ends of the wire to a battery or accumulator. As a result metal blank will be magnetized. How strong its field will be depends on the power of the current coming from the power source.
Method 2
First you need to make an inductor coil. The future magnet is placed inside it, so a compact size blank is used. The procedure is exactly the same, except for the fact that the number of turns of wire should not be 300, but 600. This method is good if you need to make a magnet of increased power.
Copper wire on ferrite magnet
Method 3
Involves the use of mains electricity. The method is quite complex and dangerous, so manipulations must be verified and careful. A fuse is added to the standard set of accessories, without which it will not be possible to create a magnet. It is this that is connected to the inductor coil, inside of which there is a metal workpiece. The fuse is connected to the network. As a result, it burns out, but at the same time manages to charge the object inside the coil to high levels.
Be careful! Such experiments pose a danger to life and often lead to a short circuit in the electrical network! When choosing this method of manufacturing magnetic elements, take the necessary precautions and prepare a fire extinguisher that will allow you to quickly extinguish a possible fire.
A special magnetometer will help you evaluate the result of the work - it will show how strong the resulting product is.
Method 4
Magnetic head in an open hard drive
Disks have a magnetic head that is used to control the writing and reading of data. The second step is to completely disassemble HDD and gain access to this head. On it are curved plates made of a neodymium-iron-boron alloy. They can be glued to steel members, but are often held in place by their own magnetic force. The largest neodymium magnets are found in the oldest hard drives.
Of course, the easiest way is to buy a neodymium magnet of the desired shape and strength. On the other hand, if you have several non-working hard drives, then it would be extremely imprudent to simply throw them away.
The World of Magnets online store offers you to buy neodymium magnets at the most attractive prices. Select suitable products from the presented catalog and place an order. Purchase finished products with the necessary parameters - it is always easier, faster and more profitable than trying to make neodymium magnets yourself.
Fridge magnets are pleasing to the eye and keep our lists, photos, postcards, business cards and coupons visible. Making them with your own hands for yourself or as a gift is very interesting and easy. After all, if you think about it, to make magnetic crafts you can use almost everything that is at hand, just use your imagination, stock up on glue and mini-magnets.
In this article, we presented 70 inspiring photo ideas, as well as 5 step-by-step lessons on how to make cool refrigerator magnets (and more) from scrap, natural, and even waste materials.
To make refrigerator magnets, you can use three types: ferrite, neodymium (super magnets) and vinyl (rubber).
By the way, a neodymium magnet, unlike a ferrite one, does not lose its magnetic properties over time. Ferrite steel turns into a useless piece of iron after 8-10 years.
Where to get or buy magnets for making crafts? They can be peeled off from souvenir products or bought/ordered in construction markets, craft stores, as well as in specialized online stores.
When working with neodymium magnets, take precautions and do not involve children in making crafts. Keep in mind that two magnets attached to each other can even pinch your finger.
In most cases, superglue, universal Moment glue and its analogues, as well as a hot glue gun are suitable for gluing a magnet to a craft. If your craft is intended to hold really heavy things, then it is best to use a neodymium magnet with a countersink and a screw for fastening.
Magnets that look best on the refrigerator are those made in the same style and combined by theme, color or shape.
Magnets can be hung not only on the refrigerator, but also on any metal surface, for example, on a magnetic organizing board, range hood or geyser.
In turn, the magnetic organizing board can be installed anywhere, for example, on a cabinet door
You can hang keys, towels, ladles and other things on these branch hooks.
Materials and tools:
Instructions:
Using a saw, cut the branch so that it looks like a hook. Then cut the branch lengthwise so that the back side is flat as shown in the photo below on the left.
In this flat back of the branch, drill a recessed hole the size of your magnet.
Glue the magnet into the resulting cell.
If desired, paint the craft and cover it with matte varnish. Ready!
If you have some cute tin or glass jars, put them to good use by turning your refrigerator door or magnetic board into an organizer.
Glass baby food jars are great for storing spices on the refrigerator or hood.
Materials and tools:
Instructions:
Make sure the prepared jars are clean and dry. Paint them, as well as their lids, in 2-3 layers, allowing each layer to dry thoroughly. Next, coat the jars with varnish, if any.
Cut circles from a magnetic sheet; their diameter should be slightly smaller than the diameter of the cans. If you use neodymium magnets, then glue them with superglue.
Glue the cut out circles to the bottom of the jar, removing the protective backing.
If desired, the lids of the jars can be further decorated. For example, as shown in the photo below.
The idea of recycling soda or beer bottle caps as refrigerator magnets will appeal not only to environmentalists, but also to decorators. After all, they cost nothing at all, but provide a lot of opportunities for decoration.
So, for example, you can paste family photos or just nice paper (card scraps, magazine clippings, etc.) inside the lids.
Homemade photo frame magnets
You can paint the lids, fill the insides with hot glue or cork, and then glue magnets to them.
Sometimes bottle caps don’t need to be decorated at all.
Instead of beer caps, you can use larger caps, such as Nutella jars or baby food caps, to make refrigerator magnets.
Materials and tools:
Instructions:
Using a hole punch or scissors, cut round fragments with a diameter of 2.5 cm from the photographs. Of course, if you use scissors, you must first make a marking using one of the caps (or a plastic cap from a plastic bottle) as a template.
Glue the pictures to the inside of each lid using PVA glue (the glue must be applied on top of the picture as well). Let the glue dry completely (!).
Following the manufacturer's instructions, prepare the epoxy resin in the quantity you need. To find out exactly how much resin you will need, pour water into one of the lids, then multiply the resulting volume by the number of lids. Line your work surface to protect it from spills, then fill each lid to the brim. Let the crafts dry overnight.
Glue magnets to the blanks. Ready!
The most stylish magnets can be easily made from plastic toys, namely animal figurines.
Good day to all. Spring has already arrived and very soon the first spring holiday will come on March 8th. On this day it is customary to give gifts to mothers, girlfriends and work colleagues. There's a crisis right now, so you can't buy many gifts. I want to invite you to give small gifts to all the women you know without spending a lot of money. We will make decorative refrigerator magnets.
To make this magnet we will need:
- Magnetic tape (old magnet).
- Cardboard.
- Scissors.
- Pencil.
- Glue.
- Textile.
- Twine or twine.
- Woolen threads.
- Decorative flowers, elements.
- Beads.
First we need to draw a tree template on cardboard and cut it out. A decorative magnet can be made in any shape. Here are three templates for you to choose from. I chose the first option.
We glue magnetic tape (or just a magnet) on the back side. If you want to make a tree, it is better to glue a magnet to the crown of the tree and to the pot. Then we take the fabric, trace the pot on it, cut it out and glue the material.
