DIY magnets

I was wondering if it is possible to make your own magnets? not have them printed.. I hear so many negative things about vistaprints.com and I dont want to spend 200(other site pricing). I was hoping someone can help me~

I was thinking of making mine nice and simple..(picture below) I am going to change the picture(that is just temporary)

I got the idea of putting my monogram in there. I think it can out decent. (inspired by MrsQ-in2007)

any thoughts?

you can also buy 8.5x11 sheets of sticker paper and print out a whole sheet and stick it onto those magnet backing sheets. Then get a good paper cutter and chop them up.

If you are gonna DIY other stuff, its totally worth it to buy the xyron (even though i know some craft store coupons specifically arent good on xyron and some other brands) or a paper cutter.

If you arent going to DIY anything else, just pay for the printing. What about www.printsmadeeasy.com ? i used them for postcards and thought the service was fabulous. not sure if they do magnets though

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Posted by ratherbealeper

you can also buy 8.5x11 sheets of sticker paper and print out a whole sheet and stick it onto those magnet backing sheets. Then get a good paper cutter and chop them up.

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I'd go this route, it's pretty easy.

I had gotten my std and e-party invited from vista. I used a small magnet from them for the std also...
I only got the std magnets so far...
what have you heard? Ive been very happy with them

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Posted by PeteysBride

I made our own and though they were cheaper, unelss you buy a good quality paper cutter which can be pricey, its cheaper and less time consuming to have them printed because ink is soooo costly and the magnetic paper isn't cheap either.

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they are expensive? =/
I remember seeing your DIY STD there soo nice~
I loved your wedding pictures too~

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Posted by hannahshim

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Posted by PeteysBride

I made our own and though they were cheaper, unelss you buy a good quality paper cutter which can be pricey, its cheaper and less time consuming to have them printed because ink is soooo costly and the magnetic paper isn't cheap either.

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they are expensive? =/
I remember seeing your DIY STD there soo nice~
I loved your wedding pictures too~

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Not 'expensive' but yea pricier than having them printed. I think for 6 sheets of paper its 12 bucks but unless you make the tiny magnets (return address label size) which wont work well with photo STD's, you only get about 4 magnets per sheet. So if you need to send out 100 magnets...gets pricey. then you need to throw in the ink. The fact you are using a photo on the STD means more ink needs to be used. Ours had more color going on but we only did about 60 and used about 2/3 of an entire thing of ink, including printing the cards that we put them into.

If I had gone through zazzle.com or vistaprint, it would have been MUCH cheaper and I wouldnt have had the hassle of cutting them up. JMO.

Thanks re: our wedding pics and stds :)

u can try magnetstreet.com the quality is very high, & the prices are not bad.

Quantity Price Total (USD)
50 99.50
100 149.00
150 163.50
200 178.00
250 197.50
500 295.00

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Posted by kslmbuggie

u can try magnetstreet.com the quality is very high, & the prices are not bad.

Quantity Price Total (USD)
50 99.50
100 149.00
150 163.50
200 178.00
250 197.50
500 295.00

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that isnt that bad! maybe i'll just get them from there it will save me alot of time i guess

THANKS GIRLS~~

ac moore has the xyron machines on sale for 40% this week... i'm going to buy it.. or look up on ebay they usually have things for cheap too... and martha stewart has a video up and shows u how to use it to make magnets....

marthastewart

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Posted by Collette

I bought the Xyron machine to make my STD magnets. Wait for a big sale at Michaels (coupons are taken for the machine). It's well worth it. I saved alot of money.

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What does a Xyron machine do? Mary MOB