Deinonychus Keyring

a dino for my fiance's keys

Posted by Dragoness

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I made a deinonychus keyring for my fiancé because he loves dinosaurs and a deinonychus is his favourite. It looks like a velociraptor.
I'm proud of it, it was my first time using shrink plastic.

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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Shrink Plastic aka shrinkydink, shrinkart
  • Image To Copy
  • Permanent Markers aka marker pens, Sharpies

Steps (4 steps, 10 minutes)

  1. 1

    First off, I asked my guy what his favourite dinosaur was. He said deinonychus so I googled it and confirmed I had the correct image.
    I selected one I like and printed it off.

  2. 2

    I traced the image onto clear shrink plastic then turned it over and coloured it in.
    Then I punched a hole above its head and cut it out. Cutting it out was a bit tricky.

  3. 3

    I turned the oven on to 175 degrees C (350 degrees F) and watched it (as per the instructions).
    "The plastic will curl and twist. WAIT UNTIL IT LIES FLAT. It will then be pliable and fully shrunk."
    I watched it do this, it was awesome!
    The instructions said to flattened it but it was already flat.

  4. 4

    I added a jump ring and attached it to a keyring. Now I just have to give it to him. I hope he likes it.