Cups on the fridge - Hey! I made something!

We have a serious problem in this house...our cups runneth over.  Right over the edge of the sink!  I was so sick of the cupboard being empty and the sink full of cups that were used for 5 seconds, that I got desperate.

I bought these cups for $3 at Big Lots way back in May (I was desperate way back then, but only acted on it now).  I bought some strong magnets at the craft store and pulled out my 15+ year old glue gun and glue sticks.

I piled the glue on a magnet.  I was really generous.  Heck, if I still have this thing after 15 years, I know I'm not going through glue too fast!

Then I set the cup on the hot glue.  I usually have to learn the hard way, but this time I knew it would be foolish to try to handle that little magnet, the glue gun and the cup.  This way, it was almost too easy.  I pressed down until I could see the glue oozing out evenly all around the magnet.  This was easy to do with translucent cups!

In ten minutes, I had 6 cups on the fridge.  Some kids of course tried to hang their cup on the fridge with water in it.  Be prepared for a wet floor if that happens to you.  I used a Sharpie to write initials on (it's so handy to have a different letter of the alphabet for everyone's name) and we were ready to roll drink.

Admittedly, I have not tried washing the cups with the magnets on. We don't use our drying option on our dishwasher, so I am hoping these will wash OK.