Comments on: Embarking On New Adventures In Life…Like Shrinky Plastic

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:41:14 +0000

Jaka- It’s mostly the stamp that makes it cute. A bear with a disproportionately huge heart. Here is a ring tip: make sure that the design faces the OUTSIDE. Otherwise, if you use ink-that’s-not-permanent-enough-for-shrinky-dink, it will rub off on your finger! Eeek!

By: Jaka Merriman

Jaka Merriman — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:57:27 +0000

Eeeee! That ring is just too cute. And yes, tiny things are awesome. I’m excited to see what other jewelry ideas you come up with!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:48:38 +0000

Angelica-THANKS. I’ll have to make you a similar one.

By: Angelica

Angelica — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:49:54 +0000

love the ratatat necklace!

By: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:32:53 +0000

Maria- I am excited to see what you come up with. I have a feeling that you will probably start making Catcher in the Rye necklaces and/or matching earrings. 2D figurines! Those would be fun to play with. Also, if you can’t find your shrinky dink plastic, I think a pack of 8 sheets was $5 at Michael’s.

I will take your confusion as a compliment, Maria.

By: Maria

Maria — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:03:26 +0000

I am SO EXCITED because I always KNEW there was potential in Shrinky Dink, but I always made stupid 2D figurines that I could do NOTHING WITH, but now I want to make all of this jewelry. STAMPS, such a good idea!!!! AHHH, I am so excited now. I HAVE to find my shrinky dink plastic!!!!

(PS I glanced at this in my newsfeed this morning, and I thought it was from Design*Sponge for some reason, so when I went to S&D I was so confused. Hee.)

By: Tricia

Tricia — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:45:28 +0000

Desiree Fawn- Plastic #6! (I googled). At the Michael’s I went to yesterday, there were 4 different kinds of shrinky plastic (clear, ink jet, etc.), and one of them was the Shrinky Dink brand. It was also in the STAMPS section, which confused me for a bit, but then I realized it makes sense. I would have, however, probably looked for it in the kids section…

Shebarie- COSMIC. Did you buy the inkjet shrinky plastic for your charm bracelet? I also fantasize occasionally about having a fully stocked craft store attached to future living quarters. That, and a SECRET BOOKCASE DOOR. Also, you gave an excellent poll idea, because I have a few craft things that I’ve purchased because I thought my future-self would use them. Like a punch to put eyelets in, and flower eyelets.

By: Shebarie

Shebarie — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:43:24 +0000

WOW-what a coincidence. I bought shrinky dink plastic to make something during the New Years holiday weekend. I want to make a charm bracelet from photos. Buying the plastic was the easy part. Finding all the other stuff that is ALREADY IN MY HOME will be the hard part. I don’t know why my life’s ambition is to move a Michael’s/AC Moore store into my home. This, coming from someone who has the the craft materials to may almost anything but has yet to make ONE complete project. Could that be a subject or poll – what’s in your craft stash/closet/rented storage?

By: Desiree Fawn

Desiree Fawn — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:53:49 +0000

I’ve played around with it a little, but I’m no pro. I do know that there’s a kind of plastic that a lot of food/grocery items come in that can be used in the exact same way.. I just don’t remember which number of plastic it is… I can’t remember the classification or what not.

(Also, I went to Michael’s a while ago and NO ONE who worked there knew what Shrinky Dinks were. Pft! I later found them on my own, but holy shock!)