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Deinonychus Keyring

a dino for my fiance's keys

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/deinonychus-keyring • Posted by Dragoness

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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Project Budget
Almost Nothing

Time

0 h 10

Difficulty

Pretty Easy
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Description

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.

Instructions

  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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.