Do you love Shrinky Dinks? This Shrinky Dink necklace was so easy! If you love Shrinky Dink jewelry, this is a fun project to try with Sharpies and stencils.
I’ve been on a DIY jewelry kick for a while, and I’ve had some shrink plastic in my stash for about six months that has been begging to be turned into something.
Combine these two things with some Dimensional Magic and you have a Shrinky Dink necklace! If you like making DIY necklaces, you’re going to love trying this project.
This Shrinky Dink jewelry project is actually a little bit of a CraftFail because it didn’t go as planned, but it might be okay (the ink blurred a bit).
I’m wondering what you think and I want you to let me know in the comments!
Important Things to Remember
Shrinky Dinks shrink to about 1/3 of their original size and get nine times thicker. It’s magic, people. The nice thing about Shrinky Dinks is that even though they get smaller and thicker, they’re still very lightweight.
You also need to remember to punch your holes before baking your Dink. If you don’t, you’ll have a heck of a time trying to get them punched afterwards.
I’m pretty sure the only way it would happen is if you used a drill. I learned from experience and after throwing a few Dinks in the garbage!
Are you ready to give this project a try? Get the printable how to below:
Shrinky Dink Necklace
Materials
- Shrinky Dinks
- Sharpie(s) Dark Brown and Teal, or colored pencils
Video
Instructions
- You will first need to cut a circle shape out of your Shrinky Dink material. I used a circle cutter and did about a 3 3/8" circle (it was completely random, I just made sure my stencil fit), but you can also trace a shape and cut it with scissors.
- Create your design on the Shrinky Dink material using Sharpies and stencils.
- After removing the stencil, go back and thicken any lines that might not have fully transferred with the stencil.
- Punch any holes BEFORE baking the Shrinky Dink sheet. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the Shrinky Dink shape on a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
- Put the cookie sheet in the oven for 1 – 3 minutes, watching the Dink shrink. If the item folds on itself, untwist it and flatten while still hot. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and let your Shrinky Dinks cool before handling.
- Finish by putting Dimensional Magic on the pendant and allowing to dry.
Notes
- I’m wondering if I would’ve let the Sharpie dry a lot longer before baking if there would’ve been a difference in the blurring. Just thinking that maybe the Sharpie would’ve set more in the material somehow.
- It’s been recommended to me by several people that the Ruff n’ Ready sheets might help with the blurring. They are made to look frosted so have a textured side, which may take the ink better.
Also if you like handmade jewelry and accessories using Dinks, visit some projects from my friends below:
It totally looks like you meant to do that. It’s awesome and so cool! I love Shrinky Dinks. They always take me back to the 1980s when I was a kid. So much fun! And they really are magic.
I say: fine as is, use a fixative before adding the dimension magic next time around.
I don’t think it’s a CraftFail at all. I love it!
Wear it. Definitely.
Also, I like the bird, I think it looks perfectly fine the way it is.
This is Oh so COOL. I used to love Shrinky Dinks when I was a kid. I was obsessed with them. Drove my mom crazy because I was always wanting to buy more and more kits.
I thought the blurring looked intentional! Either way looks great, need to get some Dimensional Magic to play with
I think it’s too cool, definitely does not deserve the flush! lol
How funny that the stripes changed color like that! I didn’t notice the blurring until you pointed it out actually. lol I think it’s a cool effect but trying to work with it to see if you could get it to not blur would be cool too.
Wow, that answered nothing. LOL
Yeah, that looks horrible. Like, so horrible that you should save yourself the embarassment of wearing it and MAIL IT to me. Like ASAP!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! I think the blurring is very cool, almost Warhol-ish, if that make sense.
I think it looks super cool. The blurring makes it look like a silk screen.
How big is the final pendant? About 1″?