Gold Farm Animal Magnets

This craft wasn't so much a "fail" as it was almost an "incomplete". I decided to try the "Party Animal Magnet" craft on a rainy Sunday and it turned out to be more of a challenge and an effort than I thought. You can find a tutorial here on SugarAndCloth.com, however, it's a pretty straight forward concept:
1. Cut animal in 1/2
2. Paint gold
3. Apply magnet
UNLESS, you purchase solid plastic farm animals instead of the hollow ones. If that is the case, you will have an hour long battle on your hands.
If this is you, do yourself a favor and find a saw because scissors, steak knives, bread knives and butcher knives wont cut it (pun intended). 

Running the animal under hot water for a few minutes + extreme force ended up doing the trick. Even though I purchased three farm animals, I stopped here because I didn't feel like struggling with the other two (which were much more thick than this one). You also may need several coats of gold paint as most brands seem to be semi-transparent.

 On a final note: buy strong magnets. My bunny halves will not even hold a piece of thin paper (but they look nice! kinda...)