![]() This is fine, I just glued it back after it baked. It seems huge to me at first and then turned into this little dinky piece. Just keep that in mind when you are drawing. In terms of sizing, the film will shrink to about a quarter of the size. The light grip mat is not enough to hold things in place. I would recommend using a green standard grip mat for shrink film. Step 1: Draw and cut the earring pieces from the template How to make plastic earrings using shrink film Templates – I’ve included this set of floral shrink film earring templates in both SVG and printable formats for free in my resource library. Check out my recommendations for Cricut machines and accessories for beginners for more info. Glue – E6000 works the best for this but it stinks so I just used Super Glue Gel.Ĭutting Machine – I use a Cricut. Shrink Film – This is the brand I used in this project.Įarring Kit – You want a kit with studs in it so you can have a base to glue the shrink film. *this article contains affiliate links for your convenience, see full disclosures here Materials for shrink plastic earrings They actually worked just find, I just didn’t like the aesthetic as much. I thought I would give sublimation markers a try since there is heat involved and it is on a non-porous surface. The only problem is they are not as a permanent as the Sharpies so you will have to apply a layer of sealant or nail polish afterwards if you intend on touch them a lot. However, I didn’t feel like undoing the cap holder on my Cricut so I wanted to find a Cricut pen that worked on shrink film.Īs it turns out, the Cricut metallic markers work great. Sharpies worked the best on shrink film which I knew already given that’s what the instructions recommended. The whole thing turned out way better than I thought!Īs far as the markers go, I tried sharpies, Cricut medium tip metallic pens and sublimation markers. I experimented with different markers and then used my Cricut cutting machine to do the drawing and cutting. ![]() And then I got bored and decided to do a more adult oriented craft while they were messing around with their own projects. I have to admit, I originally bought this shrink film for my kids. This is a tutorial for how to make plastic earrings using shrink film.
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