Letter Magnets

Everyday Art

I saw a post for letter magnets and new they would be a perfect small and quirky gift for my friends and family.
Shopping List:

• Clear Dragon Tears (various sizes)*
• Glass Glue
• Scrapbook Paper (I got 10 or so sheets)
• Magnets (I tried a bunch of different types.  I had the best results with the adhesive puffy large circles I got from Walmart)
  *Dragon tears are those clear things my mom used to put in vases and stuff.  Why they are called dragon tears, I have no idea.  I would rather call them 'clear things that go in a vase.'  Also, I had better results with the large dragon tears due to the options I had for magnets

**Sorry for the poor quality of picture! I am working on finding my camera's charger!!**

Small Dragon Tears

Large Dragon Tears

Magnetic tape roll (Walmart).  Some of my magnets with
these have stayed on but I haven't had the best results

Scrapbooking Paper

Various glass glue.  They all gave me the same results

Adhesive Magnetic Stick-ons (Walmart).
These worked the best for me.

Start out by picking out a few dragon tears that are clear and chip-less.  Each dragon tear has a unique shape, so each needs to be traced individually onto the scrapbook paper.  Cut out each of the pieces.
(I wrote on some of the scrapbook paper circles with letter and shapes with permanent marker.  If you choose to do this, wait about an hour before going onto the next step or the letters will be blurry from the grease in the glue)
Once this is done, place the dragon tear onto the piece of paper and make sure it "fits" (cut off any corners that hang over).  Then put a small, small drop of glass glue onto the scrapbook paper and push down the dragon tear.  Push for at least 30 seconds.  Try not to get too messy if it oozes out of the side!  Warning: Sometimes, it may appear that the paper gets greasy.  I think this is from something in the glue.  I experienced this when I used white paper, but not with the other colors.
Let these magnets sit for a few hours.  I let mine sit overnight because I started really late.
Once the glue has set, add the magnets.  It is important to hold them together for about a minute.
When I used the large dragon tears, the circle stick-ons fit perfectly.  When I used the small dragon tears, I cut the adhesive magnets in thirds.  This also worked but was hard to cut with crafting scissors.
The magnetic tape roll also works, but seems to "unstick" when it is cold.  It can't quite hold the weight of the dragon tear but I have a lot that have, too.
I waited about another hour before I hung these on my fridge.  I know this seems like a lengthy process but I made about 100 so it actually worked out pretty perfectly time-wise.

Here are some of my creations!  I like putting the letters of my dogs name inside the paw of the dog prints too :)

This idea I had was originally pinned from Everyday Art.  They have better pictures and have the link to the eHow page!