Fingerprint flower magnets are a handmade fingerprint art gift and flower craft idea that kids and adults can make.
Creating fingerprint flower magnet crafts is a fun and easy craft project and DIY gift idea for kids and adults of all ages. Flower magnets add a touch of color and whimsy to any magnetic surface. They give any space personality and help it come to life. Making fingerprint art flowers and turning them into magnets is an easy keepsake craft and gift idea kids can make for moms, dads, grandparents, teachers, Godparents, or your BFF!
This makes fingerprint flower magnets an easy homemade gift idea for Mother’s Day, Grandparents Day, Teacher Appreciation Day, May Day, Memorial or Remembrance Day, a fourth wedding anniversary, and birthdays. Congratulations! You have found the original fingerprint flower magnet craft tutorial, first published in April 2018. My daughter and I made them when we made the first fingerprint art magnet crafts for friends and family. This original flower craft project tutorial is regularly updated and republished to improve its content. Scroll down to learn how to make fingerprint art flower magnets. Look at this list of crafts and gifts kids can make for more DIY ideas.
Fingerprint Art Flower Magnet Craft and Gift Idea:
Making fingerprint crafts like these flower magnets, thumbprint heart magnets, and other fingerprint art glass magnet crafts is more than just a craft activity. Making DIY flower magnets is a journey of joy and bonding. With this easy flower craft project, you can create lasting memories in the shape of colorful flower magnets you can put on any magnetic surface. Use these cute flower crafts to decorate your refrigerator, filing cabinet, magnetic whiteboard calendar, and more!
Creating fingerprint art in the shape of flowers is a delightful way to spend time with your children, students, or friends and create personalized crafts to decorate your home, classroom, office, or workspace. Fingerprint flower magnets also make unique homemade gifts that loved ones will surely treasure.
Fingerprint flower magnets offer a simple way to personalize your space. Or give them to friends and family as unique custom gifts they can treasure for years. These easy flower crafts are perfect for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents Day, May Day, Memorial Day, or Remembrance Day. Flower crafts like these DIY magnets also make a thoughtful handmade present for Teacher Appreciation Day. Make these custom keepsakes for someone special today!
Alternatively, you can make fingerprint flower charms and pendants for keychains and necklaces. With this easy craft for kids and adults, the possibilities for making and gifting are endless. Scroll past the craft supplies list below for the step-by-step DIY tutorial for this fun craft project and gift idea.
How to Make Fingerprint Flower Glass Magnet Crafts:
These sweet, vibrant flower crafts encourage creativity and help toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners, and the elderly strengthen their fine motor skills. To make them, you’ll need cardstock, fingerprint ink pads or paint (acrylic works best), clear glass gems (also called floral stones, flat-backed marbles, or cabochons), magnets, and a strong, clear drying glue or adhesive.
Start this personalized craft by making fingerprint flower art on bright white heavyweight paper (cardstock works best). Begin by pressing your finger onto a fingerprint ink pad. You can also dip your fingertip in paint or use a paintbrush to brush it onto your fingertip or pinky. Press your finger or pinky onto the paper to create a fingerprint flower with the step-by-step instructions in the craft tutorial below.
Once the flower prints dry, you can add optional details like stems or leaves with a fine brush, watercolor paint, or markers. Then, glue a glass stone on it. Allow the glue to dry, and attach a small ceramic magnet to the bottom to complete this easy flower craft. Scroll down for the craft supplies and step-by-step DIY details to make fingerprint flower magnet crafts. You can also make Thumbprint Heart Glass Magnets or other fingerprint art magnets with the same fingerprint craft materials.
Fingerprint Flower Craft Supplies:
Please read through the step-by-step instructions in the following section before making these fingerprint flower crafts, so you know the steps involved and can make a more informed choice about the craft supply options. Then, gather the fingerprint art magnet supplies you want to use to make glass gem fingerprint flower magnets from the recommendations below:
- Cardstock:
I recommend using a circle cutter if you pre-cut paper circles before making flower magnets.
- Finger ink pads or acrylic paint:
- The photographs for this DIY glass gem craft tutorial show fingerprint flowers made with fingerprint ink pads.
- If you use acrylic paint, it is best to use it sparingly. Too much paint can make it difficult to glue the fingerprint art to the glass gem because paint can cause the flower art to become raised or have texture. If you try this option, lightly brush paint onto the finger or pinky tip with a paintbrush.
- Glue or adhesive (clear-drying):
- Extra-large clear glass gems:
- They are also known as flat-backed marbles, table scatter, floral stones, and glass cabochons.
- These glass stones are found at most floral, craft, hobby, or dollar stores.
- Please ensure that the gems or stones do not contain any iridescent coating or glaze.
- It’s also best to ensure the glass stones you choose are large enough to fit over the fingerprint art; otherwise, they won’t work to make these easy flower crafts.
- Ceramic magnets for crafts:
- Or, purchase glass gems and magnets together. (Please note that these glass gems are round and slightly smaller than the extra-large clear glass gems recommended above.)
- Small detail craft scissors or big kids’ scissors for crafts.
I recommend using a 
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Step-by-step DIY Fingerprint Flower Magnet Craft Instructions:
Learn how to make a fingerprint flower and turn it into a DIY glass gem magnet by following the easy fingerprint flower craft instructions and video tutorial below. Please read through these instructions before making these fingerprint flower crafts so you know the steps involved and can make a more informed choice about which steps to take, as there are a few different options. You might also enjoy making these Easy Felt Flowers on twig stems.
1. Gather craft supplies and prepare the surface to make fingerprints:
- Prepare a flat surface or workspace to make fingerprint flowers onto a sheet of heavyweight cardstock.
- Alternatively, you can precut circles of cardstock the same size as the glass stones or gems you will use to make fingerprint magnets before making fingerprint art flowers.
- Trace the glass gems on cardstock and cut them out before making flower prints, or use this handy circle cutter for this option.
2. Make fingerprint flowers for magnet crafts:
- Use your fingertip or pinky finger to make fingerprint flowers using the directions in the following section.
- You can make this fun flower craft and gift idea yourself, or invite children, students, friends, family, or relatives to use their fingertips to make easy fingerprint flower art or magnet crafts.
- Next, turn fingerprint flowers into flower magnet crafts to put on a refrigerator, file cabinet, or magnetic whiteboard, or give them to someone special.
- Use the easy step-by-step instructions below to learn how to make fingerprint flowers for these magnet crafts.
- Alternatively, you can make fingerprint flower necklaces or keychains. Just click the link for the craft project tutorial.
How to Make Fingerprint Flower Art Prints:
- Press one fingertip into a finger ink pad or paint.
- Press the same fingertip with fingerprint ink or paint onto a bright white sheet of cardstock.
- Select another fingerprint ink color (or paint color) and press a different fingertip down onto the fingerprint ink pad or paint.
- To make each fingerprint art flower craft, create four to seven petals around the first fingerprint in a circle.
- Allow the fingerprint ink or paint to dry before moving on to the next step.
- If the fingerprint flower artwork is not completely dry before completing the next step, it can be smeared and mar the craft.
.3. Glue the fingerprint flower art onto the glass gem:
- Place a drop of clear-drying glue or adhesive on the flat side or back of the glass stone.
- Next, put it glue-side-down on the fingerprint flower print and press down firmly to remove any air bubbles, as shown in the video tutorial below.
- Please ensure the flower print is completely dry before attaching the glass gem, or it might smear the flower art.
- Allow the glue or adhesive to dry before moving on to the next step.
- Overnight is best, but they can be rushed.
4. Cut away the remaining paper around the glass gem:
- Use small craft detail or big kids‘ scissors to trim and cut away the paper around the glass gem craft.
- This step might not be necessary if you pre-cut circles to make fingerprint magnet crafts, but they will often need a snip or two around the edges to clean them up.
to trim and cut away the paper around the glass gem craft.5. Glue a magnet to the bottom of the glass gem with the fingerprint flower art applied:
- Use an adhesive applicator or a foam brush to paint glue on the back of the glass gem with the fingerprint art attached.
- Paint glue around the edges of the paper and glass gem to ensure it is glued securely to the fingerprint flower craft.
- Next, attach a small ceramic magnet, as shown in the fingerprint flower magnet craft video tutorial below.
- Allow plenty of time for the fingerprint flower glass gem magnets to dry.
Fingerprint Flower Art Magnets Step-by-Step Video Tutorial:
The step by step video tutorial below shows how to make fingerprint flower magnets. Another fun idea is to make fingerprint flower necklaces or keychains.
You can also try fingerprint art magnets and thumbprint heart magnets.
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Fingerprint Flower Craft Keepsake Gift Idea:
Handmade personalized keepsakes, like this fingerprint art flower magnet craft, are always a hit with family, friends, and teachers. Make some for someone you love or like a whole lot today. I’m willing to bet your Mom, Dad, Grandparents, favorite teacher, or BFF would love to receive these sweet, handmade fingerprint crafts from you.
In addition to making fingerprint art flower magnets, you can also make fingerprint art magnets and thumbprint heart magnets. Whichever you try, each craft and gift idea is an easy, homemade fingerprint keepsake gift idea that friends and family will LOVE!
Look at the other unique and beautiful homemade gift ideas kids can make for even more ideas.
Learn more about Nell Regan Kartychok, author, photographer, and creator of this original fingerprint flower magnet craft, and Rhythms of Play HERE!
More Flower Art and Craft Ideas for Kids and Adults:
- Easy Fingerprint Flower Necklaces or Keychain Pendants
- Felt Flower Crown
- Shell Daisy Craft
- Hand-Painted Flower Candle Holders
- Watercolor Rose Art
- Printable Rose Mother’s Day Coloring Card
- Pinecone Rosebud Mother’s Day Card
- Flower Art Projects Kids LOVE!
- Felt Flower Lei Necklaces
- Easy Felt Flowers (pictured below)
I tried this and the flowers have smudged once I added the glue. Any suggestions? I’ve tried craft glue and mod podge.
Hi Mollie, I’m sorry that you are having trouble with the fingerprint flowers smudging. I have found waiting for the fingerprint art to dry overnight works best. Give it a try!
Did you use the gloss or matte glue?
Hi Kristen, in my experience, it doesn’t matter which you use. Both gloss and matte Mod Podge will work. And, there are several other types of white PVC glue you can use to make fingerprint magnet crafts. Happy crafting!