Splatter Floral Magnets

My mom called me up one day telling me a project she wanted me to work on for her. I’ve made bottle top magnets before, and she loved them. She moved to a new desk at work and had a magnetic board that was in need of pretty magnets, so I obviously had no problem taking on the task of making pretty magnets.

I gathered 12 bottle tops with the least amount of dents.
After that, I honestly was stumped. I didn’t know what to paint on them. One idea after another, I finally committed to some floral design, but I was just gonna wing it. I have to admit, that’s how it usually goes for me. I start with half an idea and let the process and materials I use guide me to the finish line.

My mom loves flowers and plants. I thought to do like a black line work sort of design using paint, which meant the background would have to be light for the black line to pop.

I started off with a base layer of white, and had fun finger painting and slight “splatter” painting with blues, pinks, and yellows. After they dried, I did a layer of Mod Podge and my favorite iridescent powder. I’ve been obsessed with the powder, so I’ve been incorporating that into literally every project if you didn’t notice already.

The hardest part was painting black flowers real thin, but I’d like to think I made it work. I did some sketches in my notebook before committing so I knew what I was doing.

After the flowers dried, I sealed them with my go to Krylon spray.

I waited hours before flipping them over to glue the magnets to the back. Since the magnets aren’t thick enough, my secret is gluing a small piece of cardboard first before gluing the magnet. I’m a stickler for finding the right glue for the right projects, so for magnet projects, I find E6000 does the trick. This glue is intense.