Founder of Heart Printed, Magnets Club & Titan Press
She imagined a set of nine square photo magnets in 2012, launched Heart Printed in Ohio in 2014, and began posting her production process in August 2023. Makers later told her those videos inspired them to start their own businesses.
The story
She loved photography, first as a hobby and then as a profession. She wanted photographs to be part of everyday life, not left unseen on a phone.
She won the Diversity Visa Lottery and moved to the United States with a photo magnet idea she had imagined back home. In Columbus, Ohio, she turned that idea into Heart Printed and began making orders for customers.
2012 · Early concept
Instagram’s square grid gave her a shape: nine photos, arranged three by three, each one printed as a magnet. She wanted to put them on her fridge so the photos would be seen every day.
2014 onward · Columbus, Ohio
Heart Printed grew around customer orders, often made and packed from her kitchen while she raised two young children.
Making magnets day after day taught her what polished photos require: the right paper, clear protective film, precise cuts and a process that holds up when orders arrive in batches.
August–December 2023 · Sharing the process
Her magnet-making videos on Instagram Reels and TikTok have drawn millions of views worldwide and continue to reach new audiences. In October 2023, U.S. search interest for “magnet making machine” began rising sharply.
The comments below are from makers who say those videos inspired them to start their own magnet businesses.
In their own words
January 2024 · Magnets Club
As questions kept coming, she turned her experience into The Magnets Club course. It follows the path she knew firsthand: choosing tools, making a consistent product and finding ways to sell it.
More than 2,500 unique makers have enrolled since its first recorded enrollment in January 2024. That community continues to tell her what beginners need explained, improved or made easier.
Where she makes and shares her photo magnets
Where she teaches other makers
Equipment designed from years at the workbench
The next chapter · Titan Press
After years of using, testing and teaching with other equipment, she wanted a press shaped by the details she knew mattered in daily production. Titan Press grew from that experience.
It brings the press, matching cutter and supplies together with guides and printing tools, so a new maker has a clearer place to start. The same feedback loop continues: she still makes magnets and hears directly from the people using Titan.
She and her team design Titan Press in the US. Manufacturing takes place on a dedicated production line overseas. Read the current warranty terms
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Alesia Klimau is the photo magnet maker who founded Heart Printed, Magnets Club and Titan Press. She began her photo magnet business in Columbus, Ohio, in 2014 and later shared her process with makers around the world.
Start with The Magnets Club course for the business journey. Titan Press owners also receive setup guides and videos for using their equipment.
Start with the finished magnet you want to sell. The 2 × 2 square bundle is Titan’s bestseller and a common first choice. If you prefer a larger or rectangular magnet, choose that size with its matching cutter. Compare finished samples before deciding.
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