Is there a machine that I need to make these? Do you print on them?
Do you have an example of what you are trying yo make?
I’m not certain myself but I’ve wondered too. Can you use a Cricuit or similar to make them? Or does it take something more like a Glowforge?
I had a thought that you might be able to print out images on a transparent sheet for use in resin projects as an embed, but obviously that wouldn’t work for when you need the rigid form of the planar.
edit: Oh! I just had a thought. You might be able to use shrink plastic! Especially ones that you can print an image on with an inkjet. Print the image, cut it out and shrink it!
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It looks like there are planar resin machines, they are quite pricey.
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I couldn’t even find them because I didn’t know what to type in. lol
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I had luck embedding prints in resin two ways.
- I spread a thin coat of resin on fabric, let set, cut out the design, and coated both sides with resin to finish. Rigid enough to use in jewelry, would probably work with paper.
- use a mold or frame (like a cookie cutter) sealed to packing tape. Pour in a little resin, add print, top with more resin. Rigidity depends on thickness; can use color for base (let set before adding print), clear resin on top.
But maybe these are something else entirely.
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So I know this was a long time ago but I can tell you how I make these.
I buy printable ( I use inkjet) shrink dink ( I order it from Amazon because I usually can’t find it in the store).
Tips: the package says to increase the size you want to come out with at the end by 30%. I increase the size I want by 50% and it comes out more accurate everytime. Also lower the color saturation of your design for 30-50% after you heat the shrink dink it gets wayyyy darker. You can hand cut the sheets or run them through a circuit ( I always add an offset to have a cleaner looking end result). But let them dry for 5-10 mins before touching them or running them through the Cricut. Once they are cut, and heated ( oven or heat gun) you can spray with rustolium clear spray paint or dome with some uv resin and cure under a uv lamp. ( if you need them as charms you can either punch a hole before you heat ( the hole shrinks so a hole punch is fine or if you are using cricut just add a circle to your cut). If you have a craft/Jewelry drill with a tiny drill bit you can just drill a hole after heating and curing the pc.
That sounded complicated but you could literally make a dozen charms in 30 mins or so.
If that still sounds like too. much work you can just buy them. Alibaba has good wholesale prices, and dolloar tree online as well. However if you dontneed a bunch Amazon for the win
You can use them for charm braclets, croc jibbitz, badge reels, zipper pulls, Stanley cup charms….whatever you can imagine. My daughters make earrings and keychains with them.