DIY Glass Magnets

Sup fellow crafters...

Have you seen those really cool magnets that look like a bubble with a really cool picture abstracted in the back. I love them and was inspired to make some of my own. Its a cute gift idea too, thats what mine are for.

Supplies:

Craft Glue/Super Glue (clear drying)

Clear Accent Gems (mine have a kinda rainbow look to them)

Strong Magnets

Hot Glue Gun

Felt

Card stock (white)

Gloves (optional)

...looking back I would wear them next time especially 

working with super glue, cuz it was all over my hands 

and took me hours of scrubbing to get it all off :(

(1) Measure your stones to get an approx. size. (mine were 1.25") 

(2) Print out you images to that size on the card stock. 

(3) Cut them out. They don't have to be perfect but you just need to make sure that they do cover the whole back of your stone.

(4) Put a small circle of glue on the back. Make sure to do a drop. 

(5) Press down gently and turn over.

(6) Gently press down and make sure all of the bubbles disappear. Let dry. go around and cut the excess paper off the stone. Get as close of a cut as you can.

(7) Cut a small felt circle and hot glue it on the back side. Put a dollop on the felt and firmly press the magnet into the felt.

Ta-da

(not the best picture - late at night crafting again)

I love them...and such and awesome, cheap gift idea that is totally customizable!

~ rachel

Monday, Monday

Ok, so here goes my first attempt at this blog thing...!!

Mondays for me are so unpredictable.  Sometimes I have absolutely no motivation after the weekend to do anything.  Well it didn't matter today whether I did or not since my day was pretty much filled already.  First things first, volunteer in my two youngest kids' classes. So off to my middle child's 1st grade class.  We read a short story in groups about the Lion and the Mouse and answered some questions.  Pretty easy!  And thankfully the kids didn't get too crazy this week with talk of bodily functions or video games (unlike weeks in the past)!

Next it was off to my youngest's Pre-K class.  (Well besides the 1/2 hour I had to kill and ran to Walmart...boring).  I had forgotten that his teacher told me they were going to have a substitute and she had no idea I was coming, so therefore had absolutely nothing planned for me to do.  So I spent the next 45 minutes or so chatting with the substitute while watching 5 year olds make shapes with rubberbands, sort frogs, build houses with wooden blocks, and make patterns with plastic cubes. They are so cute and entertaining!!

Rachel and I had plans to go to the fabric store after I was finished!! We had tons of fun picking out fabric! Everything is so cute I wanted to buy it all!! But we finally settled on these! I can't wait to get started on our projects!

This afternoon I knew my oldest daughter had to work on finishing her science project (something I've been dreading).  Well the experiment was already done, but we had to work on the board. After about 2 hours we finally finished!! Here's the finished product. She was so happy!!

Well that was my Monday.  How was yours?

Anona

my present from paris...

My friends went to Paris for a week while I watched their kids...wait I know what your thinking...I got the better end of the deal! j/k it was a blast watching them and they brought me home some deliciousness! French macaroons, can you say yummy :) They are way too sweet to carry that precious cargo all the way home for me! You guys are the bestest...
~rachel

well lets give this a try...

 

hello world of bloggers...

we started our business a little over 2 years ago and have so much fun getting our craft on... we really enjoy spending time together and coming up with new ideas for our product line of hair accessories and more.

we thought we would start this blog and share with all of you, tutorials, new products, free stuff, and just about our everyday busy lives. we are open to comments and suggestions...but don't be too harsh cuz we new at this!

thank you for stopping by our lil blog hope to talk to you soon!

 

~rachel