Create Forever-Plant Magnets

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Rachel Bauer
July 06, 2024 (Last Updated: ) | Reading Time: 2 minutes

This project turns your orchids, plumerias, air plants, and mini Forever-Plants into magnets. Brighten your refrigerator or office filing cabinets with beautiful plant and flower magnets.

Orchid magnet made with shimmer paint.
Orchid magnet made with shimmer paint.

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Orchid Magnets

You can easily turn orchid flowers into magnets with a few simple steps.

First, follow the steps in the pattern instructions to create orchid flowers (Steps 1 - 5.)

When you color your orchid flowers you can mimic colors found in nature or you can let your imagination run wild and make bright hyperrealistic flowers.

Orchid magnet made with natural colors.
Orchid magnet made with natural colors.
Orchid magnets colored in bright hyperrealistic colors.
Orchid magnets colored in bright hyperrealistic colors.

Next, use hot glue to attach a magnet to the back of a flower. For this project, we suggest using 12mm round ceramic magnets.

Glue magnets to the back of orchid flowers.
Glue magnets to the back of orchid flowers.

Allow time for the glue to cool.

Enjoy your orchid magnets!

Making plumeria magnets.
Making plumeria magnets.

Plumeria Magnets

Start with the pattern instructions for making plumeria flowers (Steps 1 - 7.)

After you have made your plumeria flowers, use hot glue to attach a magnet to the back.

Allow time for the glue to cool.

Hang your plumeria magnets up and enjoy the compliments that come your way.

Plumeria magnets.
Plumeria magnets.
Air plant magnet.
Air plant magnet.

Air Plant Magnet

To make an Air Forever-Plant, follow the pattern instructions (Steps 1 - 7.)

To turn your Air Forever-Plant into a magnet, simply glue a 12mm round ceramic magnet to the back. Easy peasy.

One cork makes two magnet planters.
One cork makes two magnet planters.

Mini Friendship Forever-Plant Magnets

To make this project, begin by creating a mini Friendship Forever-Plant following the pattern instructions (Steps 1 - 7.)

Next, take a wine cork and cut it in half (this actually makes two planters, so you might as well make a friendship plant to give to a friend.)

Hollow out the top of the cork and glue the wire plant stems in place. You can glue some gravel pieces to the top of the planter or glue some small pieces of cork back in place.

Mini Friendship Forever-Plants with magnets glued to the back.
Mini Friendship Forever-Plants with magnets glued to the back.

Use hot glue to attach a 12mm round ceramic magnet to the back of the cork planter. Hang up your magnet and don't forget to gift one to a friend!

Plant magnets stuck on the filing cabinet.
Plant magnets stuck on the filing cabinet.

Download our free Friendship Forever-Plant pattern to get started. Make a mini friendship plant for yourself and then make some to give to your friends. They are great gifts!