Include a hole for string or an ornament hanger BEFORE shrinking.Your design won’t show up well on the reverse side, so flip that plastic over and color both sides! If you’re using “Frosty” shrink material, be sure to color BOTH SIDES.We have a collection of Sharpies just for our art projects. Permanent markers work best–they have awesome bold colors.You can also free hand a design if you don’t have a printer–a jar lid makes a great template for a round ornament…or a Pokeball! After you’ve made one, it’s pretty easy to create one from scratch! My templates were based off of PicMonkey clip art if you want to go make something different. I’ve included a few templates to help you make your first 3D Shrinky Dinky ornament. When your art shrinks up, this channel will be the thickness of the plastic, allowing you to fit the two pieces together. So here’s the trick: You make two identical Shrinky Dinks, then put a 1/4 inch wide channel in each, down the middle. Shrinky Dinks are harder to find these day, but well worth the special trip down the craft aisle to find them! Mitch and I have been messing around with Shrinky Dinks the last few months–and have we figured out something super cool to share with you! We’ve made…drumroll please… I traced it off a post card sized Star Wars poster. Confession: I still have a tiny Star Wars poster I made with Shrinky Dinks when I was 12.
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