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My friend made some of these as x-mas gifts and I thought they were so cute!  Here's how I did it:

Supplies (all from Joann Fabric):

Modge Podge glue, E-6000 glue, photos, large marble accents (the glass bubble things...they are about 1 1/2 inches around), ceramic magnets (.75 inch), and a 1 inch hole punch

 

  1. Resize your photos on www.photobucket.com or with photoshop.  The quality isn't that great when photos are shrunk, but it's still pretty good.
  2. I got a 1 inch hole punch, but it is a little too small for the photos so I hand cut them.  The 1 inch punch is used later.
  3. Use a paint brush to brush the Modge Podge glue over top of the photo and affix it to the flat part of the bubble. The glue might look foggy, but it will dry clear.  The bubbles aren't perfect, so there are little spots sometimes, but I still think it looks cute.
  4. Use the hole punch to cut a blank white circle and glue that to the back of the photo (this helps the glue that you put on the magnet from seeping through onto the photo).  
  5. After that is dry, put some E-6000 glue on the magnet.  Wait 2 minutes and then press the magnet onto the white circle on the back of the bubble.

That's it!  We are going to give one to each guest along with breast cancer awareness candy in honor of my friend Jill and our grandmothers. 

 

 

Posted on 01/04/2010 at 07:23 pm | 21 comments

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02/11/2010 at 02:46 pm

Those are too cute and will be so much fun for your guests. Great idea!

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02/16/2010 at 06:19 am

Those came out great!  Your guests are gonna love!

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02/26/2010 at 03:48 pm

I think this is great! I probably will have to steal this idea from you!!! :)

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02/26/2010 at 08:51 pm

Those are super cute favors, love them!

03/04/2010 at 03:44 pm

Love the magnet favors!  Awesome idea =D

03/07/2010 at 07:04 am

That's exactly what I want to do for my favors! They look amazing! I had no idea how to DIY it...thx for the tutorial!

03/10/2010 at 02:42 pm

thats a great idea!! i like! how small did you have to shrink each photo to?

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03/10/2010 at 02:48 pm

thanks!  the photos are about an inch around.  when i shrunk them they got a little pixilated, but it still looks okay.

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03/12/2010 at 09:33 pm

Great DIY project!

03/24/2010 at 02:23 pm

LOVE your magnets!  I made these for my bridal party for their hostess gifts for my shower too!

03/24/2010 at 02:24 pm

Great bubble magnets!  Super cute idea!

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03/24/2010 at 02:29 pm

Great job! That's a great idea!

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03/24/2010 at 02:36 pm

Soooo cute!

03/24/2010 at 07:07 pm

these are such a cute idea!!! Love them!!!

05/12/2010 at 01:51 am

What an adorable idea!

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07/03/2010 at 12:29 pm

Super creative! Great idea!

07/04/2010 at 02:33 pm

These are awesome!!!

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07/04/2010 at 02:45 pm

Love those!

08/10/2010 at 10:05 pm

I lOVE IT

10/09/2010 at 07:44 pm

cute idea! I love them!

03/27/2011 at 02:26 pm

cute/unique idea!! I love them. I just might have to borrow this :)

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