Personalized Shrinky Dink Pins

[sweets4ever]

I made these for a personal swap.  They are all images of crafts that Fidget has either made or received before. 

What better to have on your pins than reminders of all the wonderful crafts you've made?   

http://jeanmariegray.com/images/IMG_4152-2.jpg

http://jeanmariegray.com/images/IMG_4163-2.jpg

I made the pin cushion for her too.  There are more pictures on this thread.

[MoonLightbliss33]

super cute pins
and a super cute pin cushion!

[sweets4ever]

super cute pins
and a super cute pin cushion!

Thank youuu...

[MoonLightbliss33]

i love the shrinky dink pins but im worried about making the holes to big or too small!

[sweets4ever]

i love the shrinky dink pins but im worried about making the holes to big or too small!

Ohh... you don't have to worry about that at all!  You actually bake them with the pins right in 'em!  They shrink around the pins, so they kind of adhere to them.  I'm sure ya could take them off if you pushed down on them too hard, but they seem pretty sturdy.

Here's a wonderful tute! http://weewonderfuls.typepad.com/wee_wonderfuls/2005/08/tutorial_for_sh.html  Although I didn't follow this one, it looks just about the same as what I did.  I didn't have transparent shrinky paper (only solid white), so I had to bake them on their sides so that the ink wasn't face down on my paper in the oven.

[MoonLightbliss33]

thank you
ill have to go get some pins that dont have the big balls on top =]  (mine are turquise)

[OriginalYouth]

That is SUCH a great idea!  And kudos for the pincushion heard round the Craftster world; it's so fab!

[Mlsocci74]

What an awesome idea!!!!  Love the pins and the pin cushion rocks too!!!

[MoonLightbliss33]

*IDEA* use the strawberry container idea that everyone talks about and make cheap shrinky dinks
plus you are recycling your pins and the containter =]

[Starsview]

I am in total LOVE with these pins! This is definitely on my Crafty To-Do list!