My first project

Here is my first "shared" project.  I am making these as gifts for my little cousins so girls if you are reading this... NO PEEKING!

 

I kind of stumbled upon these two very cool looking metal serving trays at my local thrift store.  They have some really fine details on them that make them vintage looking.  I tested them out to make sure the magnets would stick to them well and they did.  So for a whopping $1.50 per tray I couldn't say no!

After finding such interesting trays the rest all seemed to just come together so well.  I went to some craft stores and browsed the shelves for anything that stuck out to me, this is where the FLOWERS, FEATHERS, AND BUTTONS seemed to just draw me in!  I decided on a color pallet for each tray and just started filling my shopping basket.

When I got home I put out all of my finds on the table and just started piecing together one magnet at a time.  I also bought some small notepads that matched the theme for the boards, this way I could glue on a magnet to the back right away.  It was important for me to lay out all the magnets before using any glue...mostly because I am very indecisive, but also that way I could make sure that all the boards shared some similar characteristics.

After piecing together all the magnets I started to glue them together hot glue and/or E-6000 depending on what type or material I was using.  I also had to sew a few of the pieces together, but if you do not sew you could just look for flowers that are pre-made from a craft store.  Hobby Lobby has some very reasonable pre-made flowers in their scrapbook and craft sections.  Some of the magnets that I made were not very even or had a lot of different materials all meeting up in the back so I just glued on some felt to smooth out the surface and made the back look a little prettier before I glued them to the magnets. 

 

 * One thing to note is to make sure to get strong enough magnets that they will be able to hold up all your beautiful creations AND a note or picture too.  I also attached multiple picture frame hangers to the back so I could hang the boards on the wall without the fear of them falling off due to their weight.

After about 24 hours the glue dries and you have a new and completely unique magnet board