Reuse Egg Cartons To DIY Cute Flower Magnets For Your Fridge

When you buy a carton of eggs, you might not realize that none of it has to end up in the trash or even the recycling bin. As long as you're buying eggs in paper cartons rather than styrofoam, every bit of your purchase can have a purpose. There are endless uses for eggshells around your home and garden and even more genius ways to use old egg cartons. Once you've cracked the last egg from your carton, set it aside to morph it into fridge magnet vases brimming with blossoms.

YouTuber Vandana Rangoli puts a spin on floral egg carton upcycles; instead of transforming carton components into flowers like so many other crafts, their DIY consists of an egg carton-based mini vase stuffed with paper flowers. With a strong magnet glued to the back, the colorful burst of blossoms brightens the front of your fridge all year long.

To make your own cheery magnet, you'll need an egg carton, one or two small magnets, some waste paper, and a collection of small faux flowers, about 1-inch in diameter. You can make your own with origami paper, or purchase a bundle of bright or pastel paper blooms like these DUONGJAIS BRAND artificial flowers. As for tools, you'll need a pair of scissors, a pencil, craft glue, at least one paint color, and a paintbrush. If you'd like to adorn your vase, choose a thin decorative trim to glue around the vase's rim.

Open your egg carton and inspect its anatomy; most crafts are based around the egg cups, but this one requires the indentations on the lid that help hold the eggs in the cups. If your carton doesn't have this feature, you can either use one of the pointed sections between each cup or the cups themselves. The cups may be too rounded to pull off a vase look, but you can also shift the final product's look toward a flower pot. Cascade some flowers over the edge, and you'll have utterly charming results.

Cut away your chosen section of egg carton, and trim the edges so that they're smooth all the way around. Paint the exterior of the vase in a pop of color, or follow our YouTuber's lead with a black background topped with golden shimmery paint. Crumple some paper into a ball small enough to fill the cup about ¾ full. It helps to somewhat flatten the top of the ball so there'll be an even surface near the opening of the egg cup. Secure the ball inside the cup with glue.

If your paper flowers have stems, trim them away. Glue the blossoms to the paper ball inside the vase; our YouTuber used about ten flowers. If you're using it, attach your trim around the mouth of the vase with glue. Finish it off by gluing one or two magnets to the back of the vase. Hang it up to spice up a boring fridge. Once you see how easy and quick this project is, you'll want to make many more.