Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Magnetic Make-up Board

I have been seeing these cute magnetic make-up boards all over Pinterest lately. Well, I finally broke down and made one and I loooove it! It was SO easy to make. Here are my supplies I used:

I went to Lowe's and bought a piece of sheet metal. It was pretty cheap, like around $6.00. I also got some heavy duty magnets. I already had the fabric, Ball jars, and these little hooks you use to hang pictures.  

I hot glued the fabric around the sheet metal and folded the edges like I was wrapping a present. 

I also hot glued the hooks onto the back....

Then I hot glued the magnets onto the backs of all my make-up that I use on a regular basis. Here is the finished product!!

I put my make-up brushes in one of the Ball jars..

My mascara and eye liner goes in the other jar...
{I attached the Ball jars with magnets also- but I has to use 2 magnets to get it to hold.}

I hung it on the side of my dresser because I loooove doing my make-up while I am sitting down right in front of the mirror! This is my little set up :) 

I had to nail two small nails into my dresser to hang it....

One more look :)

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17 comments:

  1. This is so cute!!! I need one of these ! Although I don't know that it could hold all of my makeup.. I'm kind of addicted ;)

    Thanks for sharing!

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  2. that looks awesome! love the fabric.

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  3. This is great! You have a great blog and I'm following you on GFC. I'd love if you'd come visit my blog. Have a great day!

    Marilyn
    4you-withlove.blogspot.com

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  4. That turned out super cute! I used to sit on the floor and do my make-up too. Then, I got old. LOL

    Just a friendly FYI - http://foxhollowcottage.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-remove-word-verification-from.html

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  5. so cute! and I LOVE that fabric!
    Thanks for linking up! I featured you post in my wrap up http://tidymom.net/2012/spring-crafts-food/
    Have a great rest of the weekend!

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  6. sooo cute! i love the fabric you chose!

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  7. Very cute, love the bright fabric you have chosen. I pinned one of these ages ago, I soooo need to make it. Yours has motivated me :)

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  8. You could use this for so many things!

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  9. I love this idea! Thanks so much for posting it. I will definitely make one (or a couple)!

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  10. Great idea. I can imagine doing this with lots of other items too. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. AMAZING IDEA!! My makeup is moving into a small area, with no drawers or storage space, so this will work out fabulously for me! Quick question..... where did you find the strong magnets?

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  12. Any tips on how to avoid throwing out make up with the magnets stuck on the back? the jars can obviously be reused, but what about the make up items (tubes of foundation, eyeshadow) when you've used them up? If you glue gun the magnets, they're probably difficult to get off.

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  13. I love this idea! I'm going to make one today. bye bye to my make up bag that I can't find anything in. yay

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  14. @Deanna I found the magnets at Lowe's. @Anonymous it is actually pretty easy to peel the hot glue off for some reason. Hope that helps!

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  15. I love this tutorial. Your blog is lots of fun. I'd love to be abl eto feature you on my blog sometime as a contributor. Let me know if you'd be interested in exchanging contributions with each other.

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  16. I love this!!! Very cute. And very cute blog!

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  17. Thanks for sharing! Going to make one soon :D

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