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| Make these cute mini marble magnets! (or buy them at www.lucytortilla.com!) |
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| What you'll need: 1]Marbles-one side flat(usualy in the floral section of craft stores or with plants at home improvment stores) 2]Strong glue such as Epoxy or E6000 3]Magnets,small enuf to acomodate marble,yet thick enuf to be strong,usualy 1/2" 4]Small prints of whatever you like from magazines,boxes,photos(may want to use copies) or make your own custom design on your computer or by hand! 5]Scissors and pencil or a round craft punch(preffered) 6] News paper or craft paper |
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| How to make them: 1] Cut out pictures to size of flat side of marble or use your craft punch. 2] Set up an asembly line of the pictures,marbles,glue and lastly the magnets. 3] Holding marble in left hand and glue in right;squeez small bead of glue onto flat side of marble,rest glue on a news paper or scrap paper(you may want to wear gloves if your prone to gluing yourself or undersirables,or have sensitive skin) 4]Place printed side of your desired picture onto the glue.Gently smoosh it flat.Let rest flat side up as you glue the rest..(you may want to glue a piece of white poster board onto your picture if too thin,somtimes the blackness of the magnets shows thru) 5]After glue has rested about 30min(time to cure so your picture wont end up slipping or getting air bubbles)glue on magnet in same manner,place flat side of magnet on news paper to dry.Do not move for at least an hour and 72 hours is prefferd for strong curing of glue. 6] Tres Cute! |
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