My friend, Tania, taught me how to make these fun magnets a couple of years ago in Kodiak. We made them for the parents of the kids that we babysat that year. They turned out so cute! I love being down in the lower 48 around the holidays. It is SO MUCH EASIER to find craft supplies! We couldn’t get these marbles on the island, so her sister sent her some from Maine. Now all I have to do is go down the street to Joann’s or the Dollar Tree store—and spend a lot less—no shipping!
To make some of your own all you need to do is brush a thin layer of mod podge on the back of the marble (on the flat side). Apply a circle of scrapbook paper, a photo, or a little crayon masterpiece (like the one Aaron is doing below).
Let dry. Then add a magnet onto the back using some tacky or all purpose craft glue and let dry. That’s it!
Here are some with paper behind.
Aaron’s crayon drawings. He made these as gifts.
Sela says
January 27, 2010 at 5:28 pmSO Happy! I just found a bag of these marbles at Dollar Tree! Now to get the magnets and away I go. Thanks for the tutorial 🙂
R. says
March 29, 2010 at 12:10 ami have just discovered your blog and gone through almost all of it…it’s really great! your children are very blessed to have not only a talented mom, but one that includes them in the projects. thanks for sharing.
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February 3, 2011 at 3:43 amLove theses but have never seen large flat marbles.
AD says
January 9, 2012 at 10:22 pmThe clear glass bubbles can be hard to find, especially the larger ones. Try looking at a stained glass store, they usually have them and call them nuggets.
Jamie O. says
January 3, 2013 at 12:06 amPlease, please be careful with magnest this size, especially when incorporating them into kid-friendly kid projects and those meant for young chilcren to play with.