sticky hand prints?

Here's a present for the kids to make...with some help of course...well, in all honesty they hardly do any of it! All they do is to provide the starting artwork. And annoy you while you try and do the rest. And make a mess. Hey, but it was fun. No. Really! 
So! Here's a present idea for you to make on behalf of your children...

Get the kids painting...(this is optional!) and while they are all mucky (this is also optional!) paint the kids hands and print them.(Not optional!)

When they are dry, cut them out (with a bit of extra space around the hand for trimming later). You can write the child's name and date on it as well if you like.
Stick them onto the self adhesive magnetic board and cut around.

Cover with clear contact if you want to make them water proof.

Some sticky fingers to leave at someone else's house! Lord knows there's enough mucky finger prints at this house already without needing the magnetic decorative kind as well! A good present for Grandmothers and Kinder teachers?

I'm sticking with you...

How to make patchwork hexagon fridge magnets and fridge bunting with the left overs

Gift making tutorial

You will need:

fabric(smallish scraps) 

iron

needle and thread

craft glue

scissors

stanley knife (optional)

pen/pencil

hexagon template (provided below) 

cardboard/old box

magnetic sheet 6mm thick (self adhesive optional)

 

I used this block from the kids play set to cut around -it's sides measure 2.5 cm - but I have provided the same sized template here.

You may want to stick it onto some thick card for multiple uses.

Cut out hexagon from card with stanley knife or trace and use scissors.

Iron your fabric and cut your fabric out roughly around the hexagon with an overlap.

Fold and glue the fabric, keeping it tight around the card

 OR

stitch in place as you would for patchwork - which I found faster, easier and less mucky!

Just a stitch in each corner. You can spray the card with a little spray adhesive for the fabric to stay still.

Trace around your hexagon on the magnet sheeting. I used a stanley knife to score the  sheet then cut through with scissors. If using the self adhesive sheets, cut on the "wrong" side - the black side- as the white side is really slippery.

Iron the covered hexagon to get it really flat.Peel paper from adhesive or apply a thin layer of craft glue.

 Stick on the covered hexagon!






Make six for a flower

They look sweet on a stainless steel fridge too, trust me! 


It didn't photograph so well.

I found I had left over magnetic sheet triangles...hmmm...well.. it was obvious wasn't it....magnetic fridge bunting!!

Cut your fabric to size around the triangle.

Peel and expose sticky side (or apply thin layer or glue.

Place length of ric rac or thin ribbon across the triangle.(I used mini ric rac)

Apply glue to the ric rac so the fabric sticks over it.

Place fabric carefully on triangle.

Repeat, attaching the ric rac/ ribbon to the next triangle...and so on....

Make it as short or long as you like!

Happy gift making!