{"id":1098,"date":"2015-05-04T15:33:04","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T07:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2015-11-09T20:30:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T12:30:12","slug":"how-to-make-shrink-plastic-charms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/how-to-make-shrink-plastic-charms\/","title":{"rendered":"How I make shrink plastic charms for accessories & other stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even before\u00a0my\u00a0BGC Art Mart day<\/a>, I had\u00a0a\u00a0feeling\u00a0I would\u00a0get a lot of questions about what the kitty accessories\u00a0I’m\u00a0selling<\/a> are made of and how I make them so I put a\u00a0tutorial together\u00a0and had it on display in a frame on my table. (You can see part of it in @firehailtree’s instagram photo<\/a>.). It turned out to be a good idea because my customers were able to understand how much care was placed into each item. \u00a0Some even asked if I sold shrink plastic because they’d like to try it out themselves! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

Anyway, I’d also like\u00a0to share the how-tos\u00a0with you. \ud83d\ude42
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1. I draw the illustrations individually on sheets of shrink plastic, mindful of the fact that the colors will darken and the drawings will shrink down to about 1\/3 of its original size. This particular sheet<\/a>\"\"\u00a0is glossy so I roughened the surface with sandpaper so that I could draw on it with colored pencils.<\/p>\n

2. I cut them to shape with a pair of scissors.<\/p>\n

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3. I\u00a0shrink the pieces individually using a heat gun. This is best for complicated shapes that you want to have more control over. Otherwise you can\u00a0use a toaster oven to bake multiple pieces at a time.<\/p>\n

4. Ta-dah! The piece is now smaller, thicker, and harder than it was. After it’s cooled down, I would usually spray it with a fixative to “fix” the colored pencil drawings, after which I would apply a glaze coating.<\/p>\n

Here’s one of my cat pins in action:<\/p>\n

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A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on