Monday, September 16, 2013

Golden Animal Magnets



Buy plastic animals from dollar store, cut in half, spray paint gold, and glue magnet on bottom.

This is one that looks like it might actually work, but I haven't seen anyone who has done it.  The picture for this pin is from Uncovet, where this set is no longer available for sale.  So we're featuring this pin purely for the "you used a picture that is not what you said it was" reason.  I'm sure the original poster was just making a personal note, but when these things get seen and repinned a hundred times by others who don't read very thoroughly (or notice where the pin actually leads to), it can snowball into an avalanche of disappointed pinners.

The good news is, here's why I think this pin can work (though not with the gold spray paint that the pin recommends):  Heodeza did something similar with plastic animals and a gold metallic pen.  Her results really look nice and I think you could make a reasonable attempt at recreating Uncovet's magnet set if you followed her lead. Go take a look at what she was able to do; I was impressed.

One thing to think about if you attempt this pin is that these magnets sit flat against the surface they are on - to replicate Uncovet's magnetic animals, you will have to figure out a way to set your magnet into the back of your half-animal (and if your animals are hollow, that presents its own set of challenges with building it back up to seat the magnet properly).

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