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September 26, 2013 By brandijeter 19 Comments

DIY Wedding Favor Magnets

Filed Under: Craft, DIY, Marriage, Wedding Planning

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I am not a crafty lady. That being said, I love crafts, and I was determined to MAKE SOMETHING for my DIY wedding. I considered making my gown, then realized that was too risky. Thought about making my own bouquet, but I don’t really have an eye for color. With a budget of $100 for 100 guests, wedding favors seemed like a good place to stretch my creative muscles. I knew that I wanted my favors to be functional (as a Blogger, I get enough dysfunctional non-functional “swag”), and they had to look nice. Like, no jagged edges, no amauterish handwriting. They had to be something that people would actually like. So, I decided to make magnets! Yes, y’all, I went Craft 101 on my wedding guests! But you know what, when I made the first sample set, I cried. Yup, those little ole magnets brought out the bride in me!

These wedding favor magnets are so simple to make, that I had to share. A couple of tips before you get started, though. First, start them ahead of time. I had the materials in July, but my BFF Samone was STILL putting them together the week of the wedding. Also, ask for help. My friend Baniah came by to help one day, also, and in hindsight, I should have had 2 or 3 more folks helping…it would have gotten done a lot faster. Finally, purchase these tiles from Amazon. They were a better quality and more inexpensive than any that I found in local craft stores. Maybe they’ll bring out the bride in you, too?

Materials:

wedding favor magnets, Mama Knows It All

  • ModPodge
  • glass tiles
  • stamp or pictures
  • magnets
  • scissors
  • paintbrush

What To Do:

1. Create your magnet design. Since Terrence and dated long distance for 2 years, we decided to use the Oakland and Philadelphia airport codes on our magnet. I also used my totally epic PicMonkey skills to create a replica of an Oakland post office stamp with our wedding date on it.

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2. Cut your design out to fit the tile. After I made the graphic, I put 20 on a page, and Terrence printed them off and cut them to size.

3. Coat the flat side of the tile with ModPodge. Don’t worry if it looks cloudy. When it dries, it’ll be clear.

4. Place the paper with your design on it directly on top of the ModPodge (with the design side down). Cover the back of the paper with more ModgePodge.

5. Let the tile dry and then add a magnet. You can use a hot glue gun to glue the magnet on, or use magnets with sticky backs like we did.

6. That’s it. 

 7. No. Seriously. It’s that easy.

Now that I’ve made these, I feel empowered to make ALL the magnets! Halloween magnets, Thanksgiving magnets, Kwanzaa magnets…oh, it’s on! Really, though, it felt great to give something to our family and friends that commemorates such sweet (and challenging) memories for the both of us.

OAK + PHL = LUV. 4 EVA. 🙂

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  1. MommyTesters says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    Look at you GO! I am proud. PROUD! I haven’t Mod Podged anything – so there you go, now you can teach me 🙂

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    • BrandiJeter says

      September 29, 2013 at 4:06 pm

      Thank you, @mommytesters:disqus! Just trying to be like you!

      Reply
  2. Thien-Kim says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:23 pm

    They came out great!

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    • BrandiJeter says

      September 29, 2013 at 4:05 pm

      Thank you, @thienkim:disqus! Eventually I’m going to work my way up to your status!

      Reply
  3. clgossett says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    You rock!

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    • BrandiJeter says

      September 29, 2013 at 4:05 pm

      Trying to be more like you, @clgossett:disqus!

      Reply
  4. MELISASource says

    September 26, 2013 at 12:57 pm

    Very cute!! I was very DIY with my ceremony as well. I made all of our favors and most of our smaller decor, which saved us a ton of money!!

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    • BrandiJeter says

      September 29, 2013 at 4:05 pm

      Thanks, Makeba! It really did save us a ton of money!!! @MELISASource:disqus

      Reply
  5. Saidah Washington says

    September 26, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    You did a great job Brandi and picking a small project to attempt was a good idea. I’m looking forward to seeing more if your crafty side on your blog.

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    • BrandiJeter says

      September 29, 2013 at 4:04 pm

      Thanks, @saidahwashington:disqus! You know now that I’ve started I’m all pumped up about it and have a list of 10 more crafts to do!

      Reply
  6. Amy says

    September 26, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    I couldn’t be more proud of you. Do you know how many years it took me to work up to mod podge? I vote we do a crafty make it and take it session at SFC. Yes? Genius, right?

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    • BrandiJeter says

      September 29, 2013 at 4:04 pm

      Thank you, @lilac_the_bunny:disqus! Maybe ModPodge will be my specialty? Yes. We will do a crafty make it and take it session. 🙂

      Reply
  7. Angela Bishop says

    October 15, 2013 at 10:10 am

    Those turned out awesome!

    I had a very DIY wedding. My parents and I spent less than $3000 on the whole thing – including the dress, cake and rings too! I made my bouquets, we made the centerpieces and favors, did all of the decorating, etc.

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  8. Summer Len Davis says

    March 5, 2014 at 7:55 pm

    OH my GOSH! These are so stinking cute! Why am I just seeing these?

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  9. Shanea says

    March 13, 2014 at 7:26 am

    Hey I want to do these, what kind of paper did you use?

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    • BrandiJeter says

      March 13, 2014 at 8:27 am

      @Shanea I just used regular printer paper! The Mod Podge won’t mess it up!

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      • Shanea says

        March 13, 2014 at 7:35 pm

        Thanks for your prompt response, I can’t wait to work on these with my bridesmaids!

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  10. Caitlyn Jade Lyons says

    March 31, 2014 at 8:03 pm

    What did you use to create your design?

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    • BrandiJeter says

      April 8, 2014 at 7:06 am

      Hi @caitlynjadelyons:disqus! I apologize for the late response! You may have already found a program, but if not, check out Picmonkey. The stamp icon that I used is one of their images. Use this code to try everything for free for a day. Otherwise, a lot of the graphics are free anyway! http://www.picmonkey.com/free_4_friends/1fc430253

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