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Harry Potter made me do it!

My love affair with crafting began after I saw the first HP movie, and I decided that even though I was living in Texas at the time, I had to have one of those big Gryffindor scarves. The ones that Warner Bros. sold looked (and felt) like junk, so I picked up a knitting book and taught myself how to make one. It took me a while to find the yarn--and and even longer while to learn the difference between a knit and purl stitch--but now I have the EXACT scarf that I wanted. Since then I've added crocheting, sewing, quilting, decoupage-ing, screen printing, and building furniture to my repertoire.

I craft because I need to make things that are special and one-of-a-kind. I craft because I have an unhealthy obsession with fabric. I craft because it's fun having all the ladies in the office ask me, a boy (gasp!), about how to fix their knitting projects. I craft because there is nothing better than seeing the look on someone's face after you've given them something you made with your own two hands and hearing, "WOW! You MADE this?!"--hopefully in the good way.

Excellent! I would go with the galvanized metal sheet instead of the magnetic paint. It takes several coats and some strong magnets to be effective.