DIY: Magnetic Money Clip
Do you have some extra time on your hands? With leather scraps and two block magnets, you can make a magnetic money clip in less than 10 minutes! Hold your loose change and paper money in a convenient clip that’s equal parts stylish and convenient.
What You’ll Need:
- Scrap fabric, preferably leather
- Scrap fabric to be the lining –– this can be any fabric or color you want
- 2, ¾” x ½” x ⅛” block magnets
- Sewing machine
- Thread
- Exacto Knife
- Glue/adhesive
- Cut off a rectangular piece of the leather that’s at least 2 inches wide and about 5 inches long.
- Repeat this for two other pieces of fabric (three pieces total.)
- Take one piece of the fabric and cut it in half –– these will be the pieces that hold the magnets in place.
- Glue the leather and the long fabric pieces together.
- Lay the two shorter pieces on each side of the bottom part (lining side) of the fabric.
- Glue three sides of the shorter pieces onto the fabric –– you want to create a pocket that the magnets can fit inside so don’t glue the entire piece together!
- Sew along the outline of the fabric, leaving about ⅛ inch around the border.
- You can trim along the sew line (leave some room though, you don’t want your thread to break) if you want a cleaner look.
- Put one magnet inside each of the pockets that were created. Align the magnets so their north and south poles are attracted.