I must have seen this idea for creating mini polaroid magnets about a year ago over on the Ambrosia Girl website, and I've finally got around to creating them!
They are so super cute - easy to make but a little bit fiddly. The first few started out with very wonky corners and edges until I got the hang of it - if you intend trying it yourself print a few more than you actually want so you have a few to practise on first!
I did these a little differently from her tutorial in that instead of using cardboard or cardstock glued together as she suggested, I used White Foam Core
, which is used a lot for mounting photos (more on that later) It was a good thickness and saved you having to create a solid backing or white anything out, but definitely harder to cut through in a straight line.
If these are too fiddly, you could make these larger - they are cute small, but they would easily work as a larger size. I intend making new ones every few months, so I might make them a bit bigger and easier to work with the second time around.
These are great for snapshots of your child that you might not otherwise print, and cute enough so that you'll feel happy when you pin up all those to-do lists!
If you like to make these, head over to the Ambrosia Girl where you will find the full tutorial and a free download for the polaroid template.
3 comments:
These are so cute! Thanks for sharing.
I saw these in your photo ideas section and I want to do it but it looks a bit tricky with the cutting, and I don't have anything that would cut like you do.. Oh well one day! You did a good job they look so cute!
I like that idea. Thanks for sharing it and for sharing your tweaks as well. I don't have any of that foam backing that you mentioned. However I do have cardboard. I probably find some in different colors as well.
I think a colored backing would work better for me than white. I like vibrant colors that bring out the colors that are in the photo. I also find it easier to handle objects like that when they have some amount of color in them- the white gets messed up more easily.
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