Fun ideas with Shrink Plastic (shrinky-dinks)
by Dot
30 June 2009
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If you’ve been reading Dabbled a while, you’ll know I’m a huge fan of shrink plastic. With 4th of July around the corner, I was reminiscing over our brunch which turned into a shrinky-dink making party last year!
Now you know I prefer to make shrinkies using #6 plastic recyclables, rather than buying the storebought materials, but this idea from Photojojo is pretty nifty: Make Photo Necklaces, Earrings, Magnets and More Using Shrinkable Plastic
Other clever uses:
- Rachel at Craftzine shows how she used Shrink Plastic to make cake decorations!
- Make a Pet-tag with instructions from CraftStylish
- How about Shrinky Brain Scan earrings? Nifty!
Wanna make your own?
Dabbled shrinky resources/tutorials:
- Instructable – Make Doodle Earrings (great place to start on basic homemade shrinky info)
- All the Posts in the Shrinky Dinks Test Lab Series (here)
Some Dabbled Shrinky Projects:
- Make a $1 Bracelet with homemade Shrinky Charms
- Quick and dirty shrinky ID Tags from Plastic Cups!
- Santa Christmas Ornament (Template included)
- Doodle Earrings
- Wrap Around Wine Glass Markers (Charms)
These might be related posts, too:
- Part 1: HOW TO- Doodle Charms – Jewelry from recycled plastic
- Shrinky Dinks Test Lab – The Wrap-up Of It All…
- How to Make a Lovely Eco-Friendly Disc Bracelet
- How to Make a Lovely Friendship Bracelet, for cheap! (A Dabbled Re-run)
- Shrinky Ornament How To and Template (and IF)
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I’ve been surfing for a way to mark my many keys and wondered if this could be done with shrinky dinks. Any thoughts on that?
Hmm, not sure that shrinkies would be the best way, unless you mean mark them by adding key chains. I think you might want to look into resin.
I am so thrilled to have found you on the instructables web site! I love your work and the ideas going thru my head are never ending! I have been wanting to do photo shrinky dinks and have purchased the kits from a local art supply store, but have not had time to work on them. I have a 7 year old and twin 6 year olds. One of the twins is autistic and has mild cerebral palsy. Anyways, hence I have been looking for autism jewelry and have not been happy with the choices/prices…but now, I can make my own! I love your site! Please keep up the good work and I will be watching! Amy
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