deerslayer2 Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I think i might have found a sig item SHRINKY DINKS if i can find them. I already have a card but that just doesnt seem like enought to trade for other sig items ive thought about a buckeye (little nut that looks like a chestnut except its poison if you eat it its supposed to bring good luck) can someone please HELP!! desperately searching for a sig item Quote Link to comment
+Airmapper Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Don't put poison nuts in there, are you nuts!! Wish I could help, but I'm still looking for a sig item myself, Good Luck. Quote Link to comment
deerslayer2 Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 yea i thought that might be a bad idea so we can mope together Quote Link to comment
+9Key Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 You can get Shrinky Dinks on Ebay or at Toys R Us. Quote Link to comment
+Kand Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Shrinky Dinks would make a great signature item. I used them for a signature item in a cache I placed at a Spring Fling I attended. I bought them from Hobby Lobby (craft store). They shrink fine in a regular open, or a toaster oven. Quote Link to comment
+Mr. 0 Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 (edited) One word of advice about buckeyes. I would suggest sealing them somehow if you're going to put them in caches. Being around Central Ohio, and therefore "Buckeye Country", I've seen a lot of 'em in caches. If they're left in there too long they start to rot which can make a smelly mess of the cache. Edited October 8, 2005 by Mr. 0 Quote Link to comment
tossedsalad Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 A shrinky dink might be an interesting sig item, but if a lot of people start using them it would get old quick. I get the concept, but it is really just another sig card and not terribly exciting unless you make them interesting by your design. The most interesting sig item I have seen is a little keychain thing by Epiduralgirl. It was a knotted thing with a painted piece of rock in it. I don't have any keys on it, but I keep it in my truck. It is almost nice enough to have put a TB on it and track where it goes, a lot nicer than a dollar store toy. So I vote for making something unique and interesting. If you can do something along those lines with shrinky dinks, then go for it!! Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I used Shrinky Dinks for one of my signature items. I got special sheets at Hobby Lobby that can be run through an inkjet printer. They worked well, I thought. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I ordered some online from the shrinky dinks site a while back. Like Indiana Cojones they just go through your inkjet printer (there's a special version for that method). Quote Link to comment
+webscouter. Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 How about buttons made from deer antlers? Or little antler tips made into key chains. Quote Link to comment
+srt4guy Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 i use a fire dept. pin about 500 for $3.00. Tim Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 (edited) Below is an example of what I do with shrinky dink "paper". The shrinky dink paper is nothing more than acetate that you can draw or print on and you can usually find it at your local crafts store. Once you have what you want on the paper, you cut out the shape, and bake it. It will shrink to about 25% of it's original size. There are some that are ink jet compatable, but as with the business cards, you'll need to seal them so the ink doesn't smudge off. I use clear coat spray, which is again, easily located at your local craft store. I let mine stay curved instead of baking flat. The image is reverse printed so when you look at the robot, it looks like it's looking back at you... from any angle. Edited October 8, 2005 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+dyankee1995 Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 You can find the shrinky dink "paper" at a dollar store. Also, I wouldn't mind finding a buckeye, haven't seen one of those in years, poisonous or not! Quote Link to comment
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