These are the same magnets I’ve used for Perler Bead magnets and I use E6000 for all the things. Take a look at the Amazon capsule at the beginning of the post to see what I used. You’re going to need a pretty strong magnet and a strong glue. Now, all that’s left to do is glue magnets on the back of them. Once you’ve finished painting them, let the gems dry. I really liked taking the screw in the picture and running it through the wet finger nail polish to give it a starburst effect. You can see how I painted them each differently in the picture below. I used all the shades of purple, blue and black. #GEM SHOP CRACK CRACKED#Once your cracked glass gems have completely cooled, it’s time to get creative and paint the back of them with nail polish. They all just cracked in their very own unique pattern. I’m sure it’s possible that the glass could break but mine didn’t. #GEM SHOP CRACK CRACK#It’s really pretty amazing how they crack on the inside of the glass and the outside remains smooth. While the gems are baking, put some water and ice into a plastic bowl.Īs soon as the 20 minutes are up, put the glass gems into the ice water. Once the oven is hot, bake the glass gems for 20 minutes. Lay as many glass gems down onto your cookie sheet as you want to create. Start by preheating the oven to 425 degrees. I’m not really sure if they look like stars, but I still love the look of the magnets with the cracked glass. Plus, I thought that the cracks in the glass would give the magnet more dimension and the cracks might look a little bit like stars. When I was a kid, we did this with marbles, so I knew it would look cool with the glass gems. Since these magnets are galaxy themed, I thought it would look pretty darn cool if I cracked the glass before I painted them.
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