DIY Halloween Pusheen Charm Tutorial | Shrinky Dinks

[@Mintyholic]

The varnish I used was Varathane floor finish, which many people use to glaze polymer clay charms! You can get it from places like Walmart, but I got mine here bit.ly/2WtWWhN

[@ttb221]

Hi ❤ ur vids!!

[@hollylaw3745]

What did u use to colour these because I'm using normal pencil colours atm and they have gaps and stuff from where I coloured mine but ur colour pencil seems really good and just filled it in xxx

[@toshasworld7205]

Hi I just wanna know did u have to use a sealer for the colors and if so which one

[@serenekim5409]

Tosha’s World mod podge works nicely.....

[@sonyablade554]

Thank you for this tutorial 💗 do you remember roughly how many centimetres was the your original design? And how many cm was it after shrinkage?

[@AmyMade]

I usually seal my charms with mod podge before applying resin. This helps seal the sharpie and the color pencils. Color pencils are oil based so resin doesn’t stick well to it so better to seal it first.

[@404HandleNotFound]

OMG I love these! Pusheen is adorable! 😍 Edit: When I make things with Shrinky Dinks, I like to take Mod Podge and seal them after I've shrunk them, let that dry, and then seal them with DecoArt Clear Acrylic sealer. This works great and doesn't wreck your pieces. This method only works on the "Ruff N Ready" Shrinky Dinks though. The ones that are glossy on both sides are trickier to seal. Mod Podge beads up on them and clear nail polish smears the Sharpie. If I can come up with a good method for sealing the glossy Shrinky Dink plastic, I'll come back and add it. Hope this helps everyone. 😊

[@Mintyholic]

Thank you for the tips! I will have to try that :)

[@404HandleNotFound]

Mintyholic You're welcome! I'm always glad to help other crafty people. :)

[@404HandleNotFound]

Nad Yeah. Sharpies are alcohol based so it doesn't take them very long to dry though. I'd say they take roughly a minute to dry. If you don't have Sharpies, colored pencils work nicely as well and you don't have to wait for them to dry. :)

[@serenekim5409]

Does this work with sharpies? And if not, do you need mod podge or to seal if you use color pencils? I don’t have any mod podge... and I just wanted to know if they still turn out nice and smooth if you don’t use mod podge.

[@drwolfgangchannel]

11:25 The music shift was perfect.

[@tigresitaxo]

Thanks so much for showing how it can go wrong! I think it’s important to show these mistakes with warnings instead of a fully polished video.

[@UchihaShamandalie]

Oh the bleeding! I learnt it the hard way too... Instead of a sharpie, use black pencil. Since colors get darker when the plastic shrinks, it will look just as good :)

[@Mintyholic]

Thanks for the tip! I'll have to try that. I've just seen people use sharpie or other markers in tutorials, and I'm like why does it work for them and not me?? lol

[@chocopandadeamor]

I don't know if this is too late but use the sharpie in the side of the plastic that is shiny and it will not bleed :)

[@shionyitzumura]

UchihaShamandalie I think it bleed because she was using oil based sharpie they don’t actually totally dry and can be smudged easily. I would suggest like a micron pen or give try a water based pen as the water will evaporate in the oven heat.

[@nareyakireina]

@@chocopandadeamor I usually do that anyway cause it makes the finished product look like stained glass.

[@KarolinaBernolak]

@@Mintyholic they work but you have to do the color sharpies on the opisit side not where you place the black sharpie also depends on the company that made the plastic

[@divinemvs2374]

You can also use mod podge it helps not to make it bleed . Apply it on first before the resin. Hope this helps!

[@pritiboyd2718]

awesome tutorial! these came out super cute!

[@kenzieraine1348]

I guess you can say the candy corn ones were kind of catastrophic. Haha. But no they all look amazing!

[@savannahtipton4688]

Thank you!! Line inking can be difficult, but you did a great job! :)

[@jordanstevens3673]

I would’ve never thought of this! Love the idea

[@pumpkinpiies2998]

The candy corn ones look kind of scary, but I still like them a lot, I loved all of them!

[@cymarie_]

8:25 ...so that’s where all the toilet paper went...

[@camillabonora3510]

the candy corn is onest look kind of scary. I LOVE YOU

[@exodous02]

If you know how to use photoshop or similar you could edit the image so it is a a black and white image(no gray) and get the shrinky dink printable film and print them out then all you need is to color them. I guess you could print them out in color but that would cost a lot on ink and you don't get the fun of coloring them.

[@milktea543]

exodous02 Only use inkjet printer! They don’t rely on heat like laser printers does. Don’t think you’d want the plastic to shrink right in the laser printer and ruin it. Haha.

[@Vaderess25]

These are so Kawaii omg! 🖤

[@rorylizlorenzo4395]

What type of pen should we use then? Any recommendation?

[@donnakhiong]

Can I use nail top coat instead of varnish?

[@supernaz11]

wht plastic u used?

[@Corpus_Corvus]

So how did you stop it from bleeding :)

[@kapaz50]

How much bigger should you draw them compared to the size you want? Is it just trial and error?

[@hymn20]

what is the size of your printed pictures?

[@selmats9036]

They are so cute

[@serenekim5409]

Does this work with shrapies? And if not, do tou need mod podge to still get that nice smooth texture with colored pencils? I don’t have any mod podge...

[@mimimilk8809]

qual papel ela usou?

[@spikelett2751]

You gotta put a layer of mod podge after backer but BEFORE resin

[@mustard8148]

You must really love pusheen

[@Mintyholic]

Honestly, not as much as some other characters, like Rilakkuma and Gudetama lol. But I thought the Halloween pusheen designs were really cute, and perfect for a Halloween video!

[@whitetigercharms7031]

What kind of varnish did you use if you don't mind me asking?

[@GrandmaSezSo]

I'd like to know this too. Too bad she doesn't reply back. I used Polycrylic protective finish crystal clear finish made by minwax and ruined all my hard work. I had 4 detailed sugar skulls and dropped the minwax on them (did not brush stroke it on) Ran like hell. Of course, I did all four at the same time and didn't sacrifice just one for testing or make a sample one. Of course not. So sad. :-(

[@livereaction943]

Laurie Harrison I heard somewhere that resin works well but I’m not completely sure

[@biancapadilla8945]

The video says resin. But the resin bleeds the sharpie

[@aishaproductionsss5308]

I’m struggling to get even coverage with the prismacolor can anybody help

[@nancyeaguiar]

What size of printed image would you recommend for a keychain (before it shrinks)?

[@craftydemon529]

Sorry if you were looking for more exact measurements but in my experience I'd say maybe roughly twice or three times the size you want it to be when shrunk. One of the ones I made, before shrinking it was just under 6 inches wide and now it's 2.5 inches wide. But be careful when making large ones, when it curls it can stick to itself like mine did and was very difficult to unroll and ended up stretching. I hope this helps.

[@nancyeaguiar]

Anime Girl it helps a lot, thank you!

[@craftydemon529]

@@nancyeaguiar You're welcome, I'm glad it helps

[@pg9193]

oooo I like shrinky dinks

[@WinterDahlin]

Where did you get your Shrinky Dink people??

[@bubbie2459]

You can easily get it on amazon just make sure it is the frosted kind or if there us a Michael's available where you are that's where i got mine

[@ruby1611]

Amazon ,ebay,bangood,wish

[@jellybee3202]

Hi there, you shouldn’t leave them in there for 30 more seconds and you should lay a flat object on them then flip them and do it again if you want to to be perfectly flat

[@alexis_k_art]

Thanks for the video and tips! Sorry about my earlier comment, I shouldn't have assumed.

[@kimyuni8996]

does it work in microwave and how much long it takes PLEASE answer

[@Mintyholic]

I don't think you can put them in the microwave. You can put them in the oven, toaster over, or use a heat gun!

[@amberlilly1899]

You could also just get the Printable kind with color ink

[@shoyoby]

yeah but it would be a waste when you already know what colors you will do

[@valentinaflores2823]

11:29 DDDDD:

[@Mintyholic]

😂😩

[@gloriawarwell-oberst2313]

Thank you so much! I love pusheen but I’m think on making two that day: Ok boomer and UwU

[@Incognito-wp3gj]

Na czym odrysowalas pusheeny?!?!

[@kawaiiluvlis5805]

Cute

[@AyaBlue22]

I’ve had some luck when, while they’re still warm, pressing wavy pieces with the base of a flat-bottom glass cup or container.

[@nicolelylewis]

Next time use mod podge