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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Shrinky Dink Fun - Dog Tags, Luggage Tags, Magnets, Keychains

Supplies:
  • Computer & Color Printer
  • Shrinky Dink Paper - get the kind below that is just blank sheets
  • 12 mm jump rings - Hobby Lobby or eBay
  • oven - toaster oven best but regular oven works also
  • clear nail polish or acrylic spray
  • scissors & 2 inch round punch
  • regular single punch - 1/8 inch
  • brown craft paper or  brown paper bag
  • magnets - use old ones and just glue it back of shrinky dink

Step 1: Find images online &/or type out information for dog tag or luggage tag
Step 2: Place as many images as possible on letter size page - don't go all the way to edge b/c paper is only
            8 x 10 (not 8.5 x 11)
Step 3: Print on rough side of paper
Step 4: Cut out using scissors +/- 2 inch punch
Step 5: Make small punch hole at top of tags
Step 6: Place in oven on brown paper at 325F until it shrinks (~2-3 min) & then remove & lay flat to cool
Note: it will curl up & then uncurl and lay flat - do not remove from oven until flat
Step 7: Paint with clear polish or spray with acrylic spray
Step 8: Attach jump rings or magnets

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