The short answer: build small designs like fruit, animals, or letters, iron them, and glue a magnet to the back. A matching set of six looks great and takes one afternoon.
Fridge magnets are the project kids ask for again and again: small, fast, and instantly useful. The fun part is making a set, so the fridge becomes a little gallery of your family’s designs.
Set ideas
- Alphabet: one letter per magnet, spelling out the family name.
- Fruit: a strawberry, apple, banana, and orange in the same style.
- Pets: each family pet as a small pixel portrait.
- Food faces: smiley pancakes, donuts, and cupcakes with matching faces.
Build and attach
- Keep each design under 15 beads wide so the magnet holds it easily.
- Iron one side fully and the back lightly, so the magnet side stays flat.
- Glue a round craft magnet or a strip of magnetic tape to the back.
- Test the hold on the fridge before hanging anything heavy on the magnet.
Matching sets read as intentional decor, not scattered craft. Full attachment details are in our magnet guide, and character patterns are in our pattern library.