Adult Coloring Book Magnets
Did you know adult coloring books are a huge contributor to 2016’s spike in print-book sales? Adult coloring books have rapidly grown in popularity as people have found the activity is a great way to combat anxiety and daily stress. Coloring books for adults are also a great way to release creative energy—especially for those working in intense job industries.
Career path aside, you are likely to enjoy a creative pastime. In fact 52% of Americans describe themselves as creative. When you were young, it was customary to display your artwork on the fridge. Nowadays, you display your kids’ or nieces and nephews’ masterpieces but what about the art you create? We’ve got just the thing! Check out these adult coloring book magnets.
What You’ll Need:
- 3/8" x 1/8" Ceramic Disc Magnets
- Mini canvases
- Coloring book of your choice
- Mini brass or colored-plated fasteners
- Colored utensils
- Acrylic paint colors of your choice
- Hot glue gun
- Paint brush
- Scissors
Steps:
- If you do not have a finished page from the coloring book, make sure to color in a 2.5” x 2.5” section of a page. You do not have to color an entire page for this DIY.
- Use the paint color of your choice to color the outside border of the canvases. Use different colors for each canvas to match the color schemes of your coloring page.
- Once the paint is dry, use the hot glue gun to glue the magnets to the back of each canvas. Let magnets set and cool completely.
- Lay each mini coloring book page on the canvases.
- When you have the pages aligned how you would like them on the canvases, poke a hole with the mini brass or colored plated fasteners and use them to secure the pages to the canvases.