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How to make clay fridge magnets – easy DIY tutorial

January 13, 2021 by Kathy Leave a Comment

Dogs and hearts DIY clay magnets clay crafts idea

Looking for cute and easy clay craft ideas? Make some cute DIY clay magnets for your fridge!

Making DIY clay fridge magnets is a great clay craft idea for both kids and adults. Anyone who knows me knows that I like to make useful things. This clay craft not only makes a great kid's craft activity but also helps you organize all those bits of paper and photos on your refrigerator.

See also: 'Tips and tricks when working with polymer clay' »

Clay magnets also make a great DIY gift idea. My kids made a set of dogs for their grandma in Arizona...

And they made clay magnets of themselves for their grandma in Indiana...

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Filed Under: Accessories, DIY Gift Ideas, DIY Tutorials, Mother's Day

Simple Polymer Clay Tips & Tricks for Beginners

September 19, 2016 by Kathy

Earlier this week I shared my DIY wedding gift project that features handmade clay tags attached to wine bottles using VELCRO® Brand fasteners. A lot of DIY sites make working with polymer clay look as easy as baking sugar cookies. Well, working with polymer clay like FIMO and Scuply is pretty easy but I definitely had a bit of a learning curve. I’m sharing what I learned about polymer clay so that it can be really is simple for you. Speaking of making things easy, lately it seems like there’s a major oversimplification trend with some of the most popular DIY sites out there. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY Tutorials, Inspiration

DIY wedding gift: Wine tags that transform into Christmas ornament keepsakes

September 7, 2016 by Kathy

Want to make a cheerful and sentimental DIY wedding gift? Stock the newlywed’s wine fridge with bottles to enjoy together on their future anniversaries. The wine bottles are colorfully labeled with handmade tags that transform into Christmas ornament keepsakes after each anniversary. Just attach the corks using VELCRO® Brand fasteners after your toast and voila! This is the third of four projects that I made for the Amazing Connections™ Official Velcro Company Blog as part of a wedding series that shows how to use VELCRO® Brand fasteners to add simple and clever personal touches to your big day. You can also see my [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, DIY Gift Ideas, DIY Tutorials, Sponsored, Weddings

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