Hey guys! Hope everyone had a great weekend… I spent mine cleaning house and getting my magnets done…woohoo!! I’m really happy with how they turned out and wanted to share… If you want to see my magnet board tutorial just look here!!
I found this great chipboard pack at Joann’s for $9.99 and used a 40% off coupon to make it closer to $6! Each 12×12 sheet has at least 10 of each letter on it.
I punched out 3 to 4 of each letter and layed them out to be painted…
I then used Rustoleum American Accents spray paint in London Gray to paint all the letters. This is a new color for me and I LOVED it… it is gray with just a touch of brown… too cute!
After letting that dry I wanted to distress them a bit so I used my Tim Holtz Walnut distressing ink on the edges of each letter.
You just rub the edge of each letter against the ink pad…
Just adds a bit of something to them… don’t you think??
Now to add my magnets! I found this great adhesive magnet roll at Hobby Lobby for $2.99.
I just cut small pieces of it, removed the backing and attached it to the chipboard… that easy!
My final step… Getting my girls to stick them to the magnet board! Of course I couldn’t resist the urge to add my own little subliminal advertising!! What do you think???
I also wanted to give another shout out to Kim from Twice Remembered for inspiring me on this project!!
I just adore the style/font of those magnetic letters…they are so FUN! I'm sure your kiddos are having a blast with them! Thanks for the shout out, btw – you're so sweet!
These are adorable. You inspired me to create my own set of magnets using the same chipboard letters. http://netteandjimmy.blogspot.com/2009/10/magnetic-chalkboard-art-project.html Thanks for the inspiration!
I am sooo in love with this idea! It's beautiful. I did want to tell you that the person who makes the distress ink is Tim Holtz not Jim Holtz..he has a wonderful line of products…you should check out his crackle paint!!!
What a cute idea!!
I knew I should have bought more tin when I was in Canton! Next time I go I am loading up. This is such a cute idea. This tin is now one of my "craft staples." Yall are so creative!
I would have never thought about that. Thanks for the idea!
This is a fabulous project! You two are so creative.
Jane
Very cute! I love distressing ink, too!
Now those are just too darn cute!!! Just like yall~
These look great. Such a good idea. I bought some wooden letters from a pound store about two years ago and have never known what to do with them – I just knew that I could eventually find a use for them. Now thanks to you I have! Thanks x
Love these!You gals are very creative!:)
Love it!!! The letters are so cute, they're just perfect for your fab magnet board!
What a fantastic idea…I have tons of chipboard letters from scrapbook and other projects…I think I shall use up some more for magnets…thanks for sharing!
love the addition of the magnets! super cute!
Tamera@doubledelight
Oh my goodness! Seriously, I LOVE those letters! The size differences are adorable. Now to find a place for a magnet board in my house…