A Plus Clasroom Creations: DIY: Glitter Magnets

Do I consider myself a “crafty” person? Not really. I don’t have a craft room or do crafts on a regular basis. I do have a box o’ craft supplies. I guess you can say that I dabble in craftiness.

While scrolling through pins on pinterest I came across some very sparkly glitter magnets. You can see the original post HERE. I thought they would look fabulous on my white board and looked relatively easy to make. I thought I would give it whirl. I made a list of materials and ran to Hobby Lobby.

Materials:

Clear flat back 'marbles.’ The glass domes you can find at the craft store or dollar store. ***They must have flat bottoms!

Mod Podge

E6000 Glue

Glitter of your choice (I liked using the fine glitter the best)

Strong magnets

Q-tips (for glue)

Newspaper

Paper Plates

Foam brush/small paint brush (optional)

STEPS:

1. Cover work surface with newspaper. I then put one paper plate on top of the newspaper for each color glitter.

2. Grab a marble flat side up. This is where you want to put the Mod Podge.

3. Use your finger to spread a SMALL amount of Mod Podge on the flat side of the marble. You can use a brush/foam brush but I found that my finger worked best.

4. Lay them on the paper plate(s). Lay out as many as you want for each color.

5. Sprinkle generously with glitter. I found that sprinkling was the best method. I also tried dipping the magnet in the glitter but found that it was A.) messier and B.) didn’t cover as nicely.

6. Repeat steps 2-5 for each color that you want to do.

7. Let dry for about 3 hours.

8. Put a small dot of E6000 glue on the bottom of the magnet. I have never used this glue before….. It was super messy and oozed out of the tube. I squeezed a dollop of glue on a paper plate and used a Q-tip to apply the glue. This helped me to control the ooziness.

Side note: When looking for glue at Hobby Lobby, I wanted strong glue so the marble would not fall off the magnet. (***Remember, I only DABBLE in craftiness…. I am learning as I go!) The lady at Hobby Lobby said E6000 would do the trick! We’ll see!