Forget band t-shirts. You’re about to showcase your greatest musical loves in the cutest imaginable format: the noble Shrinky Dink.
You might already know about Shrinky Dinks, aka the coolest kids' craft of the 1980s.
"Shrinky Dinks" is actually a brand name for thin sheets of polyurethane paper that you draw on, then pop in the oven. They shrink (geddit?) and harden up into tiny little wonder-charms that you can glue to pins, bracelets, or basically anything else in the world.
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But did you know you can make DIY versions of whatever likenesses your heart desires?
They can be ANYTHING YOU WANT with a little Sharpie and colored pencil (including corgis and scissors, as you can see here). And who doesn't want a good luck talisman of a teeny corgi?
So of course they make for fabulous unauthorized musician merch.
No one else on Earth is going to have exactly the same Lionel Richie brooch, and that's something you're going to be really proud of, trust. And not only will your project be completely unique, but also completely cost-efficient: You can get 10 sheets of generic-brand "shrink plastic" for about a dollar each in most craft or discount retail (think K-Mart) stores.
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And you can go wild with colors and concepts.
Pink and yellow Stevie Wonder? Sure, go ahead. Uni-nostriled David Bowie? Duh. Blue-haired Peter Frampton with only half of his face? Did you even have to ask, because OF COURSE.
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