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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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so when its in the oven it wont catch fire and im a little confussed on the glossing and process of the shrinking part, can you explain that to me again?
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Its a type of plastic, so no, unless you leave it in there for hours
The shrinking is because of the plastic it is. The heat causes partials in the plastic to shrink. The gloss is a powder that when melted becomes clear.
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i got the stuff yesterday but i bought the kind not for the printer oops...
And thank you
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This is a fantastic tutorial. I'm definitely going to try making some. ^_^
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Thank you ^^ I would love to see what you make :3
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you're welcome. when i make it, i'll send you the links. ^_^ thanks again for the tutorial
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^_^ No prob! Cant wait :3
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question! question! well, nice tutoria first of all and econd- what kind of papaer do you print the image on? next, where do you buy all of thee material needed- like the plastic stuff and everything? i need these to be ready before the onicon
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^_^ Some of that is explained in the Artist comments, but I'll explain again 
The paper is by the company Shrinky Dink and is made especially for printing on (its this one:
[link] )
I buy mine all at Michaels, they have a section for it there
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can u also get the detail clear at Michael's too? cuz i'm going there tday to get the stuff
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Yea! Just ask for where the embossing powder is :3
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thnx i bought the powder and the shrinky dink paper today but for the paper, can u just put it in the printer and just print the picture with regular ink on it since it's plastic?
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If you got the Jet Ink Printing kind yea (the kind I get looks like this: [link]
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so u actually put the cut out printed picture in the oven? i thought that might burn since it's just regular paper
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Its not regular paper, its shrinky dink paper *a type of plastic*
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where do u get it? and in wat section of the store?
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You usually get it at craft stores *like Micheals* and sometimes in the scrapbooking or word embossing section *you can always ask a clerk
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OMG.MUST TRY THIS.
what brand do you use? (:
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^_^
From the Shrinky Dink Company
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Um, do you still have to cover the back too? I mean, if you do cover the back what will happen to the front of your product? Won't it get ruin?
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If theres nothing on the back theres no need to cover it ^^
and yes, the emboss powder would melt and ruin the front
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awwwww, such a drag! Thanks for the tutorial anyways!My Bestfriend and I will make keychains as soon as we find Shrink Plastic 
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But I do know of double sided shrink plastic that you can print on, but there isnt any real way to seal it (unless you use a spray or clear nail polish)
I would love to see it!!
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Maybe i'll post a picture of it once we find a store to buy the shrink plastic
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Um, do you still have to cover the back too? I mean, if you do cover the back what will happen to the front of your product? Whon't it get ruin?
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thankyou so much for the awesome tutorial! :3
i just recently got into making plastic charms and stuff and i found your tutorial so helpful!
i bought some ebossing powder from my local crafty store so i'm going to try it out! (i tried some glossy stuff and it made the image smudge and look yucky 
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You're welcome
I would love to see what you make ^^
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^__^ ohh i'll be sure to show you once i make some really good ones.
i have a question though, i cut them out and put them in the oven and they cooked fine ^_^ they shrunk and they were done.. so i put the embossing powder on one of the little loveheart charms i made
it worked fine ^_^ the embossing powder melted onto the little heart and then when i took the heart out i realised that i couldn't smack it down with a book to make sure it cools straight because it would stick D:
so my heart dried curled up a little bit on the sides! ;x
is there any particular method you use so that your charms turn out flat?
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Yea I get that sometimes too.
The oven is probably not hot enough to make the plastic stay maluable. I get that problem too :\
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ohhh hmm!
well maybe the only way i can think of is to wait until the charm is hard and cool.. and put some embossing powder on it and cook it again and hopefully it will stay straight? D: hehe
the embossing powder looks really awesome though - so shiny & it feels nice too ^-^
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Yea, I usually wait a little (plus they get so hot I've burned myself plenty lol)
XD Thats why I love using it!
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Shrink plastic, eh? Is it possible to get this at Hobby Lobby, I wonder? GREAT tutorial btw!
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So cute x3. Did you print it on regular printer paper?...and How long did you bake it for the first and second time? I wanna make some x3 There soo kawaii
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Thanks!
Nope, I used a plastic sheet called Shrinky Dink
The second time *as stated in the tut* Im not entirely sure, about a min maybe??
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Cool thanks x3
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thank you so much for this. Normally in all the shrink paper tutorials I've seen no one has talked about size which I happen to find to be an important factor. You don't want a newbie to jump into doing this without knowing how the size is gonna come out 
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You're very welcome!
I agree, its so irritating to me to do the math, and since the shrink paper isnt cheap and if your on a low budget its difficult to lose paper to that.
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yeah I regret using test paper sometimes haha. btw which shrink paper do you use? Like I use the one called "shrink film"
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Mine is *writes off of package*
Shrinky Dinks
For Computer Inkjet Printers
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yay thankies
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Do you sell these? They are so amazazing. I want to make some for myself!
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Not so much anymore ^^ I enjoy making resin Items
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Resin? Whats that? Sorry, im going to bug you about lots of stuff if you dont mind cause I want to get into these types of crafts so im not so bored all the time
And you seem like an expert to me
Not to mention you actually reply unlike other popular craft makers (thanks for doing that! you are awesome
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Its another type of plastic, but more toxic-y XD And has to do with molds ^^
*Stuff I've made with resin:
[link]
[link]
and my doll:
[link]
Oh thats fine! If I dont have some sort of project going at all times, I go crazy lol
awwww
To me it seems rude if you dont :\ Like someone walks up to you and asks you a question, would you just turn and not answer? :[
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awesome! Those look all neat and clean and professional! Where do you get this stuff?
I kinda dont know how to use anything either :/
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