Button Magnet
by KRISTEN on NOVEMBER 16, 2010
These cute little buttons may just be the easiest craft project ever. They use minimal supplies and only take 5 minutes to make. I must say this is my kind of craft. Packaged nicely I think these button magnets would make an excellent stocking stuffer.
You will need:
Hot Glue Gun
Magnets
Pretty Buttons
Believe it or not this project is as simple as gluing buttons to magnets! These colourful button magnets make an excellent and affordable last minute holiday gift. There is only one small thing I would do different next time… I think I would buy thinner magnets. In the picture below you can see they are very thick.
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- These magnet pairs attract for a strong hold but repel when twisted for an easy release. Use them on doors, covers, and other parts that need to be repeatedly installed and removed. Multi-Position Paired Magnets.
- Adhesive magnets work with our flat back or a collet backed button to make refrigerator magnets. While not as strong as a ceramic magnet, the purpose of an adhesive backed magnet is to display your message or artwork on a button along with a standard piece of copy paper.
- Industrial Strength Mighty Button Magnets Mighty button magnets are made of high-grade industrial strength magnets and built for holding your heaviest decorations. Mighty buttons have the strength to hold tile and ceramics, making them the preferred choice for are all kinds of arts & crafts projects! Buy our mighty button magnets online today!
Here is one more picture of the finished project. I have to say I am thrilled with how they turned out!
Button magnets are strong, round-shaped magnets that can be used in virtually every industry for multiple purposes ranging from office whiteboards and home decor to industrial holding applications where high magnetic strength is required. We offer button magnets in various permanent magnet materials, sizes, shapes and magnetic pull strengths.
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1Charlie November 18, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I love these!! I am definitely making these SOON!!!
2Amanda November 19, 2010 at 6:55 pm
I just wanted to stop by and let you know that I linked to this post today from the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip. 🙂
Your feature will appear in the main Craft Gossip RSS feed, on the main home page and can be found directly here
If you would like a “featured by” button, you can grab one here!
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3Jennifer November 19, 2010 at 7:46 pm
CUTE! I think the magnets are fine, sometimes thinner magnets= never holding more than it’s self up.
4PamB November 20, 2010 at 8:38 am
I am definitely making these!! I think I might “stitch” thread through some of them first, to make them look “sewn on,” but they’re brilliant!! Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!! Do you present them on a button card, making them look like they’re ready for purchase in your favorite notions department?
5Danielle November 22, 2010 at 2:16 am
Oooh…I love this idea! And I will be making tons of these for my fridge! Excellent idea!!
I’m having a giveaway at,
http://www.curiouskey.blogspot.com
if you’d like to enter!
Love Missy
xxx
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6Katie November 22, 2010 at 8:13 am
These are awesome! I featured them on my blog, here:
http://punkprojects.blogspot.com/2010/11/make-it-monday_22.html
xo, Katie
7Katie January 3, 2011 at 8:24 am
hello,
I would have emailed this comment to you but the email link on your website didn’t seem to work…?
I am a year 10 student at Tiffin Girls School and I am
currently doing a controlled assesment peice on organising
an upcycling and recycling event. We have to include
demonstrations to inspire people to upcycle at home and I
thought your button magnets would be perfect! I was wondering if you could possibly give me permissino to use the three pictures on this page?
I love them by the way and think that they’re so simple but look really great when they’re finished!
Thank you very much for your time and happy new year!
Katie McArdle
8Victoria S. January 17, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Beautiful and easy. I have the little clear rocks and magnets that you glue pictures between the rocks and magnets- but now I think I’m going to grab all my fancy buttons and do this to them instead of the rocks. It looks much easier and faster. Thanks for sharing. Found you on C.R.A.F.T.
9Moe February 8, 2011 at 10:22 pm
these are so darling! I love the bright springy colors.
10Crystal March 16, 2011 at 12:19 am
out of curiousity, does it have to be a hot glue gun? would regular glue work? i’ve glued buttons to lots of things with just regular glue.
11Hannah March 30, 2011 at 10:09 pm
hi! i am sooooo thankful that you posted this! i have a huge box of buttons lingering in my wardrobe, sitting there collecting dust, and now i think i know what to do with them! do you think i could use magnet tape on flat buttons? i’m not sure that it would hold very well but willing to give it a try and report back, just want to know if you would like to know how it worked out!
12Meg April 17, 2011 at 12:37 pm
THE BOOK THIEF IS MY FAVORITE BOOK! Plus this is just a super cute craft, I love magnets. If you haven’t read that book, you need to… NOW!
13A boy who makes jewelry August 21, 2011 at 7:39 am
I know I’m a little late… But this is so simple and so cool. I made at least 30 of these for my teacher on the last day of school, and she thought they wereso cool! In your first and last pictures, in your “reading list”, have you actually read “The Book Theif”? It’s so good, but so sad! Anyway, love the tutorial.
14Sophie August 24, 2011 at 6:26 am
Tanks for this gréât and so simple idéa !
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15Lisa Strong September 23, 2011 at 7:32 am
What a perfect cute little thought about you christmas present that fits into my budget.
16emily November 28, 2011 at 2:16 pm
These are so cute! You can buy rare earth magnets on Etsy for relatively cheap – they are super thin and small and WAY stronger than the ones you can buy at the craft store…
17Alisha January 13, 2012 at 10:14 pm
I featured this on my blog today. http://www.snugasabugbaby.com/some-stuff-i-am-loving-cute-as-a-button/
Seriously cute idea…and great pictures.
18Annie B. February 4, 2012 at 7:23 pm
Love this Idea! I will doing this !!
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Getting married?
- Save the Date Button Magnets - People think of buttons with pin backs, but all of our buttons can also be made with a refrigerator magnet backing. Instead of the standard flexible magnet, we had one of our customers want a save the date magnet that was 'gift shop quality' so it truly would be a kept as a souvenir of their wedding. They chose a 2x3 inch rectangle button magnet.
- Wedding Favors - With our different backing options you can make some really unique wedding favors for your guests. We had a customer order bottle opener back buttons and mirror back buttons. The bottle openers were for the men and the mirrors for the women. It was a great thing for the guests to take home and remember the special day.
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- Name Place Buttons - We had a customer come up with a great idea of printing each guests name and the table number they were to be seated at onto buttons. They had all the buttons pinned onto a board as they entered the reception. Once everyone found their name and table number, they were able to wear the buttons as a name badge, even show their relation to the bride or groom! Such a unique and easy way for everyone to get to know each other.
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- There has never been a better time for you creative folks to get your ideas out to the world! With our wide range of different types of backing options you can quickly, easily, and affordably create an entire product line using your own drawings, painting, photographs, and digital creations. We invite you check out our fridge magnets, coasters, key chains, zipper pulls, bottle openers, mirror, and classic pin back buttons. We've had many customers actually able to sell their art now that it's been printed on the fun and funky items we offer. It much more affordable for their customers to buy a small item of their art they love.