This weekend I played around with Shrinky Dinks -- the shrinkable plastic sheets that can be printed on, then heated and "shrinked" down to size in the oven.
Apparently I must have lapsed into a coma during childhood when these were wildly popular, but I've only recently discovered them.
The possiblities for these things are endless. Jewelry, wine bottle charms, embellishments for paper crafting, push pins, buttons... you name it.
Here are some photos of my first attempt at a shinky dink bracelet. I must admit, it was an awful lot of work for a cheap plastic bracelet that isn't really made that well!! It's a bit too big, and the varnish I used sorta glooped up. The colors are also SUPER saturated once you've baked and varnished the things. But I'm wearing the bracelet now, and thinking of new and exciting ways to play around with this stuff. Here are some people who have already mastered a few ideas and have created beautiful things with customizable, oven-baked plastic.
www.AnomalousBits.etsy.com
www.ShrunkenCatHeads.etsy.com
www.JessicaPoundstone.etsy.com
http://www.iloveblocks.com
Happy shrinking, everyone!!
