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By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:43:35 +0000

Oo… Thank you…fab ideas… I can’t wait to experiment. Thanks again for the inspiration CX

By: Dot

Dot — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:55:09 +0000

In reply to Betty. Thanks for the tips, Betty!

By: Betty

Betty — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:43:43 +0000

Oh yeah, one other thing. Prismacolor makes a colorless blending marker. It’s GREAT when you want to lighten colors some, or to add some shading without having to do tons of work. Color on the same side as you put the lines on, and don’t worry so much if the tracing lines bleed a little. Than use the marker over the lines to blend the colors and trace over the lines again. You’ll get an almost 3D look to the edges of the colors and it looks awesome. The marker costs about $3 and lasts a long long time. You can do it with other colors as well, and just totally color over where the lines are and trace them again at the end.

By: Betty

Betty — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 06:40:30 +0000

Just a few little notes on thing I’ve discovered in my playing with both shrinky dink film and #6 plastic. You can use a cotton swab dipped in rubbing alcohol to lighten/blend/remove ink if you’re using a sharpie, bic permanent marker, or prismacolor pen. You can also pick up opaque white paint markers for use on the clear films, usually in the scrapbooking section. Same with gold, silver, and copper. They shine really well through and if you put them on OVER another color you can get some amazing effects.

Try sanding the film a little with a fine grit sandpaper, than you can add colored pencils to the film as well.

By: Dot

Dot — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:38:35 +0000

In reply to CraftyKid.

Honestly, I’ve only tried with a few different kinds so I’d be hesitant to give any advice about other plastics. Some will simple soften, some will do nothing at these kind of temps. I would be concerned about fumes from too much experimenting, so try anything outside in an old toaster at your own risk :)

I do have another cool project – http://dabbled.org/2009/12/tutorial-make-a-bracelet-from-an-old-record.html
a bracelet from a vinyl record, but I’m not sure if that will help you.

By: CraftyKid

CraftyKid — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:17:35 +0000

I love your tutorials!

I’m trying to find information online about melting plastics with recycling #s 1-5. I’m curious what will happen, how they melt, and whether they’re usable for crafts. I hesitate to experiment myself because I figure someone somewhere has already tried!, and I don’t want to sacrifice our toaster oven or fill our house with horrible-smelling toxic fumes, if that’s what the other numbers of plastic do when melted.

Do you have any information about what happens when you melt plastics other than #6? How did you come to know #6 was best for crafting?

Thank you! Happy crafting!

P.S. — Have you tried any eco-friendly resins as sealers? How do they compare to standard sealers?

By: Dot

Dot — Mon, 24 May 2010 12:36:27 +0000

In reply to Sara. So glad you enjoyed it! would love to see pics of what you make!

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 24 May 2010 01:41:03 +0000

I was trying to figure out how to make recycled beads and came across this blog by accident. I am so excited to discover that I can make my own gorgeous and artistic jewelry from recycled plastic – and who does’nt love shrinky dinks – thanks so much for blogging this!!!

By: Pepi

Pepi — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:29:05 +0000

Muy bonito el resultado,quedan unas piezas bellisimas.Un saludo.