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Monday, May 10, 2010

Fun With Shrink Plastic: Blog Ring

I’ve got a new post running over at SC Johnson’s Family Economics full of shrink plastic project inspiration. Today I shrunk my blog header into a thumb ring!I won’t even attempt to top this excellent shrink plastic ring tutorial on PlanetJune. For my ring, I just changed it up a bit by printing my blog banner to Shrinky Dinks® Ink-Jet Shrinkable Plastic. I could play with this stuff all day. And I just might.

22 comments:

Jen@Notes From the Heartland said...

Oh my goodness Kathe....your ideas make me swoon. This is wonderful.

PussDaddy said...

That is so neat!

PussDaddy

Moonshadow said...

Wow! We played with shrinky-dink when I was a kid. With bigger strips you could make your own personalized napkin rings. Check this link about antique napkin rings, I never thought about the reason for using them....
http://www.linesfromlinderhof.com/2010/05/silver-napkin-rings.html

CitricSugar said...

Awesome.

I am fascinated by your brain...

Mari Brown and Colourblob said...

That is way too cool, but how did you make your ring white? I just have to try this out. oh and your logo ring looks fantastic

Claire said...

I love Shrinky Dinks!

kristiannep said...

I love shrinky-dinks.. I have made all kinds of things using shrinky-dinks injet paper:) The inkjet kind is white..

WW said...

Oh my....I just adore shrink plastic...and this project totally rocks!! Thanks

Art by Trina said...

Oh what a great project! I have a whole package of this stuff that a friend gave me for Xmas. Now I know what I can do with it! Thanks for posting :)

marysworkshop said...

What an awesome ring! That is a really neat idea, Cathe.

Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings... said...

Seriously Cathe...
How absolutly cool is this!
Love that ring...Gotta have it!
xoxo~Kathy @
Sweet Up-North Mornings...

CraftCrave said...

Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [11 May 02:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria

dianna said...

This one tips the clever meter my dear!
LOVE IT*!*

redchuckstress said...

Nice ring. I really love shrinky dinks. My favorite part is watching them shrink.

Danielle Barlow said...

Oh my! That is just the coolest idea! I spent my childhood shrinking crisp packets and making brooches - this is so much better :)

OnJewels said...

Your ring looks great! Thanks for the tutorial, I will link to it over on CraftGossip!

Lynn S. said...

Hm? Another new idea I can check on trying! thanks so much for sharing your great ring with us! It is SO great! I love it!

June (planetjune) said...

Thanks for linking to my tutorial, Cathe! I haven't tried making a ring with the inkjet shrinkydinks - every time I've tried using the printable kind it skews when it shrinks. I see you've had more luck with it though - your ring looks gorgeous!

The Beading Gem said...

I love shrinky dink plastic - especially the ink jet type. Great ring!

Unknown said...

How do you know how much the plastic will shrink up? I have some but it doesn't really tell me the shrink rate. Thanks. Dolores

Cathe Holden said...

Hi Dolores, The rule of thumb is to make your image 3X the size of the final piece. However, that's not always perfect so it's a bit of trial and error.

Holly said...

Hmmm... very cool. My hub lost his wedding ring while we were camping and this could be a really cool replacement until we can afford a new one!