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    Home » Junk Creations » 5 Minute DIY Vintage Magnets

    5 Minute DIY Vintage Magnets

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    I personally would love a gift of DIY vintage magnets. Handmade gifts are the best. They mean you put time and thought and a bit of effort into the gift. It also means your gift is special. It takes just a few minutes to make the magnets and they are very inexpensive...and classy.

    You can make magnets out of earrings, keys, dominoes, checkers, seashells, small toys, coins, scrabble tiles (think monogram or personalization).....I could go on and on.

    5 Minute DIY Vintage Magnets Pettiocat Junktion

    I think these vintage earring magnets are my favorite of all the DIY magnets I've put together. I really like them and they are perfect for the metal magnet board I made a while ago.

    junk jewelry Petticoat Junktion

    I have several jars full of junk jewelry. There are bits and pieces and odds and ends and even some pieces in perfect condition. I dug through my stash of reclaimed bling to find a few pretty pieces…..soon to become magnets.

    vintage earring magnet project Petticoat Junktion

    I found several earrings and clipped the thingy off of the back using wire cutters. I hesitated to ruin the earrings but they weren't doing any good just sitting in a jar. They needed a showcase.

    E6000 glue Petticoat Junktion magnet project

    E-6000 is my favorite glue when working with jewelry. I used it to adhere the  earrings to the strong magnets. The magnets are the thick kind. Don’t buy those little thin pad magnets. They aren’t strong enough. I speak from experience. Don’t waste your money.

    products in this post:

    E6000
    Howard’s Wax in Neutral
    Ceramic Disk Magnets
    This diy only takes a few minutes. Once the glue is dry your ready to put the unique vintage magnets in a gift bag or box......or keep them for yourself.

    Next I'll show you how I made my decorative magnet board. I found a chippy white panel from a reclaimed door and this rusty tin in my pile of stuff.

    how to make magnet board (2)

    I got the panel at My Favorite Junk Shop and the tin at the Nashville Flea Market. I cut the tin to size using tin snips.

     

    attaching rusty tin to board using screws Petticoat Junktion magnet board

    I attached the tin to the board using really tiny screws. I applied one saw tooth hanger to the middle top back of the board and put wall protectors on each corner. My favorite Howard’s Wax in neutral protects the rusty metal and chippy paint and gives it a little sheen. That's all it was too it.

    perfectly paired vintage jewelry magnets and rusty tin Pettiocat Junktion craft

    The pretty magnets made from vintage earrings are perfect on this magnet board. The paper on the board is a wedding announcement from 1953. It was in a bunch of cards I ordered from Ebay. I love things like this.

    necklace hanger

    necklace hanger

    The magnet board is a great way to  store necklaces. I just loop the necklaces over the earring magnets.

    Now let's look at some more easy magnet projects. I made these vintage key and furniture hardware magnets earlier this year. I like them too.....it's hard to pick a favorite.

    diy vintage magnets

    Again, all you have to do is pick a piece for your magnet and glue it to the magnet. Easy peasy.

    More magnets using various pieces of jewelry.....diy vintage magnets

    Jewelry Magnets

    These aren't vintage magnets but they're cute. Just goes to show you can use anything to make a magnet.

    domino magnet

    Domino Magnets

     

    Perfectly Paired Vintage Earring Magnets and Rusty Tin Petticoat Junktion diy project

    What do you think of the vintage magnets? Do you make gifts for your family and friends or do you buy something already made? Leave a note. I read all of them. As always, thanks for being here friends, Kathy

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    1. Melanie Brooks

      November 27, 2018 at 7:45 am

      I love this idea! I have a bunch of my mom's earrings sitting in her old jewelry box- it would be so much better to see them every day! I'm thinking this could work on big push pins for a bulletin board as well...

      Reply
    2. Lindsay

      February 27, 2016 at 1:06 pm

      What a great idea! turned out awesome! Thanks so much for sharing at Merry monday!

      Reply
    3. DazzleWhileFrazzled

      February 27, 2016 at 6:40 am

      I love this idea! Makes me think of my Grandma's clip on earrings and I wish I had some of hers to recreate this. Visiting from Share It One More Time party.

      Reply
    4. Teresa

      February 22, 2016 at 7:55 pm

      I love the look! Thank you for sharing how you made it.

      Reply
    5. Marie, The Interior Frugalista

      February 19, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      That's a great way to repurpose old earrings, Kathy! I have a bag of them somewhere around here...I need to find them. The metal message board in my office could use some pretty bling!

      Reply
    6. Sherry Fram

      February 18, 2016 at 1:02 pm

      Love this project! Looks awesome!

      Reply
    7. shelley

      February 18, 2016 at 9:00 am

      I LIKE this....ideas...thanks

      Reply
    8. Catherine

      February 18, 2016 at 7:55 am

      Love your project!

      Reply
    9. Dixie Lee

      February 18, 2016 at 7:26 am

      I think this is one of your nicest projects, no wonder you wanted to post it again!

      Reply
    10. jane w

      February 18, 2016 at 7:25 am

      so love this and tyou for sharing! 🙂

      Reply
    11. Karen

      February 18, 2016 at 7:13 am

      Love love love it.
      What did you do so that the screws don't show in the finished product?

      Saw an Angel in your jewelry drawer...

      Reply
      • Kathy Owen

        February 18, 2016 at 9:19 am

        I painted them with really dark paint. Thanks for asking this question. I actually had to go look at the board and the screws. I forgot about painting the screw heads. Thank you Karen!!

        Reply

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