( 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:
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White
Shrink Plastic Sheet
- Heart-shaped cutter
- Scissors
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Sanding
Block
- ·
Permanent
marker
- ·
Pencil
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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!
With this DIY I partecipate to
