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Dollar Store Magnetic Chip Clip Holder

I cannot tell you how excited I am to be back in action with the Monthly DIY Challenge! (If you’re new here, every month some of my favorite blogger friends and I team up for a creative challenge that involves the same basic DIY supply or an item that comes from the same store.)  This month we hit up the DOLLAR STORE – dolla’ holla’! dollar_store_graphic

I had to sit last month out, but I am ready to rock this month’s dollar store challenge with my magnetic chip clip holder!  This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!Alright, so people, I’m telling you that if you’re not a regular Dollar Tree shopper, you need to become one, stat. It is my absolute favorite place for cheap party supplies, craft supplies, and gift wrap and accessories.  Oh and also for strange stove burner covers with roosters plastered all over them.  This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!At the risk of sounding like an idiot, I really have no idea what you do with a burner cover. I’m guessing it’s something for an electric stove. . . ?  I’ve never had one of those so I don’t really know.  Yeah, so anyway, I bought a set of two of these burner covers for, well, $1, never planning to use them for their intended purpose.  Instead, I always planned to use them for something “magnety” (made up word referring to something that can be used with magnets.).

Anyway, these bad boys hid out in my china cabinet for about six months until a wonderful moment of inspiration hit.  You see, I was giving my children their 78th snack of the day when I got super annoyed that I couldn’t find any more binder clips (my makeshift chip clips), in my junk drawer.  At that moment I knew that my world would become a better place if I always had easy access to chip clips so that my children’s snacks could be easily resealed and not spill all over the pantry as they usually do.  Out of hiding came the rooster covers.

Supplies

  • Metal burner covers (purchased at Dollar Tree)
  • 12″ x 12″ scrapbook paper
  • Decoupage Glue (Mod Podge)
  • Foam brush
  • Ribbon
  • Clothespins
  • Acrylic paint
  • Tiny magnets

How to Make Your Magnetic Chip Clip Holder

Since roosters aren’t my favorite animal in the world, I decided to cover this bad boy up, pronto.  So I traced around the burner cover on a piece of 12 x 12 scrapbook paper, and then cut it out. This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!Next up, I applied a thin layer of decoupage glue to the top of the burner cover and put my scrapbook paper on top.  Bye bye, rooster!  This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!

I smoothed out the wrinkles, and after it seemed dry, I put another thin layer of decoupage glue on top.  This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!Once everything was dry, I hot glued a ribbon around the entire edge of the now-roosterless burner cover.  This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!

Then I painted some clothespins with acrylic paint and hot glued tiny magnets to the back of each one.  This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!Super duper easy!  And you guys, for real, this has been a total game changer in the world of proper snack sealing and storage. This is such a great idea! Quickly update a dollar store burner cover into a magnetic chip clip holder. Never be without a chip clip in your pantry again!

Magnetic Chip Clips & HolderWell now that you’ve checked out my dollar store magnetic chip clip holder, please pay a visit to my friends and see their amazing dollar store creations!  I know they would love for you to stop by!


– Bre
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Comments

  2. Seana Turner says

    Well that couldn’t be easier. I totally relate to hunting a chip clip!! This is nice for kitchens that don’t have a “magnety” (love this word) fridge or other surface, which I don’t:)

    Reply

    • Bre says

      Thank you, Seana! Yes I don’t have any “magnety” surfaces, either! I am happy my days of chip clip hunting are over! 😉

  4. Robin says

    That’s really cute. I’m not at all crafty but I can manage this one. Thanks for sharing the simple things. I wouldn’t have thought to use the magnets.

    Reply

    • Bre says

      Hi, Robin – thanks! Yes this is SO easy!! Life is complicated, crafting should be simple. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!

  7. Kendra @ www.joyinourhome.com says

    Super cute idea, Bre! Our chip clips are in a ziplock bag… so not stylin’! Love how you transformed the burner covers! Enjoy the rest of your week!

    Reply

    • Bre says

      Thanks, Kendra! At least yours are contained some way! Mine were just all over the place in the junk drawer. It was a mess!

  12. Erica says

    This is beyond brilliant!! I’m always hunting around for chip clips since my fridge is stainless steel and I can’t stick them on there. Having a dedicated little magnetic area for them would totally cut my time looking for them when I need them!

    Reply

    • Bre says

      Hey girl – thanks!! I believe that the hunt for chip clips is an age old problem, and I am glad to have been able to offer a solution to that pressing issue. 😉 Thanks for your note, friend!

  13. Margaret Cambra says

    Aloha Bre, Please can I pay you to ship me a flat rate box of burner covers? I live in Maui, Hawaii and we don’t have a dollar store or dollar tree. I see a lot of craft supplies come from that store and the prices we can afford. I totally enjoy your craft and sure wish we had a store here to pick up items. Please let me know. If you ever get this way Maui, Hawaii please contact me (friends). Thank you so very much for ALL you do and sharing. Margaret Cambra (808) 873-2122

    Reply

    • Bre says

      Hi, Margaret! Oh bummer!! DT needs to get to Hawaii! 🙂 They have online ordering now. You should check the site to see if they can ship to HI!!!

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