tutorial - shrink plastic pins

At the show I had quite a bit of interest in the butterfly pins that I sold with my pincushions. They are super easy to make - really they take a couple of minutes.

Here's what you need - sheet of shrink plastic, decorative punch, some extra long pins and some aluminum foil.


First, preheat your oven to 160 C and punch out your plastic.

Next stick your punched plastic onto your pins. Roll up some aluminum foil and stick your pins in ready for the oven.

Pop your pins in the oven for about a minute. Don't walk away it really only takes a minute.

Then your done!

Some Australian link for shrink plastic

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