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    Home » DIY Projects

    Easy Painted Rock Magnets for Your Fridge

    June 29, 2022 by Patti Estep 2 Comments

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    Five floral painted rocks with magnets on back.
    Painted rock magnets on a refrigerator over a few painted rocks on a table.

    Create beautiful and strong painted rock magnets for your refrigerator or command center. Perfect for all your pictures and important dates.

    Various painted rock magnets on a refrigerator including  leaves, flowers, a ladybug and a strawberry.

    If you are like us there are a bunch of free advertising type crappy fridge magnets in the kitchen. Most don't hold much of anything. So I wanted to make some that would work well and look nice. I decided to try flat rocks that I could paint and glue magnets to the back.

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    Supplies for making painted rock magnets including paint pens, magnets, power tac and rocks.

    Making Painted Rock Magnets

    Supplies

    • Flat small smooth rocks
    • Heavy duty adhesive
    • Strong craft magnets
    • Paint pens
    Three rocks with black outlines. One is a ladybug, one a strawberry and one is a toadstool.

    I'm reminded of the lazy, hazy days of summer when as a kid my friends and I would paint rocks for something to do. There were three main graphics we all went to. Ladybugs, strawberries, and toadstools. You can see from the image above that the outlines are very easy and basic.

    Three color painted rocks. One is a strawberry, one a toadstool and one is a  ladybug.

    I think we used stones that were part of our parents landscaping back in the day. However, you can easily order some online or find them at craft stores. We also used craft or tempera paints and a paint brush. However, I really enjoyed using paint pens this time around.

    Four botanical painted rocks with white paint only.

    For something a little more sophisticated I tried limiting myself to just one or a few colors.

    Four painted rocks using white, black and red paint in leaf and branch graphics.

    Free-hand botanical graphics was pretty doable although I know many of you have an even better hand than I. Still, I thought they looked pretty good.

    Five painted rocks in color. One a lavender stem, one a sunflower, one green leaves, one pink flowers and the last has blue flowers.

    And lastly, I had to use a little color and make some flowers.

    A group of rocks with large magnets glued on top. All on a tray.

    A heavy duty glue and large magnets go on the back of the rocks and then they are left to dry.

    Painted rock magnets on a fridge. Two are holding a paper about recycling.

    It was a lot of fun just like it was many years ago. I'm pretty happy with the way they turned out.  They are somewhat large but most of our magnets were even bigger so this is a nice improvement and more of a decoration than an afterthought.

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    DIY Painted Rock Magnets

    Enjoy creating beautiful painted rock magnets for your refrigerator, command center, or any magnetic board with this basic tutorial.
    Prep Time5 mins
    Active Time1 hr
    Additional Time20 mins
    Total Time1 hr 25 mins
    Course: Crafts
    Yield: 30
    Author: Patti Estep
    Cost: $40

    Equipment

    • Lifetop 30PCS Small Painting Rocks, DIY Rocks Flat & Smooth Kindness Rocks for Arts, Crafts, Decoration, Gray Rocks for Painting,Hand Picked for Painting Rocks
    • Acrylic Paint Pens Extra Fine Point Paint Markers 24 Vibrant Colors for Rock Fabric Wood Glass Canvas Ceramic, Water Based Ink
    • Beacon Power-Tac 2.5Oz Adhesive

    Materials

    • Flat rocks
    • Paint pens
    • Becan Power-tac or other strong adhesive
    • Magnets

    Instructions

    • Wash and dry the rocks.
    • Then paint them with any design you like.
    • Turn all the rocks over and squeeze out a little bit of adhesive in the middle.
    • Gently press a magnet onto the glue.
    • Allow the glue to dry for at least 20 minutes and cure overnight.
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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Carole West

      July 01, 2022 at 9:22 am

      Love this Patti - I made painted rocks for my aunt when I was a little girl. She used them to keep outdoor table clothes from flying in the wind. When she passed, one of my cousins sent me an image of a few she found in the mix of everything. Love your creations especially the white on gray. Robert is sitting here show me our house plan and I'm looking at my studio. Dreaming and now adding your rock project to the list of things I want to make. Enjoy a beautiful weekend. Happy 4th of July.
      Carole

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      • Patti Estep

        July 01, 2022 at 9:49 am

        Carole, I'm not surprised at all that you painted rocks as a child. And, I know that your creations today will outshine mine. A great project for your new studio.

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