Shrinky Dink Butterfly Necklace

Mark Montano's Butterfly Necklace

I love making things with Shrinky Dink plastic. Never heard of it? It's a special "paper" consisting of large flexible plastic sheets which, when heated, shrink to small hard pieces without altering their color or shape. You draw, trace, or photocopy images onto the sheets, cut the images out, punch holes in them if you are making jewelry or something needing to be hung (think pet tags, wind chimes, key fob, etc.), then heat it by putting it in a toaster oven, conventional oven, or using a heat gun. This shrinks the image to about half its original size.The images retain their color and detail but in mini size. Super cool! 

These sheets can be found at most craft stores and online.

I've made bracelets, necklaces, and used them as decorations in my art journal. This is great fun for both kids and adults.

I used the photocopy shrink sheet and printed copies of some of my photographs which are now mini versions of the original!

There are plenty of tutorials on YouTube. Watch Mark Montano's butterfly necklace video where he shows how to make a fun piece of jewelry using Shrinky Dink plastic. The video includes a link to the butterfly images so that you can download the images and get busy! 

Mark Montano's link to his butterfly image sheet - ready to download!

Great things come in small packages, and it's true! Shrink your world one piece at a time!