Hi Library friends, Miss Becky here and today I'm going to
show you two different methods for making Shrinky Dinks at home.
The first method involves using store bought Shrinky Dink paper
and the second method involves using number six plastic,
which you can often find on fast food containers.
This project involves an oven so make sure you have parental
supervision or permission before using an oven.
Let's go over the supplies you'll need for this project. First, you'll need
either Shrinky Dink paper or number six plastic. You can check if
the plastic you have is number six by looking for a small six imprinted on
the surface.
Next, you'll need paper and a pencil,
Sharpies and colored pencils, scissors, aluminum foil
and an oven. Optional supplies include a hole punch, key chains, pin backs
magnets and hot glue.
Now you'll need to choose your design. Keep in mind that when your design
shrinks it will end up being about a fourth of
the size of your original design. So, make sure that the design you start
with is bigger than what you want your final product to be.
You can either print a design off the internet or create your own design with
paper and pencil.
Next, you'll trace your design on either
the Shrinky Dink paper or the number six plastic. For this part
I like to use Sharpie. When you're drawing on the Shrinky Dink
paper you don't have to use Sharpie you could also use colored pencils
but on the number six plastic you must use Sharpie,
otherwise the design won't stick.
After you trace your design
you can color it in and again on the Shrinky Dink paper you can color in
using colored pencils but on the number six plastic you have
to color in with Sharpie. This is really the biggest difference
between the two methods.
Next, you'll want to cut out your design. I recommend leaving a thin
border of plastic around the outside of your design.
You'll want to use really sharp scissors because the plastic can be a little bit
tricky to cut. Also, at this point, if you're planning on
turning your design into a charm or a key chain,
you want to use a hole punch to punch a hole in your design [click]
because after you bake your design you won't be able to punch a hole into it anymore.
Now we're going to bake our designs.
When baking the number six plastic, set your oven to 350 degrees
and bake for about two minutes. When using the Shrinky Dink paper,
follow the instructions that come with it.
As your design is baking you'll see it shrivel up and shrink in. Once it starts
laying flat again then your design is done.
[oven ding]
When taking your design out of the oven, be careful because it's going to be hot.
You'll have a short period of time where you can either bend your design
or if it was still slightly bent, flatten it out a little bit.
Once your designs have cooled down you can turn them into accessories
by adding a jump ring through a previously punched hole
you can turn your design into a keychain.
With jump rings, it's best to use some pliers to close the ring.
You could also add a pin back or a magnet by hot gluing
them to the back of your design though I don't have any of those today.
And that's it! Here we have our finished products.
These ones made with the number six plastic and these with the Shrinky Dink paper.
Thanks for following along and I hope you have a great time making Shrinky Dinks.
Make sure to share your designs with the Library on social media.
Bye!