marble magnet disaster!

[tracymarie]

Ugh, I made about 110 marble magnets yesterday and just about every single stinkin' one of them dried with HUGE air bubbles!! What the heck am I supposed to do? I guess I will just have to take them all apart and redo them... I am very sad and angry right now 

[Fun4Bambi]

Feelin' your marble magnet pain, sister. When you re-do them, use a bone folder or something similar to get the bubbles our before they dry...also there's a remote possibility you just use sucky glue...so re-do a small batch (10-ish) for your sanity's sake.
Good luck!

[tracymarie]

Thanks for the tip! I initially glued the picture to the magnet (which were also smaller than they were supposed to be by a couple millimeters, don't know if that might have something to do with it), and then the marble to the picture and magnet. I think this time I will try gluing the picture to the marble first and then glue that to the magnet....

I used e6000, so I doubt it's the glue 

But any ideas on how to get them apart & the glue off would be appreciated

[flying_babyb]

Got more pictures? If so toss them in boiling water for awile.

[Fun4Bambi]

Got more pictures? If so toss them in boiling water for awile.

Yum...marble glue soup! Remember to use one of your "only for crafting, not for food" pans.

[tracymarie]

Thanks for the suggestions! I went ahead and kept some of the not-too-bubbly ones that were acceptable, and redid about 30. I had enough leftover supplies that I didn't have to boil anything, but I kept the botched ones so I can do that later without feeling bad about wasting money

So, I am going to retry probably tonight. I think my main error was sticking the picture to the magnet first and then attaching the marble. I will stick them to the marble first and THEN the magnet this time.

[flying_babyb]

U guys have craft only pots? I feel bad now. The only thing in this house that gets its own pot is the fish. (pet fish). I tend to boil things in a huge soup kettle thats used for boiling fish stuff.

[Fun4Bambi]

U guys have craft only pots? I feel bad now. The only thing in this house that gets its own pot is the fish. (pet fish). I tend to boil things in a huge soup kettle thats used for boiling fish stuff.

Some of my crafty endeavors are human-toxic...and some just put funny tastes in the food. Anyhoo, my craft pans come from garage sales & I mark  NON FOOD ONLY on the outside with a sharpie.

[chelseachip]

Try a silicon adhesive.  I don't believe the one you used is.  Try something like thishttp://www.michaels.com/art/online/displayProductPage?productNum=gc0274.  It's not the brand I used but it looks similar.   

FYI I adhered the paper to the magnet using a toothpick to spread out the adhesive then put a small glob of adhesive on the marble then pressed it firmly to the magnet.  I had no problems with bubbles. 

[spurtiic]

I'm confuzzled.  How can you get bubbles in a marble magnet? Here's what I do for perfection each time    (not to sound snotty)
...Use Mod Podge!  I have Gloss and Matte finishes.  Just put a tiny dab on the marble itself, smear it til it looks barely milky white (almost clear), add picture, let it dry about 2-3 minutes, add lots of Mod Podge to the back of it to "seal it."

It dries crystal clear and looks great every time.

I hope that helps