Mermaid Magnets – Easy DIY Glass Bead Magnets

Making Mermaid Magnets is so much fun! Such a great craft to do with kids and they make cute gifts as well!

Learn how to make DIY Mermaid Magnets with your kids. They are so fun to make and require minimal supplies. #mermaid #mermaidcrafts #diymagnets #magnetcrafts

A few weeks back I shared with you Quick and Easy Mermaid Tile Coasters I made for my daughters.

As we were putting away the left over scrapbook paper, my youngest daughter said it would be fun to make another mermaid craft with the left over paper.

We started brainstorming together and came up with the idea of making Mermaid Magnets with glass beads.

Emanuelle started working right away on the mermaid tail template.

Her first attempt at drawing the tail was perfect. She loves to draw, and I must say like her sister.. she’s really good.

With the mermaid tail template in hand, we started working on the magnets.

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Mermaid Magnets – Glass Bead Magnets

Supplies:

Supplies required to make Mermaid Magnets

Instructions:

Step 1: Start by drawing a mermaid tail onto a piece of paper. We made sure the tail would be the perfect size to go with the glass beads.

Drawing a mermaid tail

Step 2: Cut out the tail with scissors.

Cut out mermaid tail

Step 3: Trace the mermaid tail onto the back of the scrapbook paper.

You can reverse the mermaid tail on some of the paper so that the mermaid tails point in different directions.

Once the tails are traced, cut them out with scissors.

Mermaid tail template on a stack of papers with a pencil and scissors.
Paper mermaid tail templates.

Step 4: Time to cut out circles of scrapbook paper for the glass beads.

We had cute Valentine paper with glitter that we thought would compliment the tails, so we used that.

Trace the glass beads onto the paper of the scrapbook paper you are using and cut out the circles with scissors.

Paper, glass beads, pencil, and a pair of scissors.
Circles and glass beads.

Step 5: Apply Mod Podge with a paint brush onto the back of the glass beads.

Place the circle scrapbook paper over it immediately and press. It takes a few seconds to really stick, so press and wait a little.

Mermaid tails, circles, glass beads, and mod podge.
Mod podge on back of glass beads.
Paper circles glued onto glass beads.

Step 6: Once the Mod Podge on the glass beads has dried, apply Mod Podge onto the top portion of the mermaid tails, and attach it onto the back of the glass beads.

Allow it to dry before proceeding to the next step.

Mod podge, paint brush, tails, and glass beads.
Glue on top of mermaid tail.
Mermaid tail attached to glass beads.

Step 7: Now time to transform it into a magnet!

To attach the magnet onto the glass bead, apply hot glue onto the back of the glass beads, and place a magnet over the hot glue.

Tails, magnets, and hot glue.
Mermaid tails with magnets attached on the back.

Note: It takes a few hours for the Mod Podge to completely dry between the paper and the glass beads. Once it’s completely dry, you’ll be able to see the paper through the glass.

And voilà, you have….

Mermaid Magnets – Easy DIY Glass Bead Magnets

Learn how to make DIY Mermaid Magnets with your kids. They are so fun to make and require minimal supplies! #mermaid #mermaidcrafts #diymagnets #magnetcrafts


Aren’t the mermaid magnets so cute? Both my daughters have hung cookie sheets in their bedrooms in order to use the magnets to hang memos and drawings they have made.

Let me know if you make some, I’d love to see how yours turned out!

Have a FABULOUS day!

Christine

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  1. Perfect lil Easter basket add ins for my Daughter & her MerMinis!! The 3 are ALL about anything Mermaid. Kitty loved The Little Mermaid SO much that if her hubs would’ve let her, my first Granddaughters’ name could’ve been Ariel!!! I LOVE these!! And, that paper, the one w/ the gold splashes, like confetti, I just bought some @ Michaels for my Easter Bunny Banner! Great Minds, Great Minds!!!!
    Thank you for sharing this & wish me luck, (I have ZERO drawing capabilities) that I can draw a recognizable Mermaid tail!!

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