Here are some outtakes of photos that I took for my articles on Untapped Cities (Plateau Mont-Royal, Old Montreal).
Train tracks separating the Old Port from Old Montreal
St James Hotel, Old Montreal
Buildings in Old Montreal
Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Montreal
Roof top in downtown Montreal
A tree in Old Montreal
Bonsecours Market, Old Montreal
A building in Old Montreal
A view of Jacques-Cartier bridge
Street art on the Plateau Mont-Royal
Rue Rachel Montreal
For the third installment of the series (part 1, part 2), I have prepared for you the easiest tutorial yet published: how to make picture magnets.
The biggest challenge may be to find the actual magnet sheets to make the magnets. I found mind at the local dollar store and there is no specific brand written on the packaging, but I’m sure if you look around at craft stores and the like, you’ll be able to find something similar. Websites like Amazon and Etsy carry some, but the ones I saw are quite expensive.
Materials needed:
Magnet sheets with adhesive
Mod Podge Matte
Scissors
Ruler (to mesure the photos, to cut more precisely)
Good quality printed pictures (can also be cut out of magazines)
Paintbrush
How to:
Start by choosing the images that you want to put up on your fridge. I decided to keep in line with the retro theme in my kitchen (I’ll show you later ;)) and selected old colorful food advertisements like those that are featured in these Taschen books.
Keep in mind that you can also decide to make any shape of magnet you want. With the scraps of magnet sheet I had left over, I stuck some nice paper I had on them and cut the pieces into small circles and squares to make more magnets (see photo at the end of this article)
The Magnet sheets I bought are 6 inches x 9 inches so I could fit two photos, each 3 x 4.5 inches.
Before you remove the waxy paper that protects the adhesive part of the sheet, make sure that everything fits like you want it to. If all is good, start sticking! Just be careful and go slowly. My sheets had a very strong adhesive and it was impossible to fix any mistakes. Once it was stuck, it wouldn’t budge.
After that’s done, use your scissors to cut each magnet.
Now, some may be satisfied just keeping the magnets like this, but since they’ll be used in the kitchen, near the stove, I thought that it would be better to seal the paper so they would be washable. I used one coat of Mod Podge on each magnet.
Use a regular paintbrush to apply a thin coat and wait a few minutes. If you see bubbles forming, pop them right away. The magnets should be dry and usable within 30 minutes to one hour. While you are waiting, go watch some PS 22 kids choir videos, go check out retro recipes on Midcentury menu, go dance to some Le Tigre or New Young Pony Club 🙂
Voila!
Hi guys!
As you can see, the site is going through some small changes visually speaking. I hope you like it!
I’ll soon be working on some more content but I’ve been busy with a new job so that’s why I haven’t had time to write many stories lately.
Meanwhile, I’ll try to post some photos of the stuff I’ve been working on in my home, as well as other travel pics and other fun stuff.
Have a nice day!
Léa
Hi guys!
Check out my latest article for Untapped Cities, about fun things to check out in Old Montreal
http://untappedcities.com/travel/2012/10/12/a-guide-to-the-hidden-gems-of-old-montreal/
xx
Léa
In 2004, my family and I went to New York. It was my brother and I’s second trip to NYC.
I was pumped. Usually family vacation meant camping, lack of electricity and activities such as clam fishing or long walks in the woods. Not my idea of fun (back then). So I told my mom that if I was to come, I’d be the one planning the trip.
I tried to make sure that everyone would enjoy themselves, so I found things that would please boys and girls, adults and kids alike. Sony wonder technology lab for the guys, Screaming Mimi’s vintage shop for the gals.
I had one thing planned specifically for myself: the MOMA store. Sounds kind of lame? Well, I was a young small town girl, thirsty for some big city design and fancy objects.
We didn’t even go into the Museum of Modern Art itself (it was closed for renovation back then). We just ended up spending over one hour perusing through the impeccably curated collection of objects.
I had a shopping budget planned out. I’d worked all summer as a street rep for my city, and I wanted to buy myself some treats. Whilst organizing the 4 day venture, I had already mapped out a few things that I wanted to purchase at this store. One of those things was the Tykho radio.
This particular item struck me because of its bright blue shade and clean, cool design. Plus, it was waterproof, which meant that bathing would never be boring again (that was an issue for me back then). At 55$ US, it wasn’t a cheap treat but I really wanted it so I didn’t mind.
When we came home from our fun trip, I proudly set it up on my bedroom shelf, glad that I finally owned such a beautiful thing. It felt like by buying it I’d accomplished something.
For many years, one of my hobbies was to spend hours reading magazines, listing the things that I wanted. Now, for the first time, I could finally own one of those objects for real. Seems kind of superficial and materialistic but for me it felt like I was growing up. I was able to make my own dumb decisions about buying useless objects. 😉
The radio itself worked for a good two weeks. If my stepbrother hadn’t submerged it, it would probably still be playing music but we sort of misunderstood how waterproof it actually was. I wasn’t upset. The music was just a bonus. I was more excited about how pretty and cool it was, so I’ve kept it ever since.
It’s really good at gathering dust, but I still love it.
Does anyone else own an object that they just can’t get rid of because it holds special meaning to them?
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