Home made shrinky dink charm bracelets:

Cut 1/2 dollar size circles out of meat tray styrofoam. Punch a hole with a hole puncher at the top (like a sales tag).

Decorate with colored permanent pens.

WArning: DO NOT DO THE NEXT STEP WITH CHILDREN. PUT TOASTER OVEN OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF FUMES.

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), November 03, 2001

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Home made shrinky dink charm bracelets: Cut 1/2 dollar size circles out of meat tray styrofoam. Punch a hole with a hole puncher at the top (like a sales tag).

Decorate with colored permanent pens.

WArning: DO NOT DO THE NEXT STEP WITH CHILDREN. PUT TOASTER OVEN OUTSIDE BECAUSE OF FUMES.

Place in preheated toaster oven (350 f for one minute or less). They will shrink to the size of a dime. Use hemp to braid and string the beads and charms.

Practice with temp and time for the desired affect.

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), November 03, 2001.

My mom used to do something like this with styrofoam cups. Turned upside down on a cookie sheet, they would curl up around the edges and come out looking like little hats. She then attached miniature paper flowers and used them for party favors at mother/daughter luncheons. I remember that not all cups behaved the same way; some just shrunk without turning up the "brim" for a hat.

-- Cathy N. (keeper8@attcanada.ca), November 03, 2001.

Tip: If they curl, let them stay in there a tiny bit longer and use a metal spatula to flatten.

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), November 05, 2001.