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Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Sun May 24, 2015 11:06 am
by Clarington
Remember Shrinky Dinks? The thin plastic you'd colour and then put in the oven and it would magically shrink before your eyes resulting in a perfectly miniaturized version of your creation? Turns out they're still awesome.
Here's my first project:
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The credit for the concept goes to designer Tamara Berg and the book Shrink! Shrank! Shrunk! by Kathy Sheldon. The Link silhouette is from
Sora3087 on DeviantArt.
I'm super pleased with how it turned out and already have a few more shrink plastic creations underway.
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 10:44 am
by Yurtle
That's so cool! I've never used it myself but it always seems so magical when I've seen my friends do it.
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 5:30 am
by Clarington
Here's my second piece. An Akatosh pendant.
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Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 7:09 am
by Kareesh
Clarington wrote:Here's my second piece. An Akatosh pendant.
akatosh_v2_small.jpg
Want! No, wait....Need!
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:15 am
by Firehawke
I've never tried Shrinky Dinks...these look fun!
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Fri May 29, 2015 10:32 am
by starrley
I love shrinky dinks! Your projects are great. How big are they?
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Sun May 31, 2015 9:24 am
by Clarington
Thanks everyone!
The Link cameo is just under 1 1/2 inches and the Akatosh is 2 1/4 inches.
They are seriously fun to make.
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2015 7:30 am
by Clarington
And a rupee keychain:
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A
tutorial is on my blog if anyone is interested.
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 4:17 pm
by Mishatu
I remember having lots of fun with shrinky dinks, but this is simply fantastic! Now I wish I knew where to get that plastic again...
Re: Shrink Plastic Fun
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 6:38 am
by Clarington
I remember having lots of fun with shrinky dinks, but this is simply fantastic! Now I wish I knew where to get that plastic again...
Thanks Mishatu!
I found my plastic at Michaels, so it's possible that any of the major craft stores would sell it. I've only ever seen it as an end display at Michaels, so I'm not sure what section it actually gets shelved with. I've also seen it for sale on Amazon and EBay.
I hope you find some. It really is insanely fun. I still get giddy every time I'm watching something shrink.