{"id":866,"date":"2015-01-20T21:51:16","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T13:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/?p=866"},"modified":"2018-01-06T22:07:51","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T14:07:51","slug":"shrink-plastic-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/shrink-plastic-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Busy + Adventures in Shrinking Plastic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What\u00a0I&#8217;ve been\u00a0working on:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0New patterns for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spoonflower.com\/profiles\/cynthia_arre\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>my Spoonflower store<\/strong><\/a> (these are still\u00a0being proofed\u00a0so this is a sneaky peek) &#8212;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/-7u3M5HTl4Z8\/VL5MrH-FoFI\/AAAAAAAAD7c\/W9MJunbOjGE\/w700-h233-no\/fabric-patterns-cynthia-arre.jpg\" alt=\"surface pattern design by cynthia bauzon arre\" width=\"700\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. A new wedding invitation set featuring stylish animals &#8212;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/whimsical_forest_cats_wedding_card-256591339252101311?rf=238322869362727935\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/whimsical_forest_cats_wedding_card-rae3a975ecbb947cf969bdf4b1eb6754d_zkrqs_325.jpg?rlvnet=1\" alt=\"Whimsical Forest Cats Wedding Card\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/whimsical_forest_cats_wedding_card-256591339252101311?rf=238322869362727935\" target=\"_blank\">Whimsical Forest Cats Wedding Card<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/poptasticbride*\">poptasticbride<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; line-height: 150%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/whimsical_woodland_foxes_wedding_card-256232473926712531?rf=238322869362727935\" target=\"_blank\"> <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"http:\/\/rlv.zcache.com\/whimsical_woodland_foxes_wedding_card-r0323ab3e14f44e7b96e204831f8bea92_zkrqs_325.jpg?rlvnet=1\" alt=\"Whimsical Woodland Foxes Wedding Card\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/whimsical_woodland_foxes_wedding_card-256232473926712531?rf=238322869362727935\" target=\"_blank\">Whimsical Woodland Foxes Wedding Card<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/poptasticbride*\">poptasticbride<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(You can see all the elements of the entire collection <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zazzle.com\/poptasticbride*\/products\/cg-196064130101405336\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>3. More <a href=\"http:\/\/poptasticbride.com\/custom-couple-cartoon-illustration-invitations\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>custom couple cartoons<\/strong><\/a>. (Nothing to show here yet\u00a0as they&#8217;re still in the drafts stage but I&#8217;ll update the <a href=\"http:\/\/poptasticbride.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">other blog<\/a> once the drawings have been finalized.)<\/p>\n<p>And as you may have seen on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/arncyn\/\" target=\"_blank\">my Instagram feed<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>4. Shrink plastic\u00a0jewelry<br \/>\n<code><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yCh2CxNrtt\/\" target=\"_top\">???? #shrinkydinks of my #cat drawings that I&#8217;ve turned into bracelet and necklace charms &#8212; prototypes for an upcoming collection (chos) in my still non existent store. ??????????? #artph<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-01-19T14:50:57+00:00\">Jan 19, 2015 at 6:50am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><code><\/code> I&#8217;ve been wanting to make accessories for the longest time. In fact I have an unused box full of jewelry findings hoarded from the Kamuning Market when we were planning our wedding&#8230; yes, <em>it&#8217;s been that long!<\/em>\u00a0However, there&#8217;s so much competition and I didn&#8217;t know what I could do that would showcase what I can do best so i focused on other things. Until I discovered shrinky dinks &#8212; thanks to <a href=\"http:\/\/poptasticbride.com\" target=\"_blank\">wedding blogging<\/a> actually. Some of my brides would talk about shrinky-dinking stuff and I was all like &#8220;shrinky-WHAT-ing?&#8221; (( Not sure if art schools here are using it now but I&#8217;ve never encountered the stuff.)) After much Googling and Youtube-ing I learned that specially made plastic can shrink into a harder &amp; thicker version of itself if you stick it in a regular toaster oven. A little light bulb lit up in my head &#8212; what if I shrink my illustrations and make them into few-of-a-kind jewelry charms? Of course I still had no idea then that I was already late to the game and that there&#8217;s already a whole movement devoted to shrink plastic jewelry on Etsy. [insert embarrassed emoji here] Still, I ordered a pack of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B008ZDNSSU\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B008ZDNSSU&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=cynthinsid-20&amp;linkId=KLC63L5ZVLCW3MCO\" target=\"_blank\">Shrinky Dinks<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=cynthinsid-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B008ZDNSSU\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> sheets from Amazon. That would take at least a week to arrive and I couldn&#8217;t wait\u00a0anymore so when I learned that I can <em>also<\/em> shrink #6 plastic (essentially, plastic used for\u00a0take-out containers) and yay, we had one on hand (( it had cake on it which I quickly, um, got rid off )), I did this experiment, again documented on Instagram. <code><br \/>\n<\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/wEfWxdtrs3\/\" target=\"_top\">These started out as doodles on a used plastic take-out container which I then colored, cut, and &#8216;baked&#8217; in a toaster oven. Next time I&#8217;ll punch holes (so I.can use them as pendants) AND draw neater. (*^^*) #craftsph #artph #upcycling #handmade #shrinkydinks<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2014-12-01T16:04:54+00:00\">Dec 1, 2014 at 8:04am PST<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>My shrinky dink-brand sheets (as well as a few unbranded ones) arrived in late December but I couldn&#8217;t play with them until this week. I got several types &#8212; white, clear, rough and ready &#8211; so I tried different combinations. Frosted sheets with colored pencils, white with sharpies. Here&#8217;s what came out of that experiment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/yAJBjMNric\/\" target=\"_top\">Shrinking adventures, part 2. I used an actual #shrinkydinks sheet this time (remember how I used a plastic take-out box a few months ago? ????). These ended up so tiny &#8212; see blue thumbtack on the upper right for size reference. I still can&#8217;t predict how the colors will turn out and how tiny the drawings will shrink down to so this entire project is still a #wip . ?????? #handmade #artph<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-01-18T16:35:35+00:00\">Jan 18, 2015 at 8:35am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the photo below you can see how big the original artwork is compared to the miniature version. You&#8217;ll notice that this time I printed my vector illustrations directly on the plastic sheet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-867\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre.jpg\" alt=\"shrinkydinks jewelry\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre-148x111.jpg 148w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre-31x23.jpg 31w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre-38x29.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/shrink-plastic-charms-by-cynthia-arre-287x215.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some pieces already look good but I have yet to perfect shrinking the plastic without forming dents in the miniatures. This is all still a work in progress and I will update you once I come up with designs that I am completely happy with.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE: I made a YouTube video of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rrqveOET2NA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how I make my shrink art pins<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><code><\/p>\n<div id=\"amzn-assoc-ad-ec7e4252-6c76-4013-b98b-c8b9f105b4c9\"><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US&#038;adInstanceId=ec7e4252-6c76-4013-b98b-c8b9f105b4c9\"><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u00a0I&#8217;ve been\u00a0working on: 1.\u00a0New patterns for my Spoonflower store (these are still\u00a0being proofed\u00a0so this is a sneaky peek) &#8212; 2. A new wedding invitation set featuring stylish animals &#8212; Whimsical Forest Cats Wedding Card by poptasticbride Whimsical Woodland Foxes Wedding Card by poptasticbride (You can see all the elements of the entire collection here) 3. 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