Comments on: DIY Silhouette Christmas Ornament for Kids

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 05:30:45 +0000

In reply to Mary. Thank you for this tip!!

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 22:40:13 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. You can also bake it at a higher heat. I turned mine up to 400 degrees and it shrunk faster preventing the curling onto itself that it tries to do at a lower temperature. It also gets done faster. I did this with the clear so you may want to test this on a scrap piece first to make sure the higher them doesn't discolor the white.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:38:32 +0000

To keep the shrink film from curling , you need to leave it in the oven a lot longer than it says. It says 3 minutes and I left it in for 11 minutes and it it perfect.

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 01:58:16 +0000

In reply to Jennifer. Hi Jennier, I just ordered both the matte from the link and the white from the same company. The matte was definitely what we used! Keep me posted! :)

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 01:51:42 +0000

In reply to Stacy. Thanks so much for letting me know, Stacy! I've been doing detective work, and the matte is still the correct one. Phew! Even confirmed with the company. :) The curling can be frustrating. If just a few pieces are curling crazily, you can jump in quickly with a spatula and gently correct it while it's in the oven. Or right when you pull it out, you can press them down with a spatula. If they ALL seem to be going crazy, you might want to try to altering your oven's temperature a bit lower than the package suggests. Good luck! Let me know if you have any more questions or tips. And thanks so much for sharing about the correct ordering link. :)

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 03:40:27 +0000

I ordered the matte that you linked to and it turned white like in your picture. 🙂 Any suggestions for keeping it from curling up on itself?

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 04:02:36 +0000

In reply to Jennifer.

Hi Jennifer- So after reading your comment, I am trying to do some research. I checked my package that I bought that’s currently sitting in my hands, and it’s called “matte”. (And my order from back when I made them also was called “matte” and matched the link in the post.) But the picture on my “matte” package is now the picture shown on the “white” Grafix film on Amazon. I wonder if they’ve made some change? My sheets before baking are not clear at all- but whitish. I’m so sorry this has happened. I’m hoping some readers can chime in… In the meantime, I’m going to order both the “matte” and “white” and see which matches mine, although I know this probably won’t give you enough time. I am so sorry for an confusion. (I’ll also make a note in the post.)

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 02:51:09 +0000

Hello, I bought clear matte and it did not turn white. where did you find white matte? I clicked the link but only see white, not white matte. Just want to make sure I get the right thing.

By: Chelsey

Chelsey — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 02:48:08 +0000

In reply to Michelle. Hi Michelle- In the materials list in the post there is a clickable link that will take you to the shrink film we used for the project! ~ Chelsey

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:12:51 +0000

Where can I buy the shrink film?

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By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 13:53:05 +0000

In reply to Chelsey. Oops, just saw this. You can ignore my question. Thank you.