Create a New Magnet for Your Refrigerator

Hello and happy Friday everyone! Today's tutorial is going to cover how I created this magnet for the fridge. This is a fun and easy project, you will need the following items:

Supplies:

• paperclay
• white acrylic paint
• magnet
• Aqua blue and magenta colored pencils
• ruler
• varnish
• baking pin or anything that can be used to roll the clay flat
• plastic knife or similar clay tool
• wax paper

First start off by getting a fresh piece of paperclay and lay it on a sheet of wax paper. Use a rolling pin or anything that can be used to roll the clay flat. I am using a soup container here.

When you get the clay flat, cut out your square shape for the sheet of paper. You will also want to cut out your holes and zig zag pattern at this stage while the clay is still moist.

This is also a good time to make an indent for your magnet on the back of the piece. Press your magnet into the center of the piece, but make sure not to press too deep into the piece. You do not want the magnet to go through the clay on the other side. When done, sit the piece aside and allow it to dry.

When the piece dries, flip it around to the front which should be flat. If there are any imperfections, you can sand them down flat here.

Paint the piece with white acrylic paint. Put a few coats and sit it out to dry.

Flip the piece over and secure the magnet with glue. I am using a glue gun here, let the glue dry and flip it back to the front.

Draw the vertical line with your ruler and magenta pencil. Next you will be drawing the horizontal blue lines. Use a piece of loose-leaf paper to use as reference to get the lines right if you need to.

Now draw a picture or write a nice message that you would like to see everyday on your fridge!

Use your pencils and draw what you would like on your piece. Seal with varnish to protect it from chipping.

now place it on the fridge with the rest of your magnet collection!

Thank you all once again for stopping by, and I hope that you enjoyed today's tutorial! You can find Creative Paperclay® at the following retailers Creative Paperclay® Online Store, Michael's, Amazon, Joann's.

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