Simple Cork Magnets

On my blog I have provided the (free) pdfs for you to print out and trace, or you can free-hand you own! If you can cut and use puffy paint, you can do this one! Note that this does not have to be seasonal, just don't make icing lines on the bear.

• Print out bear pattern and/or gingerbread man pattern (on my blog, or free-hand these!)

• Cut out bear and/or gingerbread man.

• Trace your bear and/or gingerbread man onto the cork sheet.

• Cut out bear and/or gingerbread man from cork.

• Cut off a small piece of magnet and hot glue it to the back of the bear and/or gingerbread man. Since it is unlikely you cut so no tracing lines show, use that as your backside, and the clean cork as the front of your project.

• Cut a small piece of ribbon and form a bow.

• Hot glue the bow to bear and/or gingerbread man. This placement sets up the eyes, mouth and gingerbread man buttons.

• Using black puffy paint, paint on black eyes, mouth, and gingerbread man buttons.

• Using white puffy paint, paint on “icing” embellishments on arms and legs.

• Allow the puffy paint to dry completely (an hour or more), and then attach the bear and/or gingerbread man to your fridge or freezer door.

Couple of notes:

• There are self-adhesive magnet rolls for crafts, but most get awful reviews. There is no reason you cannot give them a try on this craft if you have them on hand. I am not sure I'd advise buying them as they are not inexpensive, and rolled magnet is fairly cheap.

• Magnets do not always work on stainless steel. Ferritic stainless steels are generally magnetic while austenitic stainless steels usually are not. A ferritic stainless steel owes its magnetism to two factors: its high concentration of iron and its fundamental structure. (from Scientific American).