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IT IS HUUGE
Some of you have been asking on how I do the gloss for my charms, so I decided to do a full tutorial on how I make plastic charms!
I use the Shrink Plastic made for printing on. (ITS THIS ONE:
[link] ) I get mine at Michaels (somewhere around the Scrap Booking sections) (if your outside the US I don't know where you can get them, sorry ;^; )
If you have any questions that aren't already explained, just ask!!
Other Plastic Charm Tutorials:
[link]
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Its not paper 
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I checked the micheals store and its not there ;^; but i'll keep looking
IF i do find some can it work with a regular printer?
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Yup! Thats whats so great about it
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Okay! i will next time hahaha, loll i got a broken knee and that kinda stopped me for going to another store xD
Yayyyyy
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I'm sorry if this has already been asked but I was wondering how you put the embossing powder on the plastic? Do you use a brush or do you just pour it on? What's the best way of getting it on the plastic? Thanks so much for answering! x3
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^^ Since its pouder just pour it on. I always place it on a piece of paper so that way I can take the excess and pour it back into the bottle with the paper after transferring the charms (carefully!) to the oven ^^
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Since I dont have clear could i use modge podge instead or will it turn out different? Ty~ O:
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I've never tried modge podge on them...I would give it a try! (Like possibly on a mess up
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ok ill try it out thanks C:
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have you ever tried the shrink plastic that has more of a frosted shape? I want to use it but im scared that it will still be frosted once in the oven. you cant print it but i heard you can copy on to it D: i dont know how that works, but the lady worker at michaels gave me that once since they didnt have the printing one ๐: 0 โฉ: 0
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Thank you so much for putting this up!
Oh, but in the link in your other tutorial, she doesn't reduce the opacity by 50% , does she?
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Thank you for making this. 
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Thank you for posting this. It is very useful.
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help, everytime i print it onto the shrink paper it always smudges? do ya have any clue how i can fix this? :s ~
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please read artist comments
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How do you print your image on the Shrink plast? 
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You just use your printer
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My shrink art thingy done exactly what ya said. Starts curling up and straightens back out but its still abit bumpy? I cant seem to get it properly straight, i tired to take it out when its still warm but i ended up breakin it and it cools right after i take it out? Help? ~
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When you take it out to straighten it with a book it has to still be SUPER hot, not just slightly warm. (Its why I caution about burning yourself 
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Alright :
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what paper do u use? and where can u get these things?
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read artist comments
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the detail clear it's what use it in acrylic nails right?
and i got another question: do you put the detail clear when the charm its already shink, then put it again in the oven?? O:
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Nope! Its the kind you use with stamps and scrapbooking.
you shrink the charm, then put the powder on, and put it back in the oven
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ohhh, then what brand do you use or where can i find it xD (in Iowa (?))
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Do you have a Michaels craft store?
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i dunno, but i will look at D:!!!!
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i've been doing shrinky dinks since i was a kid so i understand most of this but i have a question...
after making a shrinky dink, one side comes out smooth and shiny, the other stays rough
does the embossing powder make that rough side smooth and shiny too???
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Yes! Glossy smooth <3 (and makes the colors look better too)
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oh ok, THANKS
so it makes BOTH sides of the charm glossy smooth?
i just wanted to make sure before i bought it
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Your welcome!
Its almost impossible to put it on both sides! (i.e. Have one side with the gloss, if you were to turn it over and powder the back the front will melt again and get stuck to what you put it on!) But the back should be glossy anyway
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OH OKAY, thanks
i already know that one side will be shiny
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Wow. It looks good. I have been thinking about using shrinking plastic when I FINALLY start my store. I want to sell necklaces but will probably not because I will be using zazzle as my store. I like how the charm finally turs out SHINY!
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^_^ Thanks! I would love to see what you come out with!
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Just wondering where you buy the powder and have you seen anywhere online for it?
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I don't really know anywhere online, but you can google Embossing Powder and you should be able to find some
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Thank you. ^-^
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I recently started making the charm again, and for some reason, I'm having more trouble with it warping. They never seem to come out straight or close perfectly shaped or even flat. Do you have any tips on how I can improve this?
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Sure! Before you put anything on it (when you first bake it) When it comes out of the oven, and while its STILL HOT Smash it with a book X3 (Make sure its something you dont like, like a math book or something XD) But make sure you havn't put anything on the charm just yet (like the embossing powder) or it will ruin it!
Hope that helps!
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Thanks so much!
Also, I have also experienced when I have put the embossing powder on in the oven, it starts to warp a bit again. Do you have any tips for that?
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no..sorry ;__; Thats one of the problems I had too....worked a little better if you put it in at a lower temperature for a longer time.
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thanks so much! 
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how big is your holepunch? and does the hole shrink when it's baked?
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just a regular school sized hole punch
Yes, but usually still big enough for metal rings to pass through
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oh ty ty ty ty~ YOU ARE EXTREMELY HELPFUL. THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH~
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^_^ You're very welcome! Im just glad I can help
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This is a great tutorial *__* But I just have one question- when exactly do you put the powder stuff on the charm? before you stick it in the oven, or when it starts to warp?
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