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MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
January 14, 2006
11:37 AM Post #1975884
| I made a mobile earlier this year using shrink paper and pictures of butterflies that I printed on the paper and then baked. I think it turned out fairly nice since it was my first attempt. I also made little butterfly brooches using the same type of paper and my ink jet printer. 
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Starzz
Newcastle, ON
(Zone 5a)
January 16, 2006
08:44 AM Post #1980395
| Just stumbled on this Home talk tab..
Boy..that is wonderful!
Great job! |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
January 16, 2006
09:19 AM Post #1980456
| MZ..that is beautiful! Did you use an inkjet printer? |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
January 16, 2006
10:22 AM Post #1980557
| thanks!
Yep.. ink jet printer.. beads from a craft store, copper tubing from the plumbing supply section at Lowe's and fishing line... the black clip at the top was holding on the top butterfly till it dried as it was glued on to the tip of the tubing |
flowerlou
Cincinnati, OH
(Zone 6a)
January 29, 2006
02:16 PM Post #2008656
| Hi Mz,, where do you find shrink paper?? is this something at an office supply store?? I feel so out of touch,, got two little ones that take up my time! thanks, flowerlou |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
January 29, 2006
04:19 PM Post #2008936
| I purchased my computer craft supplies from http://edps.com/ Their prices are reasonable. I don't believe I've ever seen it at an office supply store. |
Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
January 29, 2006
04:22 PM Post #2008951
| Thanks for the link - I can't wait to check it out! |
txflowerlady
Deer Park, TX
(Zone 9a)
February 01, 2006
10:39 PM Post #2016597
| Your mobile looks great! Do you have a picture of the brooches? That sounds interesting.
txflowerlady |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 02, 2006
02:36 AM Post #2016790
| sure txflowerlady... here ya go...
this shows you the size that it comes out of the printer and the finished size once it has been baked
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MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 02, 2006
02:38 AM Post #2016792
| these are the various brooches I made. This project was for a fund-raising event for our local Butterfly group (NABA) The duck I made for my Mom 
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MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 02, 2006
02:39 AM Post #2016793
| this shows the back of the blue butterfly on the twig with the pin attached. I should have cleaned up the glue before taking the pictures.. oh well... 
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Anitabryk2
Long Island, NY
(Zone 6b)
February 02, 2006
07:05 AM Post #2016909
| They are really nice Mz - where did you find your pics? |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 02, 2006
08:59 AM Post #2017048
| some on the internet.. some on graphic cds that I have |
txflowerlady
Deer Park, TX
(Zone 9a)
February 02, 2006
04:03 PM Post #2017927
| MzMunchken,
Thanks for the pictures. They look great. I want to make a name tag holder. First make a brooch (I was thinking of a flower.) then glue a key ring to it so you can clip your name tag to it. Do you think the idea will work? Did you use hot glue to glue the pin to the butterfly?
Also, was there much of an odor when you baked the shrink paper? My husband is sensitive to odors - some of them make his face turn red and messes up his sinuses.
Thanks, txflowerlady |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 03, 2006
08:47 AM Post #2019307
| to make a name badge I would make sure that the pin is based as high as possible on the flower so that the weight of the keyring and tag holder doesn't pull the flower downward. And yes, hot glue gun did the trick. I bought the pins at Michaels in a bag of 25.. they have several sizes of pins to choose from.
As far as smell.. there is a very faint odor but it only last a minute or two. You bake them in your oven for less than 2 minutes.. when they first start to heat up they will curl up on themselves.. don't freak.. then they will slowly unfurl and lay flat. Some of the very thin cuts had to have a little help in flattening out but that can be done by using a toothpick and forcing it down while it is still hot. Another key thing is that you don't want to use real dark colors.. tone down your colors as they will get very dark once baked. You can see that in the picture above with the blue butterfly before and after. |
txflowerlady
Deer Park, TX
(Zone 9a)
February 03, 2006
11:29 AM Post #2019625
| MzMunchken,
Hobby Lobby has something called Shrinky Dink that I am going to check out. Am I correct in assuming that I need to make sure I can print on it with my inkjet printer? Thanks for all of your helpful hints. I will post a picture of my brooch/name tag holder when I get it finished.
txflowerlady
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MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 04, 2006
10:54 AM Post #2021874
| txflowerlady.. I've looked all over at Shrinky Dink paper and no where was I able to see that you could use an inkjet printer to make them. I don't know if the paper I got was a special type just for inkjet printing or not. Sorry, I couldn't help. |
txflowerlady
Deer Park, TX
(Zone 9a)
February 04, 2006
02:51 PM Post #2022414
| MzMunchken,
At Hobby Lobby I found some Ink Jet Shrink Flim by Grafix. I can't wait to try it. I with you, from what I could tell the Shrinky Dink is not for inkjet printers.
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MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 04, 2006
02:58 PM Post #2022422
| great!!! Good Luck.. can't wait to see the finished project |
txflowerlady
Deer Park, TX
(Zone 9a)
February 07, 2006
05:24 PM Post #2029200
| MzMunchken,
What happened? The ink looks all smeared and the surface is bumpy. Did I leave them in the oven too long? The heart doesn't look half bad - I might imbellish it some. I want to use it tomorrow - all I have to do is find my name tag.
The flower is really bad and if you use your imagination you can make out the turtles on the green one. It is sorta funky looking. It is supposed to rectangle. Also, I should have made them a little larger. Back to the drawing board.
txflowerlady
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MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
February 07, 2006
06:54 PM Post #2029400
| ohhhhhh nooooooooo I don't know what happened.. I never had any problems with mine.
I know on my paper you can print on either side.. the paper you bought.. was it also like that? |
txflowerlady
Deer Park, TX
(Zone 9a)
February 07, 2006
09:40 PM Post #2029759
| The paper has a right and wrong side. I am certain that I used the correct side, because I accidentally used the wrong side and the ink wouldn't even adhere to it. I'm going to call them tomorrow. I'll let you know what they say.
I called them and the lady said that it was a bad batch and she is sending me a replacement package via Fed-Ex. I should get it the early part of next week.
Thanks for all of your help.
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gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 17, 2006
12:31 AM Post #2118059
| The mobile's gorgeous, MzM!
I have a package of shrink film, just haven't tried anything with it yet. I was thinking of making dog tags for our two pups. Now I also want to make a mobile thanks to you. It would be fun to make ceiling fan pulls with them, too. |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
March 18, 2006
01:31 PM Post #2121116
| Thanks gardenwife.. I think I will have to make one for myself as I gave that one away. |
azjude
Phoenix, AZ
(Zone 10b)
June 11, 2006
08:37 PM Post #2379569
| Checked the link mentioned above and could not find the ~ shrink paper? Can you help??? |
txflowerlady
Deer Park, TX
(Zone 9a)
June 11, 2006
09:51 PM Post #2379842
| azjude,
Looks like the above site doesn't carry shrink paper anymore. You might try this website. http://www.paper-paper.com/shrink.html |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
June 15, 2006
03:15 PM Post #2393891
| bummer that edps doesn't carry it any longer. thanks for the link txflowerlady |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 15, 2006
03:54 PM Post #2393966
| Dick Blick sells inkjet shrink film at http://www.dickblick.com/zz614/12/
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lovemygardens
Haysville, KS
June 21, 2006
06:32 PM Post #2417662
| First time here, hope someone can help!!
I have a boatload of shrink art plastic... the kind you have to use markers etc on... I used to do earrings and pins and such for craft shows. Is there anyone out there who knows if there is something I can apply to it to make it injet compatable?? That would save ooohhhhhh soooo much time!!!! |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
June 21, 2006
08:58 PM Post #2418110
| Have you tried it yet in the inkjet printer? |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 21, 2006
10:36 PM Post #2418548
| I'd try using your printer's transparancy setting in its driver. The worst that will likely happen is the ink will smear. |
lovemygardens
Haysville, KS
June 25, 2006
03:03 PM Post #2432148
| yes, I have tried it in my printer, and it smears... bummer...guess I'll have to go back to the "old fashioned" way of doing it... takes way much more time and really messes with my carpal tunnel...
I'm hopin to figure out something new and different to do with it, but nothing has come to me yet!! |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 25, 2006
03:49 PM Post #2432293
| Do Sharpie markers work well on this stuff? I just bought a big pack of the ultra finepoints on clearance. There are all sorts of colors I could use! |
katrun
Alexandria, VA
(Zone 7a)
December 10, 2007
07:32 PM Post #4281858
| Oh! I just happened to stumble on to this forum ! I am so inspired. I love your mobile. I am going to order some and start making some projects along with the brooche too.
Mzmunchikin-- Did you use "WHITE" ore "Clear" on your both of your projects? I see what looks like u used the white paper on the brooches if I am correct. Can you color on the under side of the paper ? or is it transparent that the print show through after baking? So the mobile with have color on both sides?
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gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 10, 2007
10:14 PM Post #4282359
| MzMunchkin no longer subscribes; she may not get your message here. You might try sending her a Dmail through the system; if she's not read it within three days, the system will automatically send a reminder to the e-mail address she last had on file. |
katrun
Alexandria, VA
(Zone 7a)
December 11, 2007
10:22 AM Post #4283840
| Thats too bad- about MzMunchkin, I guess I should be asking you Gardenwife. How are your projects turning out? Were you able to to get the right paper and get started?
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gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 11, 2007
12:16 PM Post #4284143
| I made some dog tags using the shrink film I bought on clearance. They turned out pretty neat, but they weren't strong enough to last without breaking where the holes were punched; they broke after the girls had them on about four days, I think. I'm going to try some with permanent markers next, but I have a few projects to do before I play with those again. |
katrun
Alexandria, VA
(Zone 7a)
December 11, 2007
09:00 PM Post #4285688
| so permanent markers might be the key. Yes, I could use some dog and cat tags. I plan to do this after the holidays. I hope everyone post their results of their projects. Thank u- |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
December 12, 2007
12:46 AM Post #4286717
| I ran mine through my Canon inkjet printer, but I'm looking forward to using markers. |
staceysmom
(GayLynn) Appleton, WI
(Zone 5a)
June 01, 2008
03:53 PM Post #5036717
| Shrinky Dinks can also be found at Hobby Lobby. Also did you know you can use clear containers from salad bars, delis, and grocery stores? Just look for a “6” inside the recycling arrows. It works, I tried it. If you want to have a hole for hanging just make sure it is a pretty big one or it will close up on you. Here is a link to a site that tells you how to do it.
http://www.curbly.com/Chrisjob/posts/2252-DIY-Shrinky-Dinks
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gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
June 01, 2008
04:37 PM Post #5036931
| That is GREAT to know! I'll have to give that a try, too. |
ellesgh
Humansville, MO
March 26, 2009
01:55 PM Post #6322986
| hi
am i too late
i like too know how to make the mobile
i work in a nurseing home and it would look nice hanging from there ciling
i make thing for them
elle |
MzMunchken
Crestview, FL
(Zone 7b)
March 26, 2009
06:41 PM Post #6324111
| Hi elle,
The mobile was made using copper tubing, fishing line and of course the shrinky dink paper. |
ellesgh
Humansville, MO
March 27, 2009
11:01 AM Post #6327000
| hi all
ok
i just got no idea how to make then
elle |
gardenwife
Newark, OH
(Zone 5b)
March 27, 2009
12:13 PM Post #6327328
| Looks pretty straightforward...bend a piece of copper tubing into a spiral and tie the butterflies to it with fishing line. The directions for how to use the shrinking film are in the links posted throughout the thread. Take a stab at it! :) |
