I have been having fun with childs play . Using Inkssetentail Shrink Plastic by Ranger for jewelry.
Step 1= Sand one side of the plastic with very fine sand paper so you can use colored pencils on that side ,such as prisma and water colored pencils. I like to outline first with a black sharpie and then add the color . Using bright colors makes them very fun. Remember to double the size you want the final bead to be as it will shrink almost in half . Note- to make a domed bead they work best in a round shape .But it its fun to make other shapes to add to the round shapes in you final jewelry design.
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Step 2= I cut them out and heat them up with a heat gun while hot and shrunk put them in the metal doming block depression that fit the size of our flat bead the push them down with doming punch and you have a shrink plastic domed bead .AS I said if it has rolled and added you may have to reheat it in the doming depression so it will form the cupped shape
This is the doming block. Use jewelry pliers to put the hot shrunk plastic in the center of the dome. You may need to reheat it in the dome as it cools fast ,then smash it with the round punch.
doming blocks can be bought at Rings and Thing \s ---link below
( https://shop.rings-things.com/cart/search/search.asp?keywords=doming+blocks ) and cheaper wood ones at Micheal's. I recommend investing in nice steal ones such as the one in the photo.
step 3= Drill the center with a 1/16 drill bit then design away!!!
step 4= Final pieces
You can order the Inssential shrink plastic on my etsy shop
https://www.etsy.com/listing/170631695/shrink-plastic-by-inssentials-a-ranger
