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Topic: plastic jewelry

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  • Started 3 years ago by DIYlicious
  • Latest reply from paintwife
  1. DIYlicious

    DIYlicious
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    it counts as recycling, doesn't it? i've been making these since i was a kid. every so often, when i'm in the grocery store, i pick up a couple of #6 plastic containers from the deli department and take them home. they shrink into hard charms when you bake them.
    a necklace i made in memory of the daftest punk i ever knew who lost his life in the river last summer (r.i.p cheese ♥). since i'd be the one wearing it, i made some matching earings :)

    i've heard about the danger of the fumes, but i keep it well ventilated and never leave the plastic in long enough to burn or smoke.

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    Posted 3 years ago #
  2. chiccottagejunk

    chiccottagejunk
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    Now THAT might just qualify as SteamPunk, eh? How unique! You just might be on to something there. Sorry to hear about your friend that lost his life. How tragic.

    Sue

    Posted 3 years ago #
  3. Leveta

    Leveta
    Member

    Weclome DIY...Hmmm, I think you have brought up something here that i've never thought about...I really am at a loss for words here...LOL...It is pretty neat though...What other designs can you make? Like to see them...

    Posted 3 years ago #
  4. thehillbillies

    thehillbillies
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    Love them!!!! Great idea!

    Posted 3 years ago #
  5. redneckChic

    redneckChic
    Member

    SOOOO COOL!!!

    Posted 3 years ago #
  6. DIYlicious

    DIYlicious
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    haha yes, i have others, but not any i'd seriously use to represent my taste... i just do these on my down-time without putting much thought into them. and the ones i do like end up being gifted..
    i'll take a pic next time i bump into my best girlfriend, who has a necklace that i think turned out really nice.

    ps- chiccottagejunk, this would just be plain old punk... steampunk involves more industrial-feeling components (cogs, knobs, tools, etc.)and is inspired by victorian times when everybody dressed like it was halloween on a NORMAL day! haha

    Posted 3 years ago #
  7. Leveta

    Leveta
    Member

    At first I thought it was bats, but then I got to seeing fingers and nails. You do really good detail... I love gothic chokers...

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    gigi
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    i have long wanted to know how long to leave in oven, temp, etc.

    my oldest nephew (now 38+) made me a necklace in kindergarten, i still have to this day of a heart with his and my inititals and an arrow thru!!

    Posted 3 years ago #
  9. DIYlicious

    DIYlicious
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    gigi, the oven should be about 350ºf and as soon as the plastic flattens back out (it will curl and look wonky for a quick second) then you take it out of the oven and flatten it with something hard (bottom of a pot) while it's still warm. that's it. it's only in the oven for a total of maybe five minutes max.

    Posted 3 years ago #
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    gigi
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    ohh awesome...i'm going to try this with the girls soon!!

    Posted 3 years ago #
  11. paintwife

    paintwife
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    Very cool!
    Linda

    Posted 3 years ago #

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