One of the things I love about my sister-in-law is that she lets me design and order her merch. Stickers, buttons, T-shirts, show posters.
Of course, as an indie artist her budget is somewhere between zero and none, so there’s sometimes a bit of DIY element to these projects.
Today I had the brilliant idea to try making some jewelry charms with her logo and inkjet-printable Shrinky Dink plastic. I have not worked with this stuff since the 1980s, and my attempts then were pretty much what you’d expect from a ‘tween. These weren’t much better but I got the biggest kick out of making them. It’s not every day I get to stick plastic in the oven and sit there, watching it shrink up. While these really aren’t usable, they did give me an idea of what to do differently — and for other projects where I could use Shrinky Dinks. (As well as a fit of giggles about using the words “Shrinky Dink” in a blog post.)
29 June, 9:49 pm
what a fun idea! I haven’t made them since the 80’s either! I’m going to have to get some to do with my 6 year old!!!
29 June, 11:35 pm
i made some of those and used them a pin tops. oh yeah, and i let my kids make some too. i had way more fun!
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29 June, 11:51 pm
Hehehe, love ‘em! They have some here in the shops and I had to buy a pack and color them in and shrink them. I was deprived as a child and never got to do them. If these are a charm, Mary, a tip would be to punch the hole first before you melt. But maybe I am just assuming you don’t know this lol.
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30 June, 2:10 am
Even if you can’t use those, they’re so cute and make me nostalgic for my childhood.
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30 June, 11:29 am
I’ve never made them, but they look like so much fun!
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1 July, 3:13 pm
I saw on another blog about shrinky dink crafts and so wanted to try some too…but alas I have not happened upon them in the store. (And I told myself I would not order online. keeping hands crossed and will…not…order…on…line LOL)