A little DIY in the spirit of reducing clutter and volume

First things first: I know I am not the first to do something like this. I am not trying to steel an idea. I just did this project myself because I am trying to shrink everything I own, including my make up collection which has gotten quite extensive lately.

First you will need:
Palettes or single pans that have been or are about to be depoted ( I have here an e.l.f. Palette where I chose to only depot the shades I liked because I fou d some of them to be pretty bad quality or too similar to another, better, eyeshadow I also owned)
Magnet strips ( you can find these at office supply or craft stores as stickers that are messs free , no glue, and easy to cut into shape if needed. )
Some other container for your new palette. I have an e.l.f. Bronzes that I stopped using along time ago for a plethora of reasons. I have taken the pan of bronzes out of its packaging and placed a piece of magnet sticker on the bottom. If you have something like a metal pencil box or something that is already magnetic you will not need to put down a layer of magnet stickers.

So essentially you want to pop the pans out of their packaging. I do this with my swiss army knife, you just need something you can slip under the pan and pop it out. This may be easier or harder depending on the pan and the old casing. Sometimes the glue is stronger but this usually just takes some conviction to get around. The bigger problem I've had is that some pans will bend and this causes the eyeshadow to crack and get all over the place. I also don't know any good tricks other than repressing the eye shadows into better pans. If you know how to get around this please let me know.
Then some pans are already magnetic and can simply be placed into your magnetic box or repurposed compact, others will need a little piece of magnet sticker on the back. Voila!
What you use for this project and how you embellish it is totally up to you. I have used other containers for palettes before and they are great for storage at home, but I have to say the bennifit of a compact is that they are a great size for taking in your purse and this one has a wonderful big mirror already in it.  Happy D.I.Y.ing everybody!