Decorate your own handmade fridge magnet or wearable badge
You get: 1 handmade white clay piece, already sealed, with a magnetic badge back attached
Time: about 20 to 30 minutes
Take home: same day, after 15 minutes of drying
NEED TO KNOW
One piece, two ways: stick it on the fridge, or wear it as a badge.
To wear it, the flat back plate goes inside your clothes, against you. The magnet on your art holds it on.
Every piece is handmade, so each one has its own little quirks. That’s on purpose.
Let your markers dry before you seal so nothing smears.
Keep the Mod Podge off the magnet.
GRAB FROM THE ART BAR
Alcohol-based markers (recommended)
Acrylic paint markers
Mod Podge (Gloss or Matte) and a brush
Alcohol-based markers dry in seconds. Acrylic markers work too, but take longer to dry Ask us if you are unsure that a medium will work.
STEP 1: PICK YOUR PIECE
Choose from shapes like music notes, guitars, leaves, a sunflower, circles, squares, and rectangles. Pick the one you love.
STEP 2: ART IT
You can plan your design on scrap paper and use light pencil on the magnet to mark where you will paint or draw. Doodles, dots, names, anything goes. Make it yours.
STEP 3: LET IT DRY
Alcohol-based markers: several seconds
Acrylic marker or paint: about 10 minutes with even layering. Use a heat gun to spead up dring process. Keep it a safe distance and keep it moving. Should dry to the touch in about 2 -3 minutes.
STEP 4: SEAL IT
Brush Mod Podge over the face of the magnet, nice and smooth.
STEP 5: HANDS OFF
Set it on your table for 15 minutes. Fingerprints stick in wet Mod Podge.
One coat is fine. Have time? Add a second coat and wait another 15 minutes.
You can use a heat gun to speed this process. Keep at a reasonable distance and with movement to not burn your piece.
STEP 6: TAKE IT HOME
Stick it on the fridge or wear it as a badge. It’s tough, but please don’t drop it.
CLEANUP
Leave unused beads and supplies at your table. We will bus these for you. Check out with us at your table or at the register and enjoy your buttons!
Want to make more? Extra blanks are available for purchase at the register. Just ask a staff member.
Questions? Ask anyone at the register.