With the assistance of an adult, attach a two to three foot length of wire onto the wood base with a staple gun (bend the edges where the wire meets the wood, and staple on top).There will be a lot of curling while they are shrinking, which is very fun to watch, but don’t interfere with the shrinking process by trying to flatten them out! They will eventually become totally flat on their own, and that is how you’ll know they are done! Let cool before removing from baking sheet. Most shrinking plastic calls for heating at 300 degrees for approximately 3 – 5 minutes. Follow directions on the Shrinky Dink package to bake.The holes will shrink to the size where you can still insert a thread or piece of fishing wire. Do not use waxy materials to draw on the Shrinky Dinks (like crayons, oil pastel, waxy colored pencils etc.) as they will rub off. The more populated the dream catcher, the more interesting it will be. Using Sharpies or other permanent markers, draw as many pictures on the Shrinky Dinks as you would like. All of your favorite stuff to decorate the sculpture! This could include beads, buttons, jewels, ticket stubs, small pictures, notes from your friends, scraps of fabric, paper, ribbon, etc.Load it up! This will help you hang all of your cool stuff! Lots of stuff to wrap around the wire to form the dream catcher / memory keeper – such as fishing wire, yarn, string, thread, ribbon, etc.
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