Floral Refrigerator Magnet

Who doesn't have CDs, DVDs & other discs lying around at home? I know I have. Dozens of them!! Infact when my DH was about to trash some of them, I told him to hold on. I knew I could reuse them in some way. I had some fabric flowers at home and had no use for them. So I came up with the idea to combine the flowers and the discs and create the Floral Refrigerator Magnet.

The first thing I did was to remove all the flowers from the stems.

 

As you can see below, I cut the flowers further and divided them into single petals. Flowers like sunflower & pansies are perfect for this project.

One by one I glued the petals on the top of the disc. You can use tacky glue or any other kind of permanent glue. I worked with the sunflower petals. My daughter used the cut-up pansies.

I cut out a small, circular felt of matching color and glued that to the center.

On the back of the disc I glued two pieces of magnetic strips. I took these strips from an old mini calender. 

Here it is, a final look. They complement my black refrigerator perfectly. Reminds me of Spring with flowers blooming everywhere.

Note: Except for the glue, everything I used was either old or something I that I had no use for. This a  fun project for the kids. Its super easy and quick. My 9 yr old had such a great time making this, that she wanted to do more.

Taking a break

For my next project, I will take a break for a week. Instead of starting right away, I thought it will be better to start on March 1st.

During this break I am planning to clean out and organize my basement.....especially my work area. My kids take out all my stuff from the arts & crafts cabinets and don't bother to put it back...I can't find the things I need when I need it.....I am sure most of you moms must be suffering from this too and can understand my plight.

For the next project....I have an idea in my head. Frankly speaking this project really scares me, as I have never done it before...never handled anything remotely familiar. It will be challenging, therefore I have planned to research it well.

Along with research online, I have to make a trip to the local library and see if I can get my hands on some crafting books. I am also planning to go to Michael's today.... I have to checkout and see if they have the necessary supplies. They are the biggest arts & crafts store....I am sure they will have it.

Hopefully all of you join me on March 1st for the big reveal. Take care.