As soon as I got my iPhone, I started using Instagram. It’s fun, free and lets you make your less-than-exciting cell phone photos interesting with filters. But what do you do with the tiny square photos it saves? While I always have mine set to save the original hi-res photos, I wanted to do something with the processed images. So I thought of the magnets I’ve made as gifts for years.
little tins are great for gift sets
Supplies:
- Clear glass floral marbles (shaped like flattened globes) – avoid the iridescent kind, they are hard to see through.
- Strong, round craft magnets. I find these in the craft store in various sizes.
- Your Instagram photos (or magazine clippings, pretty paper, etc…) printed to fit your chosen size of marbles.
- E-6000 glue
- Scissors (and I sometimes use a circle punch the size of my magnets, but it’s currently lost.)
- Toothpicks for glue spreading.
- Optional: metal tin for giving your magnets as a gift set (found in craft stores.)
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- Supplies
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- Punch photos into circles or cut to fit
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- Ready to assemble
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- This glue starts to set fast
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- Add a little glue to the marble back
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- Press firmly and slide the photo around
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- Keep squishing till the air bubbles go away
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- Add glue to the magnet
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- Press firmly so a lip of glue seals the photo edges
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- Wait 24 hrs before using them
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- Little tins are great for gift sets
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- So cute!
This is a great gift idea for the grandparents, love it!
What brand are the glass floral marbles you used? I can’t find any that aren’t “Lustre”!
I’m not sure I have the tag still, but they were from Michael’s a while ago…
Did you print the pictures at home on photo paper or send the pictures to a digital photo printer like Costco? I love this craft! This is exactly what I’ve been looking for to give as Christmas gifts. Thank you so much!
I just printed on my home mini photo printer, but I’m sure either would work.