Shrinky Dinks workshop. Make professional keychain, pin and badges

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This is a placeholder event listing as I want to know if there is enough interest in holding a shrinky dink workshop.
Please contact me if you are interested.

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Details:
This is our first ever Shrinky Dink workshop experience in Amsterdam!
Shrinky dinks is an art form that uses sheets of special plastic that shrink and contract when they are heated.
The sheets can be drawn on and coloured with marker pens and cut with scissors.
When they are heated they shrink into cute little charms that can be made into key chains, earings, lapel pin badges and fridge magnet.

These were really popularity in the 1980s but they are currently making a come back!
Draw you favourite cartoon character or picture on the plastic and then shrink it.
Cover it in UV resin to dry and then attach them to earring badges pins and keychains!

Make beautiful and unique gifts for your loved ones.

Date:
The next workshop will be on Saturday 31st August at 1pm.

Workshop Description:
The workshop is 60-90 minutes.
All equipment, materials and instructions is included.

It is a good idea to have an idea about what character or picture you would like to draw and make into a shrinky dink.

Maybe Hello Kitty? Cinnamoroll? Buzz Lightyear? Pikachu? Lilo & Stitch?
Once you have decided what you want to draw, print it out or save a picture to your smartphone or tablet and bring it to the workshop.

If you can’t decide, we have a selection of books that teach you how to draw cute / kawaii animals that you can use for inspiration.
We also have a selection of pre-printed templates of popular cartoon characters you can use to trace.

The workshop will start with an introduction and will cover the following topic.
1. How to draw, trace and colour on the shrink dink sheets.
2. How to trace using you phone or tablet.
3. How to cut and shape shrink dinks.
4. How to heat them and keep them flat.
5. Applying UV resin and how to cure them.
6.Attaching charm to earing hoops, keychains, badge pin and magnets.
7. Troubleshooting common problems. Curling, smudges & rough edges.

The workshop is a fun and relaxing afternoon of hands on art and craft.
We will provide some soft drinks and snacks and also play j-pop and k-pop music.
It wil be a fun time of crafting, laughing and chatting with people in a nice environment with an excellent soundtrack.

An apron and gloves are provided but it is recommended to wear old or dark coloured clothes.

Venue location:
St. Nicolaas lyceum
Beethovenplein 2,
Amsterdam
1077 WM
St. Nicolaaslyceum is less than 5 minutes walk from Zuid Subway Station.

Cost and payment:
Option 1: €12.50 for two designs.

You will be given one A6 sheet of shrinky dink paper.
From this sheet you can cut it into 2 pieces to make 2 designs.
Select 2 accessories.

Option 2: €20 for four designs.

You will be given one A5 sheet of shrinky dink paper.
From this sheet you can cut it into 4 piece to make 4 designs.
Select 4 accessories.

Accessories:
1. Keychain
2. Ball bead chain
3. lapel pin backing
4. pin badge backing
5. Earring hook
6. fridge magnet

If you require additional shrink dink sheets or accessories they can be purchased on the day.

The workshop has a maximum of 18 people as such your place will only be confirmed once payment has been made.

Payment:
Please make payment using the eventbrite system.
If you have trouble buying a ticket or do not have paypal, please contact me and I will send you a tikkie or my direct bank transfer details.

Refund and cancellations:
100% refund if cancelled at least 7 days in advance.
50% refund if cancellation is less then 7 days.
No refund if cancellation is less than 48 hours before the workshop.

In the unlikely event that I need to cancel the workshop I will automatically issue full refunds within 24 hours.
Let me know if you have any questions.

Additional information:
Please note that this is a hand on crafting session.
We will be very happy to guide and assist you but we can not do the drawing and decorating for you.

You are purchasing an arts and craft activity with instruction, material and tools provided.
The resulting artwork you create is dependant on your own skill and creativity, we can not be held responsible if you are unhappy with the end result.

The workshop is suitable for complete beginners.
Children are welcome to attend but we only recommend the workshop for children over 10 years old as it require several hours of concentration and fine motor skills.

Please note children must be accompanied by a responsible adult during the workshop. We are not a child minding services and can not take responsibility for children.

Bring along your own picture or select one from our selection of drawing books or preprinted templates.

If you are arty you can draw you design free hand.

If you are not so arty you can just trace your design as the shrinky dink sheets are see through.

Heat for 2-3 minutes to shrink it!

Once it has cooled down. You can apply a few drops of UV resin.

Use a toothpick to spread out the resin to cover your charm.

Cure it under the UV lamp for 90 seconds.

You have a professional shiny dome over the charm.

You can then turn it into a keyring, a badge, a fridge magnet or earrings!

Host or Publisher Samuel Tsang