I made Magnets today!

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also posted in my crafty journal frugal_crafts
no i didn't fall into the marble magnet trap! I made plaster of paris fridge magnets. I brought 2 chocolate mould trays. Both have 6 shallow moulds in each tray. 1's bears and the other is fish. I then took a container and threw in plaster of paris and slowly added enough water to make a paste (I have worked with plaster of paris before and use to make statues when i was younger), then plonked into the moulds and into the backs of them i added a magnet. Make sure the magnet's not to deep in otherwise they don't stick to the fridge, i found that out with 2 of the bears and need to redo them again. They don't take long to dry and once dry remove carefully and paint up. I still have to do the fish ones and paint the other bears up, but i'll do that once my 2 year olds gone to bed., here are the bears. My 2 year old was playing with them just now which explains the chocolate finger prints and paint a bit chipped.





PS you can also make chalks using the chocolate shapes by adding enough powder paint to the plaster of paris mixture.

EDITED THE NEXT DAY: Input would of been great... I've just made a new batch up and instead of putting the magnet in, i'll wait til totally dry then sand the back back smooth and glue it on.