Grafix Shrink Film, Matte Translucent, 8.5 x 11 in, Pack of 50

Fabulous, cost effective and super cute crafts. We made a last-minute Father's Day craft -- round key chain charms -- and they came out great!! Would be good for teacher, for mom/dad/grandparents, or even friends or party favors to dangle on bracelets or backpacks. ANYWAY, these were extremely easy and successful.GENERAL* These shrink by more than 50% so cut a little larger than you want or test a sample in your oven first.* Bake with parchment on bottom and top to reduce curling. Never tried that before but worked like a charm.* This particular product ("white" film) is completely OPAQUE so you can definitely color on both sides for two-sided decoration.KEY CHAIN / CHARM PROJECT1. Cut into circles about 2.5-3" in diameter (to get final-size charms about 1-1.25" diameter)2. Punch a hole for key chain (office size hole-punch). Punch a little farther from side than you might expect so final hole is not too close to the edge.3. Color with permanent marker (we used Sharpies). Color BOTH sides if desired (does not show through).4. Bake on parchment and covered with parchment 2-3 minutes at 350 degrees (watch until shrinking stops - half the fun for the kids).5. Let cool and voila! 10 minute crafty gift. Yay!!

I priced the Shrinky-Dink brand shrink film and realized it would be too expensive for my large group of kids so I started looking for alternatives. This film by Grafix is perfect and priced very well.This particular film is clear so the resulting shrinky designs look a lot like stained glass. Grafix also offers white film and even film that can be run through your ink jet printer!If you've never used shrinkable film, here's a little tutorial. You'll need shrinkable film, permanent markers or colored pencils, scissors, some parchment paper and something to bake in. I use a cheap toaster oven that I reserve for this and for baking Sculpy clay. Optional supplies are some fine grit sandpaper for lightly sanding the film when using colored pencils, a hole punch, some jump rings and needle nose pliers, key rings and some adhesive-backed magnets.I cut each sheet of film into quarters because a quarter sheet is a good size for shrinking. Larger sheets sometimes shrink strangely and curl in odd ways. Have the child draw a design onto the quarter sheet film, trying to fill the film as much as possible because it will shrink by 50%. If their design is too small, it will be miniscule after baking!If you wish to turn your shrinky designs into charms, keychains or necklaces, you'll need to punch a hole with a hole punch somewhere in the design before baking. If you want to make refrigerator magnets, no hole is necessary. Then cut around the design as desired.Turn your oven on to 350 degrees and let it heat up. A toaster oven works brilliantly for this because it heats very quickly and has a glass door for watching the magic happen. Place the design on a piece of parchment paper and lay on a metal baking tray and place in the oven. Watch closely because the baking process is short! You will notice that the design begins to shrink and curl up. Don't worry. As the shrinking completes, the design will uncurl and become flat again.When it has pretty much flattened out, remove it from the oven. I use tongs and gloves for this because the plastic is very, very hot. Place it on a heat proof surface and slam a heavy book on top of it to make it completely flat. (Kids LOVE this part.) Ta da! You've made a shrinky dink!Sometimes with larger designs or ones with a lot of long thin sections, it will curl a lot and perhaps stick to itself. I have a chopstick I keep next to the toaster oven for intervening when this happens.You will see that the film ends up being much thicker after shrinking so it is no longer flexible. You can seal your design with clear nail polish or a spray sealant, if desired. Magic marker designs can chip a little if not sealed.Colored pencils seem to make the most durable designs, but you need to lightly sand your film before drawing the design. Sanding creates a tooth for the colored pencil lead to catch on. Sand lightly in both directions in a hatch-type fashion.Hint: Buy some metallic Sharpie markers even if you plan to use colored pencils. They add sparkle to every design and the kids seem to adore using them. They come in gold, silver and bronze.Any kid old enough to draw will love making shrinky designs. Kids 11 or 12 or older can even do the baking themselves with supervision. If you're looking for a fun art project to do with kids, I promise you they will be thrilled with this one.

This shrink paper is great! I should have researched first to find out that there is specific paper for printers, but this still works great. It doesn't say it's NOT for printers, it just says there is product  Grafix KSF6-WIJ 8-1/2-Inch by 11-Inch Shrink Film, Printable, White Inkjet, 6-Pack  made for inkjets on the package. I don't know what the difference is, but I sanded it brushed it off with a cloth, printed out some princess charms and it was fine. I did have to wait quite a while for it to dry, but I figured that was the difference. This is less expensive, by HALF. It also helps the color not run, if after they are thoroughly dry, dab a little clear nail polish to seal them up.There are good detailed instructions on the back, helpful tips incase they get stuck together or fold onto themselves. My experience two folded, and I was going to try to straighten them out, but I didn't need to. I used my toaster oven, turned on the convection fan to even out the temp, and turned it to 325(instructions say 300-350). They might fold, I recommend to be patient; it says 2-3 minutes, it was kind of humid that day, and it needed almost 4. I will definately be buying this again, even for my printer!

Tengo dos hornos eléctricos: Uno viejo y pequeño de una sola temperatura que quema hasta el alma si te descuidas. El otro es más moderno y grande, con tiempo y temperatura medible. Con sus puertas transparentes.Obviamente usaré el segundo horno para éste material.Hay que estar atentos a que no se te pase el tiempo de cocción, es más rápido de lo que se espera. Y no huele a plástico quemado como las opciones de "hágalo usted mismo", lo que espero que signifique menor toxicidad. Igual ventilen por si acaso.

Lo ame, es fácil de usar pero tienes que agarrar práctica, muy útil

O produto entrega o que promete. As peças ficam com boa coloração e resistência. Compraria novamente!

Questi fogli sono molto comodi per fare dei portachiavi, se li prendi trasparenti puoi usare solo gli indelebili però. Bisogna calcolare bene le tempistiche tra l'estrazione dal forno e l'appiattimento, se ci sono troppi pezzi sulla teglia non si fa a tempo a schiacciarli e diventano leggermente ondulati. Per il resto li consiglio

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