Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Wife Points Wednesday: 1337 magnets

My husband is a geek <cough>....  IT guy. (Love you honey!) Our cat's name is Techie. We have 8 computers in our home. I don't know how to work the living room TV remote, probably because it cost $300 and has more buttons than my laptop. Sometimes, right when my husband gets home from work & he's still in work mode, he speaks to me like we are in a programming meeting.

To give him an outlet for his "leet" speak (did I get that right??) I made him some fun little keyboard magnets.

Find a dirty keyboard at the flea market for $1.

Pull it apart.

Make a pile of all the keyboard guts. My husband said it looked like I murdered a keyboard.... and then he got scared that it was his keyboard.

Soak the keys in warm soapy water and give them a good scrub down.

Bust out the E6000 and glue the keys to small magnets.

Stick them to something magnetic and then try to decipher the words & numbers your husband puts together.


Wa-La! Hours of husband entertainment!

Linking Up @ Today's Creative Blog & The Thrifty Home & Savvy Southern Style

Posted by Mrs.2010sHousewife at 5:07 PM
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22 comments:

  1. c.w.frostingJuly 13, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    Cute keyboard upcycle!

    -caroline @ c.w.frosting

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  2. UnknownJuly 18, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Soo stinkin adorable! Love it! Thanks for sharing with the Pink Hippo Party.. can't wait to see what you share next week!

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  3. People Who Know Me Would Say:July 18, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    This is a cute idea....a green idea too! I'm your newest follower.

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  4. Just JaimeJuly 18, 2011 at 2:00 PM

    haha how fun!

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  5. BritJuly 18, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Love this idea. I am thinking my kids are going to love this. Help them practice spelling out words ;) Awesome, awesome!
    Britney
    www.jandmseyecandy.blogpsot.com
    p.s., would love if you would link this up with us on our Sunday Link up party. ;) Hope to see you there.

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  6. That Crazy AjummaJuly 18, 2011 at 11:36 PM

    Lol!
    My hubby is a geek too.
    Though he works on a drilling rig, on his days off, he is all computer computer computer.
    We have 5 pcs total. We had more but, I insisted some had to go when we moved to our new home.
    What are we going to do with those men? *sigh*

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  7. Ali RockwellJuly 19, 2011 at 7:02 AM

    Nice! I'm sure this would provide lots of entertainment for myself as well :)

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  8. JohnnieJuly 19, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    So cute. I have never seen keyboard crafts! New follower from Tip junkiie.
    Blessings...
    Saved By Love Creations

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  9. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    Totally making these for my geeky bf. (or maybe that's just my cover because I secretly want them...)

    :) Thanks for sharing! I'm a new follower!

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  10. AshleyJuly 19, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    wow this is fun!! thanks for sharing:)

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  11. UnknownJuly 19, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    What a funny idea. I could totally make something like this for my brother-in-law....thanks for the inspiration!!

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  12. KayceeJuly 20, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    My hubby saw this walking by, he is a nerd, and nearly hollered at me: WHAT IS SHE DOING TO THAT KEYBOARD!!! LOL. I told him not to get too upset as I was gonna try it too!!! Thanks for the idea!

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  13. ChristaJuly 20, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    What a cute idea!! We probably have a few non-functioning keyboards around here.

    While my husband isn't as obsessed with computers as yours, I think my kids would enjoy using these to spell words (maybe to make spelling practice more fun??).

    Thanks for the great idea!

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  14. JennaJuly 20, 2011 at 12:54 PM

    Hmm... I have an old keyboard in a box destined for Goodwill... maybe it'll find its new life as magnets! Cute idea!

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  15. Bethany @ A Fish Who Likes FlowersJuly 21, 2011 at 2:59 AM

    oh, these are super cute! Such a clever idea!

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  16. maryanne @ mama smilesJuly 21, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    I love these - so clever!

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  17. laxsupermomJuly 21, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    What a fun upcycle! My hubs is a geek, too - though we only have 6 computers in the house. I love how simple this idea is. Thanks for sharing.

    I'm hosting my monthly Before Blogging Throwback Thursdays party, and would love for you to link up anything you made/did/bought Before Blogging. Can't wait to see what you bring to the party.

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  18. christini yoginiJuly 21, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Super cool!!!

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  19. AnonymousJuly 22, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    My hubby is a "geek" too! These are absolutely adorable. Great thinking!

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  20. AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Just wanted to let you know that I featured your cool magnets today! Thanks for linking up! :)

    http://www.polishthestars.com/2011/07/link-party-monday-26.html

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  21. AnonymousJuly 29, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    These are so cute! I have an old keyboard I was going to make jewelry out of, I may do this instead!

    And just because this is a pet peeve of mine...when you say "Wa-La!" surely you mean Voila. Its my personal mission to spread the use of this word across the internet

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  22. Mrs.2010sHousewifeJuly 29, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Anonymous- no, actually... I mean Wa-La. I'm not french. But thanks for leaving an anonymous remark regardless!

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