Do you have any champagne corks left over from New Year’s Eve? Here’s a project to put them to use! I have to give credit to my husband for this one…it was totally his idea. Champagne corks are the perfect shape for tiny little toadstools, and turning them into magnets makes them practical as well as adorable! I always think of toadstools as being red with white spots, but Ben thinks of them as white with red spots (a la Tintin) so we made both versions. I think they turned out so cute!

You will need:
Champagne corks
Red and white paint
Paintbrush
Magnets
Varnish (optional)
Needle (optional)

Start by painting the base. Here’s a little trick: stick a needle in the bottom of the cork and push the other end into a piece of foam core, to hold the cork up while you paint. Once the base is dry, paint the top, then add the spots. You can just freehand these however you like (no need to be too careful or precise). Then, add a coat of varnish at the end to make it shiny!

Last but not last, glue a magnet onto the bottom. Once the glue has set, you’re all ready to use your DIY toadstool magnets!

If you don’t need magnets, I think these toadstools would also make adorable place card holders--just cut a slit in the top. Wouldn’t that be cute for a woodland fairy themed party?! Someone should do it.

Oh, and there are two other DIY magnet projects on our fridge: our gemstone magnets and concrete star magnets! What can I say, I love making magnets...

Do you have any projects you’ll be working on over the weekend?

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1. Posted by Amy @ Homey Oh My! on Friday, January 2nd, 2015
   
   Oh, husband is creative! This idea is too adorable! I've got a thing for magnets, too ;)
   • Posted by Aileen on Monday, January 5th, 2015
     
     Yeah, he is! He's actually helped me with a lot of projects...I'd better keep him around :)
2. Posted by kelsey on Friday, January 2nd, 2015
   
   bah! these are so cute and easy to do!
   ladies in navy
   • Posted by Aileen on Monday, January 5th, 2015
     
     Thanks Kelsey :)
3. Posted by Renae on Friday, January 2nd, 2015
   
   Cute!
4. Posted by Manu on Monday, January 5th, 2015
   
   Genius!!! Thanks to your hubby for the smart idea and to you for sharing it :-)
   x x
   Manu
   • Posted by Aileen on Monday, January 5th, 2015
     
     Glad you like it!
5. Posted by Danna on Monday, January 5th, 2015
   
   I love making these! My daughter and I paint corks each January after the new year. I never thought of making magnets. Super cute!
   • Posted by Aileen on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015
     
     Really?? That's so cute. I might have to start that tradition when I have kids, too!
6. Posted by Beth - Sew DIY on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015
   
   This is so cute! Great idea!
7. Posted by Kelsea Echo on Tuesday, January 13th, 2015
   
   Hah what a brilliant idea! These are so cute!! Going to check out those gemstone magnets now. :)
   
   <3 Kelsea | Kels Shark