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1. 

   

   Make a paper template of a heart. Remember you will want this to be a lot bigger than the actual end size of the hearts. Check the instructions with your plastic to see how much it will shrink by.

2. 

   

   Use your template to draw out hearts on to the rough side of a sheet of shrink plastic. Make sure to use a permanent marker to draw on the plastic or it will just wipe off. Write little love heart messages inside the hearts.




3. 

   

   When the ink is all dry, cut each of the hearts out.

4. 

   

   Use a hole punch to make holes in each of the hearts. It's important to do this before you shrink the plastic otherwise you might end up snapping the hearts.




5. 

   

   Cover a baking sheet in tin foil and space out the hearts on top. Place in an oven heated at 350� for a few minutes. The plastic hearts will curl up, shrink and then lay flat again. When the hearts lay flat again remove them from the oven.

6. 

   

   Place a heavy book down on top of the hearts to ensure that they cool flat.

7. 

   

   You have now made your love heart charms.

8. 

   

   Cut a length of chain that fits nicely around your wrist.

9. 

   

   Attach a jewellery clasp at one end and a jump ring at the other end of the chain.

10. 

    

    Slip a large jump ring through the hole on each charm.

11. 

    

    Attach the jump rings to the chain, close them and you're all done.

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aqeel Ijaz

24 Jan 16:50

love u

Emma B

03 Mar 22:24

i think this is a really cool idea!

kevin

21 Apr 18:16

i did not do it right

Akira

30 Jun 02:18

This is really cute! Where can I find shrink plastic and how thick is it?

Tiffany S.

23 Oct 18:00

This is such a cute idea!

Cat Morley

23 Oct 18:26

You should be able to find shrink plastic in a local art or craft store, last resort ebay. It's about 1/2cm think when cooked!

RenJac1301

08 Feb 03:51

Loove it lol we finally got some shrinky dink lol

Nicky Love

18 Mar 15:10

That's Cute!

katiebugs :)

29 Oct 20:19

ooh who's Tom? lol :P

very very cool
think i might make a version with hama beads. X

Butterfly Night

19 Nov 20:37

Wow - i absolutely love this - but i have no idea where to buy the jump rings or chainy bits :( Where can you get them?

xx

Posted By:
Cat Morley »
February 11, 2006 20:00

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