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Monday, September 12, 2011

Locker Front Magnet Board

I picked up this puzzle at a yard sale a few weeks ago. I intended to frame it in Matthew's room, but unfortunately when putting it together I realized one piece was missing.

Bummer!



I still love the look of the pieces so I decided to turn the individual states into magnets.



I used sticky magnet strips on the back of each piece.


The magnets didn't seem sticky enough so I ended up using hot glue to stick them on.



I attached a locker door front on this little empty wall space in Matthew's room.



It's the perfect magnet board for a narrow space.



When my kids saw it they thought it was really cool, but my little two year old nephew seemed to enjoy playing with the magnets the most!



This ended up being a really fun and easy project.



Katie and I plan to sell these locker front magnet boards through Blue Door at our next boutique. They have a real vintage vibe, and we seal them with a glossy protective finish. I'll keep you locals posted on the when and where when I have more details.

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4 comments:

  1. MeganSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    I was gonna say, because we all just have random locker doors hanging around our house! No one but you would see something like that and think, that is awesome. Then you show the rest of us the way. That's why you must continue your blog, so we can see that junk is not always junk.

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  2. Deebi27November 2, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Is there any info on the puzzle box that would help me possibly find one for the my clasroom door!!! Your idea with the mnagnet is sooo perfect and one target! I found about this picture on Pinterest! You had a great idea!
    Thanks!

    deebi27@tds.net

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  3. jill sNovember 7, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    love it! i have one for sale in my etsy shop right now...

    http://www.etsy.com/listing/82586638/vintage-1943-united-states-puzzle?ga_search_query=puzzle&ga_search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_5167419

    although i'm tempted to take it down and make it into magnets for myself!

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  4. elysabethNovember 9, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    How interesting - you can also use tacky glue instead of the hot glue to stick the magnets or use sheets that you can cut into the shapes so the whole back is magnet covered. but either way - cool idea - I am an author of a state series and I'm always looking for something new to use with my books. Thanks for sharing. (I got your site from a plurking buddy of mine - lol) - Mrs. E :)

    Ma America, The Travelin' Maven (Elysabeth Eldering)
    Author of the JGDS, 50-state, mystery, trivia series
    Where will the adventure take you next?
    http://jgdsseries.blogspot.com
    http://jgdsseries.weebly.com

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