How To Recycle Refrigerator Magnets
- November 25, 2008
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Writer
Rosemarie_Lennon
Instructables Creator
Ryan McFarland
Voice Over Artist
Peter Coleman
Music
James Panepinto
Transform those outdated fridge magnets into new ones. Inspired by an Instructables.com project: http://www.instructables.com/id/Reusing-old-calendar-magnets/
You Will Need
- Old, flexible refrigerator magnets
- Photos, magazines, comic books, drawings, stickers, wallpaper, fabric
- Scissors, a razor, or a utility knife
- A glue stick, contact cement, or Mod Podge
Step 1: Collect old magnets
Collect flexible magnets from friends, relatives, or local merchants who give them out as promotional items.
Step 2: Brainstorm new covers
Gather materials for the new covers you’d like to use—images from magazines and comic books; family photos; kids’ drawings; stickers; or even cool wallpaper or fabric remnants.
If you have an old pair of jeans, you can cut out the back pocket to make a handy holder for notepaper or coupons.
Step 3: Trace the image
Center the new image on the old magnet and trace around it, leaving enough overlap to fold and paste the ends like a gift box so there are no jagged edges.
Step 4: Trim the magnet
Using scissors, a razor, or a utility knife, trim the magnet to the size of the new one or ones you’d like to create. Just be careful you don’t cut yourself, too!
Step 5: Attach new covers
Attach the new covers with a glue stick, contact cement, or Mod Podge. If you’re using stickers, just slap them on.
Step 6: Make a picture frame
You can make a photo frame magnet by cutting a window out of the center of a magnet large enough to frame the picture of your choice. Then cover the frame with fabric or wallpaper remnants, taking care to paste any loose ends over the back edges of the frame, where they’ll be hidden from view when on the fridge.
Louise Greenfarb of Las Vegas is the Guinness record holder for the biggest collection of refrigerator magnets, with 35,000.
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Comments (3)
This instructional mentions my mother - Louise Greenfarb known as the Magnet Lady. She can be contacted at mgntldy@aol.com and her website is mgntldy.com
She loves to talk about Magnets and making new Magpals. And of course she will talk about her Guinness Record. Cheers
over 2 years ago by Bryan_Greenfarb
That is so cool!
over 2 years ago by sanjay
Thanks, Bryan! She must have some collection.
over 2 years ago by BCipolla
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