♥ Valentine’s Day Ring – DIY

( Per la versione in italiano clicca QUI )

This jewelry making tutorial shows you how to make your own DIY ring using shrink plastic!

You will need:

• ·         White Shrink Plastic Sheet
•     Heart-shaped cutter
•           Scissors
• ·         Sanding Block
• ·         Permanent marker
• ·         Pencil
• ·         Water- based sealant
• ·         Glue
• ·         Ring base

There is variety of shrink plastics out there- clear, frosted, black, white and a variety of colors. I used sheets of white shrink plastic.

1. Draw with a permanent marker  the heart shape, keeping in mind it will shrink about to half the size that it starts out. 

2. Cut out your shape from shrink plastic.

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3. It is usually best to sand the shrink plastic prior to stamping/coloring. Use a fine grit sandpaper, sand the entire sheet of shrink plastic one way, then turn and sand it the opposite way.

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4. Draw on a white paper the image you want: I drew a nice broken heart. 

5. Now you can copy this image on the shrink plastic; I used a pencil, but you can even use a permanent marker.

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6. Bake the plastic in the oven- preheated to 350 degree. It takes about 30 seconds depending on the size and it is just like magic! The plastic shrinks, rolls up in a ball and then flattens out. Once removed from the heat it hardens to plastic.

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7. I use to protect the plastic with a coat of sealant (water-based is better).  Apply a relatively thin coat of sealant, let it dry. Then apply another coat and let dry. Repeat as many times as desired.

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8. Now you have only to glue the heart to the ring base. Hold the ring base down tightly to the jewelry for a few minutes.

Voila!  A new ring for you to wear!

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