ABC Gum Magnets

The other day I was shopping, and I saw a wad of chewing gum stuck to the side of the wall.

First of all, gross. Swallow it.

As I was staring at the chewed up germy gum with disgust, I had a eureka moment!

May I introduce................. chewing gum magnets!

They were super easy to make, too. And I had everything I needed already (love that!).

Here's what you'll need:

• polymer clay (I used a mixture of dark pink and a cream color to get the color above)
• strong magnet
• clay glaze (I used gloss, so it looks all spit-filled and gross)
• paint brush for glaze
• card stock or index card to bake the clay on and a GLASS pan to bake it in (not pictured)

After working with the clay to soften it up, form it into a ball approximately ¾" in width. Now, for this part, you SHOULD probably make a mold from a real chewed piece of gum.

OR............... you could just do what I did (thankfully, Mom doesn't read my blog) and actually chew up the clay. I didn't put the whole thing in my mouth-- just pressed my teeth into it here and there.

Next, I added a strong magnet to the back. Since I wanted it to actually look like gum was holding up my pictures, I didn't want to just glue the magnet on.

I placed another piece of clay over the magnet and smooshed (it's a technical term) the seams together.

Placed the "gum" on card stock, and then onto a glass baking pan (DO NOT USE METAL--- the magnet will stick and pull out of the clay!).

Bake for 15 minutes at 265 degrees, and glaze when cooled. Put on fridge and gross husband out!

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