You guys! Thank you so much for your sweet words on our fun announcement last week! We are still over the moon! Like I said earlier, this pregnancy hasn’t been a walk in the park. In fact, it’s been laying on the sofa, movies, ginger ale, and countless wasted meals down the drain… if you know what I mean. I’ve had a lot of help over the past few months because of how sick I’ve been and decided to put together little Thank You gifts for those that have been so amazing to my little growing family. I was recently introduced to Treat and knew I wanted to incorporate some of their thank you cards. I also made these dyed and painted clothespin magnets to give away and together, they are perfect for many gift giving occasions!
To make these magnets, you will need clothespins, magnets, Rit dye, paints, and paintbrushes, a hot glue gun, and something to put the dye in. I used drinking glasses.
First, start by dying your clothes pins with Rit dye. Did you know you can dye wood with rit dye? So cool. I mixed one part dye to about four parts water. There’s really no science to this. I mostly added water so I didn’t have to use up as much dye. Then soak your clothes pins in the dye until they are the color you want. I let mine soak for a couple hours. Also, I had a little trouble getting the clothespins to stay submerged, so I used a few spoons to keep them down as they soaked. Once they’re done dyeing, rinse the clothespins under cool water and let them dry out. Drying will also take a couple hours.
Now it’s time to pull out your paints! I used some gold metallic paint along with some colored paints and added simple stripes to them. I’m digging the hand brushed look right now, but if you want perfect lines, you can use masking tape to help get that perfectly painted look. Once the paint dries, use a hot glue gun to attach the magnets to the back of the clothespins right at the base of the spring.
Now your gift is ready to give! The card I chose from Treat is this adorable blank Thank You card. I really like that through Treat, you can order one really personalized card, or several generic ones. If you have a reason to give a card soon, (and who doesn’t, right?) I suggest checking them out!
What are ways you say thank you? I’d love to hear your ideas!
