jolly nation tsv

[littleprincess]

Hello, i'm new to this forum, I was just wondering if any of you could answer a question. I am interested in the jolly nation tsv, i think my kids will love the shrink plastic, but i have never heard of it before. Do i need to buy one of those heat gun things or can i use a hairdryer ?? something along those lines to make it work. ? Is there a special techique to it or can even a novice be ok with it ?

I am a scrapbooker really but really like the look of this kit. Think it will be a nice family kit to do with my children,:):)

[Crafty One]

Hello, i'm new to this forum, I was just wondering if any of you could answer a question. I am interested in the jolly nation tsv, i think my kids will love the shrink plastic, but i have never heard of it before. Do i need to buy one of those heat gun things or can i use a hairdryer ?? something along those lines to make it work. ? Is there a special techique to it or can even a novice be ok with it ?

I am a scrapbooker really but really like the look of this kit. Think it will be a nice family kit to do with my children,:):)

Hi littleprincess and welcome.

You can shrink shrink plastic in an oven on a non stick teflon sheet, you don't need a heat gun. :) When you first use shrink plastic with a heat gun, it can be a bit scary but it's great fun watching it "go"!

[SUPERCOOLWILLOW]

hi littleprincess and a warm welcome to the forum

[sugarplum]

As crafty one has said you can use the oven if you don't have a heat gun A hairdryer will not do the trick; too much blow, not enough heat. I think you're right that kids will enjoy the kit and as it is die cut it is quick and easy for them. opps nearly forgot welcome to the forum

[jeanfan]

My granddaughters face was a picture when I first showed her shrink plastic - she thought it was amazing(her words)
Welcome littleprincess.

[Julie]

My face was a picture when I did it first time tooooooooo

[blueshowbizz]

We used to have something similar to this when I was younger (going back about 25 years here :o)

We used to bring loads home from America and it was called shrinky dinks - you could draw anything, colour it in, cut it out and put it in the oven to shrink - you even got some with pre-printed designs with fluffy bits on them too :D

When we ran out of sheets, we used to shrink crisp packets to make badges for our school blazers - although it was best to shrink them by holding them over a coal fire using coal tongs - Mum went nuts when we melted these in the oven :D

[Wellington]

I remember the craze for shrinking crisp packets in the oven...I don't remember what we did with them though :D

[jeanfan]

Shrinking crisp packets,I remember it well.Never tried to keep them though,I just threw them on the fire and left them .

[littleprincess]

thanks everyone. Great to know u can put them in the oven. Did anyone buy the previous todays special value of jolly nation, was it any good ? I missed out on the tsv in the end, did the typical waited till the last showing to decide and fell asleep:o !

[Rentochops]

thanks everyone. Great to know u can put them in the oven. Did anyone buy the previous todays special value of jolly nation, was it any good ? I missed out on the tsv in the end, did the typical waited till the last showing to decide and fell asleep:o !

I think the previous one was great too!

[Rentochops]

I remember the craze for shrinking crisp packets in the oven...I don't remember what we did with them though :D

we made them into badges :D