About a year ago I visited the Saatchi gallery in London. Besides having some incredible art pieces, they also have a very impressive store. They sell the best art books you can find, and a lot of accessories from some pretty amazing designers. That shop is where I stumbled upon these rings from Soop. I immediately fell in love with the concept of the ring and decided to try to make a version of my own.
I decided to make the rings out of shrinky dink plastic, because it's affordable and I don't really know any other way to make them :)
Here's how:
1. Print the free printable stencil. And cut out the ring out of cardboard like in image 1.
2. Design a shape that you want on top of your ring and cut that out of cardboard.
3. Trace the shapes onto the shrinky dink plastic.
4. Cut the shapes out of the shrinky dink plastic. Place the shrinky dink in the oven and follow the instructions on the shrinky dink package.
** Extra tip: My rings sometimes rolled op to much in the oven and would stick together. To prevent this, I wrapped baking paper around the ring before I placed it in the oven, this will put a little weight on the ring and makes it curl less.
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Hi, and thank you so much for commenting! I was very inspired by your work and I am very glad that you liked it!
DeleteI didn't really get how you made the ring with plastic but, oh! well! I don't mind! It's so beautiful!!
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Thank you! And if you have any questions about this tutorial, please feel free to ask!
DeleteSuch a cute idea, you can build a mini city.
ReplyDeleteImagine buidling NY or Sydney or Paris across your fingers!!
xx Tanya
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That is a great idea! I actually went for the Dutch theme, with the windmill. But It would also be great to try to make the eifeltower!
Deletethis is beautiful!
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Thanks!
DeleteReally Like your DIY!
ReplyDeleteIn love with those rings!
But How do you keep them from kneading?
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Thank you!
DeleteAnd about the kneading: I sometimes use a piece of paper that is suitable for ovens and fold it around the shrink plastic, like wrapping it up as you would wrap a present. The weight of the paper sometimes helps to prevent it from kneading.
I hope this helps, good luck!
FANTASTIC idea. Can you please let me know what size ring is shown here, so that I can size up/down accordingly?
ReplyDeleteI want to do an NYC set!!
Hi, the ring size is size 18. Sorry I forgot to mention this in the post :)
DeleteYes, I wonder how one can know what size the template will be in the finished ring size? The plastic shrinks...and there should be some sort of ratio as to what the final ring size will be. How did you work out the proper size for your finger?
ReplyDeleteHi, I am sorry I forgot to mention to tell my ringsize in the post. It is 18. Shrink plastic can vary though, so you might need to try it a couple of times.
DeleteAnd I actually worked it out by making one ring in a size that I knew would be to big. I measured the shrink plastic before and after I placed it in the oven. And then calculated the right size from the failed attempt.
Cool! Love it! Well done Lana! Sharing! :)
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DeleteOooh it's so cool ! I love it ! I want to do an India set !
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