Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Shrink Plastic Art!

This weekend I am going to go to the Nottingham bead shop because I have run out of shrink plastic, shrink plastic is a jewelers friend, you can make everything! From rings to pendants to findings* to cabochons. I have an awesome idea for a unique layered ring so expect a quick photo shoot late on Saturday/ early Sunday.

*'findings' is the jewelers jargon for clasps, headpins, crimp tubes and jump rings etc.
Cute band rings! Made by rolling the malleable plastic around a mandrel as soon as it comes out of the oven.
Starry Night printed pendant.
Woven Tiles Bracelet, tutorial coming soon.
Blue Green swirl beaded cabochon.
Red Fox badge/pin by 'amphotica' on Etsy (see bottom of page for link)

     Well, I hope this was interesting and inspirational! Shrink plastic is a fantastic medium for art and jewelry, I have a lot of ideas for projects so, watch this space!
                                                   See you soon! Love Soph. xxx
Relevant Links:
Fox Badge: http://www.etsy.com/listing/92553960/fox-jewelry-shrink-plastic-original-art

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