magnetic note board

Hi! I've been working on a couple of projects that at times have been frustrating. And I wonder why do I do what I do? Can't I just make things simple? So I kind of gave up on some things for this magnetic note board. I wanted to create a Mizuhiki butterfly but just could not find a tutorial or figure it out by staring at the photo for hours at a time. So finally I just had to call it quits. Do I really need that butterfly? YES! But I'll have to let it go for my sanity. Not to mention that the weather here has been horrible with rain, thunder, lightning and hail and now wind, and it makes me feel tired and cranky. Driving in this kind of weather is awful too! Today is not as bad but the wind has really picked up.

Anyway, I made this board for the Asian inspired theme over at Anyone for Anya. I also have gotten a little addicted to this new technique (for me, anyway) of 3D paper piecing. The tutorial can be found HERE and it is a bit time consuming but the end product is really neat.

Here is TGF's Geisha Anya that I've paper pieced using the 3D idea. You can see that it doesn't lay flat. You'll have to check out the tutorial to see how it gets that way.

Here is another angle. I've cut out many layers on her hair and even the tiniest flowers on her kimono. I think it's neat that you can achieve the 3D look without using foam or dimensional tape.

This is the completed magnetic board. I covered the metal sheet you can find at the local craft store or even at home improvement stores with Japanese washi paper. I place it into a shadowbox frame since I had one at home just collecting dust.

Because I didn't want to flatten her out, I used dimensionals to attach her onto the board.

I made little magnets too using Tim Holtz's fragments charms and this cute bunny washi paper that I had left over. I added bows with glue dots. I don't have magnets on them yet though! I would've gone today to pick some up but the weather again made me stay home.

How the magnets look on the board. Just pretend that they are actually stuck on.

I have another project using this 3D technique that has also been driving me a bit crazy. Hopefully I'll get that done soon.

Thanks for reading!

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