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  Step 1

  Before you begin, you will need to download, print out and cut out this <a href="/photos/howto/misc/guitarpicks/guitarpicktemplate.pdf">template</a>.<br/><br/>

  You will notice that it's much bigger than a normal guitar pick, but this is the size you need to shrink the plastic down to its proper size.

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  Step 2

  Draw around this template on to the shrink plastic.

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  Step 3

  Cut out the shrink plastic pick.

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  Step 4

  Use permanent markers to draw pretty designs on to the picks. If you want to have a little hole in your picks, for hanging etc., then punch a hole in one corner of the pick at this point.

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  Step 5

  Shrink the plastic down in an oven. The oven should be heated at 175'C. It will take a few minutes for the plastic to shrink, it will shrivel up and then lay flat when it has fully shrunk. Remove it from the oven at this point and place something heavy, like a book, on top of it until the plastic has cooled.<br/>

  If you made holes, then slip jump rings through the holes and you can now slip your picks on to the clasps of a bracelet.

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KellBell · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US · 5 projects 6th May 2011

what can i use to make the little hole?

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Kelly C. · Lorain, Ohio, US 24th August 2010

This is a great idea. My hubby and his friends have a band. I am going to make each of them a guitar pick with the band's name on it and each of their own names. They flick the guitar picks out to the crowd. Wonderful idea. I am having trouble getting the template.

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CuteCreative · 1 project 29th November 2008

What kind of paper did you use for to make that? ^^

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Jasmine · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US 2nd August 2008

This is such a cute idea, but I have no idea where I can find some Shrink plastic.
:|

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feliz a. 22nd April 2008

They are beautiful, thanks!

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SakuraLee · North Somercotes, England, GB · 6 projects 30th March 2008

Awesome~ Time to make a few xD I just happened to lose my picks so I'm been strumming by hand... which doesn't sound to good and is painful xD;

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Grace D · London, GB · 83 projects 12th March 2008

So cute-now I wish I could play the gituar

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Wouter · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 13 projects 7th February 2008

My sisters rabbit died yesterday, so today I made a Pick with a bunny on it and she's really happy with it.

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Stormy

April 29th, 2007

This is really cool! I love this idea!

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Billy Blogger

April 15th, 2007

These look great, I will have to give them a go.

How well do they work as real guitar picks?

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