tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post2719069479311088864..comments2023-08-09T04:26:24.037-06:00Comments on Pinstrosity: Shrinky Dinks!Marquettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09112633611070405863noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-18176316434435855462013-01-08T17:15:52.224-07:002013-01-08T17:15:52.224-07:00#6 is food safe plastic, check the plastic trays c...#6 is food safe plastic, check the plastic trays crackers or cookies come inIt'sallaboutbeingHaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417405567243170702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-24738037128140855462013-01-08T12:47:23.564-07:002013-01-08T12:47:23.564-07:00The plastic I used was the lid for a disposable pa...The plastic I used was the lid for a disposable pan that I bought at a dollar store. Have you checked dollar stores?Angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-30741072427275061162013-01-05T18:40:21.919-07:002013-01-05T18:40:21.919-07:00You can use overhead projector slides, too, since ...You can use overhead projector slides, too, since they're also made of polystyrene. Don't know if any other plastics would work the same since their glass transition temperature (the temperature where they get "shrinky") is different. The plastics are generally very pure, so long as you're not heating them hotter than the directions.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510846278837884457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-72868495519417180692013-01-03T23:17:33.583-07:002013-01-03T23:17:33.583-07:00Is this safe for sure? These containers don't ...Is this safe for sure? These containers don't give off any fumes or anything we have to be careful of?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-58885035015273512412013-01-03T18:56:47.036-07:002013-01-03T18:56:47.036-07:00I love shrink plastic! We used it in three differ...I love shrink plastic! We used it in three different places for our wedding invitations and favors. PolyShrink by Lucky Squirrel (http://www.luckysquirrel.com/products.html) comes in different colors, thicknesses, and finishes. It always shrank evenly in all directions (all of my circles stayed circles). You can color it with a pigment ink made for rubber stamping because most pigment inks will set up with heat.Jessica Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-36856513695183053422013-01-03T16:15:33.347-07:002013-01-03T16:15:33.347-07:00Yes, there are a couple of different brands of &qu...Yes, there are a couple of different brands of "shrink plastic", one of which is Shrinky Dinks. They have more kinds than they did when we were little, they now not only have clear and opaque for markers, and frosted for colored pencils, but also black and types that you can run through your inkjet printer. I tried one brand for inkjet printers, that I ordered online, and it shrunk evenly, but was translucent so you had to paint the back white. I then bought Shrinky Dink brand at Michael's and it was opaque, but didn't shrink the same in all directions (so a circle became an oval). That wasn't the end of the world, but it does distort your image. J. Anthony Stubblefieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194463145900580639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-11273317874360833652013-01-03T15:45:38.492-07:002013-01-03T15:45:38.492-07:00I still have a bunch of shrinky dinks I made in th...I still have a bunch of shrinky dinks I made in the 70s when I discovered them. I had all the special pens and pencils for them. Is the plastic still available in stores?JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-70993101880569757052013-01-03T14:26:15.042-07:002013-01-03T14:26:15.042-07:00Sadly, I haven't found any plastic boxes in my...Sadly, I haven't found any plastic boxes in my local stores that fit the bill. I tried with one from a bakery department at Safeway, but the number on the bottom was different and sure enough it just melted in to a pile of goo. Sigh...Alhttp://rheumaticprincess.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-12338570131734810832013-01-03T13:02:29.170-07:002013-01-03T13:02:29.170-07:00I've made tons of Shrinky Dink stuff as an adu...I've made tons of Shrinky Dink stuff as an adult, but I always used the sheets that shrinky dink still sells - just saw them at Michaels the other day. There's so much fun you can do with it. I think my favorite thing I made was I stamped butterflies on the plastic with black ink then colored them in with sparkly gel pens. They looked fabulous. To get the gel ink to stick, if you don't have the pre-fab shrinky dink plastic, you'll need to scuff it with fine-grit sandpaper (400+) to have something for the gel to adhere to. Also, if you look for more projects, you can take different colors of shrunk plastic and bake again stacked, they will fuse together. My favorite one that I remember was a magnet, brown square background, smaller white frilly square on top of that, then the clear layer with the drawing. When it melts it looks more like glass. Find instructions though for temps and times!<br /><br />I agree about the temperature being the issue as well, I never had a problem with my stuff - and I did this exact project (although with the branded shrinky dink plastic) with a bunch of teenage girls in a church kitchen. If it could have gone wrong, it would have :)<br /><br />Hmm, I wonder where all those supplies went... jaimilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423988896379207504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-27490806010201909852013-01-03T13:01:35.839-07:002013-01-03T13:01:35.839-07:00Shrink Plastic is great for ornaments! I bought so...Shrink Plastic is great for ornaments! I bought some that is made to go through an inkjet printer, found an old picture of me and my siblings sitting with Santa - printed on the shrink paper, cut out, bake, awesome ornament!<br /><br />Tip 1) colors intensify as the shrinking happens (all the pigment you put over several inches comes together into a much smaller space, making a more intense color) so start lighter than you want to end up.<br />Tip 2)pre punch your holes, or use a glue on bail. While it is technically possible to drill through it, it can cause the piece to crack on occasion. Why risk it.<br />Tip 3) most shrink plastic shrinks to about 1/3 it's size, but can vary by brand. Also, it does not shrink evenly on the horizontal vs the vertical, so if you are making a set (for earrings or such) orient them the same on the sheet.<br /><br /><br />I won a great book a couple of weeks ago called Shrink Shrank Shrunk that has all sorts of great info/ideas/patterns!sallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06831339137309963017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-41269567857434955132013-01-03T12:00:01.123-07:002013-01-03T12:00:01.123-07:00When the plastic is still hot, press it flat. I us...When the plastic is still hot, press it flat. I use an old spatula with no holes to flatten mine. Pattynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-73137561900588257592013-01-03T11:43:13.671-07:002013-01-03T11:43:13.671-07:00Works with soda bottle plastic. Used the bottoms a...Works with soda bottle plastic. Used the bottoms and a heat gun to make flowers for my wedding! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030004625183732188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299578764487881408.post-34088520863680379782013-01-03T10:50:37.607-07:002013-01-03T10:50:37.607-07:00I've done this. I agree that the temperature ...I've done this. I agree that the temperature was the problem. I put mine in a pre-heated 350 degree toaster oven and it twisted and turned and shrunk perfectly in about thirty seconds. I just covered my existing toaster oven tray in foil. I didn't look at the original pin, but make sure your plastic has a 6 in the recycle triangle thingy. I have no idea what a different number would end up like, I just read it must be a six, so that is what I used!<br />Don't be discouraged Elaine!Angehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075197167753448907noreply@blogger.com