These DIY Shrink Plastic Barrettes are sponsored by Silhouette. All opinions are ours alone. This post may contain affiliate links, which help us support this site. Here at the PLG we have certainly gone a little barrette crazy over the last year, not only because they are the cutest accessory, but because they are so...
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I have made melted crayons in molds a few years ago. I couldn’t remember what temperature so your site was the top on the list. I put them in the oven and it melted my mold. I was so disappointed. I make my students crayon brains when we learn about it in science. I looked at 4 other posts after this disaster and they all had the temps at 200 to 250 degrees. So 350 is much too hot and melts the mold.ReplyCancel
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I don’t know how to do the silhouette part. Where can I find more instruction on that?
These are super cute and i really want to make some.
Hi Colette! I would recommend looking at these tutorials for more detailed instruction: https://www.silhouette101.com/?s=shrink+plastic. Good luck!
Hi Colette!
Do you have a Silhouette machine? If so, where are you getting stuck? I would be happy to send more detailed instructions if the blog post isn’t enough. If not, you can cut these by hand!
-Sam
Bonjour,
Je découvre vos DIY et j’adore ! Merci pour le temps passé à nous expliquer tous ces beaux modèles ???????????? je like les barrettes ❤️❤️❤️ et je vais essayer avec ma fille.
Merci merci beaucoup ????
What are the dimensions of each barrette that you used?
Mine were about 8 inches long and 2.5 inches wide for printing!
Hello,
I’m curious about the cut settings you used on the Cameo. Did you use a cutting mat, or a special blade? I really want to make some of these for my family!
Hi Amy!
I used a normal ratchet blade, and Silhouette Studio has shrink plastic in the materials list! But for reference, these are the settings: Blade-6, Force-33, Speed-1, Passes-2. I hope this helps! Send us a picture if you make some!
-Sam
Hi Sam,
Thanks for answering my question! I have some of the old fashioned Shrinky Dink material, and it is not cutting well, which is a real bummer, but I am hoping to try with the Kraft blade in my carriage 2 on my Cameo 4. I will send pictures if I get it to work, along with the (hopefully) successful cut settings.