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50 DIY Fridge Magnets to Enhance Your Decor and Gift Game

Learn how to make DIY fridge magnets for decor or for gifts! You’ll get over 50 projects ideas in a variety of styles; great for beginners.

50 DIY Fridge Magnets to Enhance Your Decor and Gift Game

Have you ever made magnets before? Because if you haven’t, you’re in for a real treat. Beginning crafters pay attention – because magnets are about the best place to start with your crafting journey.

They’re small, there’s a lot of room for error (for the most part), and you get to try a variety of techniques and materials depending on the fridge magnets you choose to make.

How do you make a simple fridge magnet?

The easiest way to make a magnet is to buy a small surface (like a glass marble, wood circle, or similar), decorate it, and glue a magnet onto it. There are some very simple projects like that in this collection.

Supplies for Making Magnets

If you’re going to make magnets, you’re going to need supplies. There are four parts, generally speaking, to assembly:

Magnets – this is a given, but the one mistake I see people making in their projects is that they don’t get magnets that are strong enough. They fall right off the metal.

I personally like to get strong ceramic magnets meant for crafting, like these.

Surface – almost anything can be made into a fridge magnet. My favorites are glass marbles (I get mine from the Dollar Tree in the floral section) and wood circles.

But almost anything can be used. It’s just a matter of 1) does it have a flat portion to the glue the magnet on and 2) can the weight be supported.

Decor – you’re going to decorate your surface with something, whether it be Mod Podge and glitter, paper, photos, paint, and more. You’ll see in a variety in the roundup I put together.

Adhesive – you might think Mod Podge is strong enough for DIY fridge magnets, but it’s not. It’s a decoupage medium, and that’s what it’s for.

In the world of adhesives, you need something stronger. Aleene’s craft glue works well, but my ultimate preference is E-6000. It’s very strong and also waterproof.


Once you have these four elements, your magnet making can begin! There are, of course, additional ingredients you can use – but these are the basics.

Now that you understand the basic idea, it’s time to get crafting. Scroll down to get 50 ideas for handmade fridge magnets. Let me know which one is your favorite in the comments.

DIY Fridge Magnets

These homemade fridge magnets are easy to make, and great for kids or adults. Decorate your own home or give them as gifts!


Did you enjoy these DIY fridge magnets? I’d love for you to check out these other posts I think you might enjoy:

iris torres

Thursday 30th of November 2023

these ideas is great i did all of the they turn out good👍

Chanel J.

Thursday 14th of April 2022

Custom-Magnets.com has some Neodymium magnets with adhesive that are perfect for these projects!

Rebecca Payne

Friday 11th of June 2021

Thank you for sharing. Great ideas.

Irene Gardener

Wednesday 9th of June 2021

Good One! Have a look at the refrigerator magnets by custom magnets direct. They too share amazing ideas for refrigerator magnets.