Magnets for Crafts

Creating decorations and doing crafts are great ways to start off the fall season this year. With the days growing shorter and the weather getting colder, here are a few fun indoor magnet DIYs you can do with fall leaves: Continue reading →

Leaving messages on the fridge is a fun and traditional way to communicate with your family or roommates. Creating your own refrigerator magnets is also an easy and fun way to recycle unwanted items such as old electronics. Instead of buying alphabet magnets you can upgrade your magnetized message board with this DIY tutorial for upcycled keyboard magnets: Continue reading →

Several DIY projects involve gluing magnets onto other objects in order to magnetize them for organizational purposes. But for some DIY projects, glue or tape might not be the right type of adhesives for the job. Glue can be messy and tape may not last long for objects that aren’t stationary. So, if you need a more permanent and less messy solution for DIY magnet projects, try using heat shrink tubing. Continue reading →

Zen gardens are fun to tend with the little rakes they come with, but it’s also easy to spill sand everywhere. Instead of keeping a sand garden on your desk, try making a magnetic sandbox. A magnetic sandbox is more fun and entertaining than a zen garden and you’re less likely to spill sand everywhere while using it. Here’s how to make a magnetic sandbox: Continue reading →

If you think regular silly putty is a gooey ball of fun, you will love magnetic putty. Magnetic putty becomes magnetic when iron oxide particles are added to silly putty. The iron oxides magnetize the putty making it a million times more fun and entertaining than regular putty. When magnets are within range of the influence of its magnetic field, the putty will slowly swallow them. Because the magnetic field of the putty is strongest at the center of the blob, the magnets are engulfed. The putty slowly sucks magnets in until they reach the strongest point of the magnetic field. Continue reading →

Polka dots are adorable and seem like an easy pattern to create but drawing a perfect circle freehand is near impossible. So, what if you want to create a polka dot pattern on a pair of shoes, a tote bag, or other surface? Here’s a DIY tutorial on how to use magnets to create a pattern of perfect circles: Continue reading →

There are infinite uses for washable bags such as tote bags and reusable grocery bags. You can use them for carrying books, storing craft supplies, and transporting groceries in order to avoid using plastic bags. Unfortunately, tote bags aren’t known for being the most stylish accessories to carry with you even if they are useful. With this DIY project, you can spice up your tote bags with decorative magnets! Continue reading →

Tie clips are extremely useful on windy days or while you’re eating soup. They also make thoughtful gifts for the well-dressed man who already has everything. But if you don’t want a boring bar shaped tie clip, you can turn almost anything you want into a tie clip using magnets. Here’s a simple DIY on how to make a magnetic tie clip. Continue reading →

Everyone needs a bottle opener at some point, especially beer drinkers. And you don’t want to carry a free bottle opener keychain from a bar with the logo of a beer you don’t even like. With this DIY magnet project, you can show off your woodworking skills and open bottles with class. If you don’t have woodworking skills, don’t worry - this magnetic bottle opener is simple, fun, and convenient! Continue reading →

Instead of building a secret room you can open by pulling down a lever disguised as a book or purchasing an expensive safe to hide behind a painting, you can create a secret hiding place using things you can find around the house or at a thrift store. A DIY magnetic book box is easy to make and will fit in with the rest of the books on your shelf so no one can tell it’s hollow. Here are the 5 easy steps you can follow to make a magnetic book box: Continue reading →