Have you seen these Magnetic Photo Holders – – it’s kind of like a picture frame, but not really. It’s a piece of sheet metal, and then you put pictures on it by using magnets.
I have made a couple of sets of these to sell in a local boutique and realized that I never did a post about them. And of course I’ve already made them – but I’ll try and tell you how….
I bought my sheet metal from Pick Your Plum – so maybe keep your eye out to see if they run that deal again – I have a handy button on my sidebar that shows the deal of the day…. (I don’t know why I can’t get it to center….)
Anyways, then I got a 2×4 and had Trevor cut it for me, into chunks that were about the size of the sheet metal. Then I needed him to cut a slit into the boards. He got fancy and angled the blade on his table saw so that the cut looks like this – that way the sheet metal leans back just a little – it’s perfect:
I was going to stain the boards, but when I looked outside it was raining, and it was spray stain so I needed to be outside – so I just went au-naturale. Then I use vinyl to label them – – my favorite might be the chalkboard vinyl – you could even hand-cut that instead of using a cutting machine. Anyways, other ideas are: friends, best buds, grandkids, photos, etc.
I think that these would be perfect for a photo display on a desk at work. Anyways, they weren’t hard to make – go try it!
Jill @ Create.Craft.Love. says
Super cute idea! Plus, easy to change out the pics! Love it!
Jen Gagnon says
What a neat idea! Something different that just a frame and so easily customized!
Kassi Mortensen says
I couldn’t get my Pick Your Plum button to center either… Even after contacting their support. Boo. Oh well, these are so fun!
Sangeeta industries says
So great, we can change pictures easily.