DIY Shrinky Dink Jewelry: Make a Necklace

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:

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Shrinky Dink Necklace

Learn how to make a unique necklace using Shrinky Dinks, Mod Podge Dimensional Magic, and Sharpies.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Active Time45 minutes mins

Dry Time12 hours hrs

Total Time12 hours hrs 50 minutes mins

Yield: 1 project

Cost: $10

Equipment

• Scissors
• Hole Punch
• Stencil1 stencil set

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

Step 1: Remember that the design will shrink to 1/3 the size after cooking, so be sure to scale appropriately.

Step 5: The instructions say if it does fold on itself, you can untwist it and flatten it out while still hot. Luckily this didn’t happen to me :0

Step 6: Notice in the photo that the Sharpie ink colors got much darker than they were originally.

I have two thoughts on the project now that it’s done:

1. 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.
2. 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:

• Shrinky Dink photo keychains
• DIY Shrinky Dinks flower rings
• Make Shrinky Dink charms