I’ve got a new post running over at SC Johnson’s Family Economics full of Shrinky Dinks project inspiration. Today I shrunk my blog header into a thumb ring!
I won’t even attempt to top this excellent shrink plastic ring tutorial on PlanetJune. For my ring, I just changed it up a bit by printing my blog banner to Shrinky Dinks® Ink-Jet Shrinkable Plastic. 
I could play with this stuff all day. And I just might.
Hi, I’m Cathe (pronounced the same as Cathy). I’m a graphic designer, crafter, creative blogger, & flea market enthusiast. I live just north of San Francisco in lovely Petaluma, California with my husband, Mr. Wonderful & our 3 awesome teenagers.
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Oh my goodness Kathe….your ideas make me swoon. This is wonderful.
I have to try this!
That is so neat!
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Wow! We played with shrinky-dink when I was a kid. With bigger strips you could make your own personalized napkin rings. Check this link about antique napkin rings, I never thought about the reason for using them….
http://www.linesfromlinderhof.com/2010/05/silver-napkin-rings.html
Awesome.
I am fascinated by your brain…
That is way too cool, but how did you make your ring white? I just have to try this out. oh and your logo ring looks fantastic
I love Shrinky Dinks!
I love shrinky-dinks.. I have made all kinds of things using shrinky-dinks injet paper:) The inkjet kind is white..
Oh my….I just adore shrink plastic…and this project totally rocks!! Thanks
Oh what a great project! I have a whole package of this stuff that a friend gave me for Xmas. Now I know what I can do with it! Thanks for posting
What an awesome ring! That is a really neat idea, Cathe.
Seriously Cathe…
How absolutly cool is this!
Love that ring…Gotta have it!
xoxo~Kathy @
Sweet Up-North Mornings…
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [11 May 02:00pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria
Just a quick note to let you know that a link to this post will be placed on CraftCrave today [11 May 10:02pm GMT]. Thanks, Maria
This one tips the clever meter my dear!
LOVE IT*!*
Nice ring. I really love shrinky dinks. My favorite part is watching them shrink.
Oh my! That is just the coolest idea! I spent my childhood shrinking crisp packets and making brooches – this is so much better
Your ring looks great! Thanks for the tutorial, I will link to it over on CraftGossip!
Hm? Another new idea I can check on trying! thanks so much for sharing your great ring with us! It is SO great! I love it!
Thanks for linking to my tutorial, Cathe! I haven't tried making a ring with the inkjet shrinkydinks – every time I've tried using the printable kind it skews when it shrinks. I see you've had more luck with it though – your ring looks gorgeous!
I love shrinky dink plastic – especially the ink jet type. Great ring!
How do you know how much the plastic will shrink up? I have some but it doesn't really tell me the shrink rate. Thanks. Dolores
Hi Dolores, The rule of thumb is to make your image 3X the size of the final piece. However, that's not always perfect so it's a bit of trial and error.
Hmmm… very cool. My hub lost his wedding ring while we were camping and this could be a really cool replacement until we can afford a new one!
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I just started getting into shrinky dinks. I have talked to a lot of people and they all “did them as a kid”. I never did them. don’t get me wrong I had great parents I guess they never got around to introducing me to them. haha. I fell in love with them. I have so much to learn and there seems to be so many ways you can do stuff with them. I had no idea you could make a hard curved bracelet like that out of shrinky dinks. Great Blog thank you.
I love this! Would be a perfect way to make napkin rings for a wedding with a design that matched your invites w/yr monogram on it! Love it!