Lauren is being crafty!

[marinashutup]

Etsy!

[jsebacher72]

Spent Saturday night making shrink art with Meg after seeing this--SO fun!

[hotpinkelephant11]

I love the YouTube ukelele! It's really WAY too cute!

[CandyLlama1]

I get in those moods all the time! Lol and aren't shrinky dinks so much fun?! I love your YouTube ukelele one. Too cute.

[LightCammraSmile]

i would love a hunger games pin!

but im not willing to pay 20 bucks without shipping.

[iAlexis3]

omg i love the uketube one(:

I would want it as a necklace!!

[girltaristhan]

You can use the hair dryer rather than the oven and if you use permanent markers then you don't need the glaze because it like autoseals lol.

[InellielovettI]

Lauren, you are made of awesome!

Thank you so much for this video!

I´m from germany and here are shrinky dinks not very popular... so as i watch this video, i decide to buy such plastics, out of which you can make shrinky dinks, from ebay, because it looks like fun!

And yes it is! I make a kind of charm bracelet with 13 little harry potter figures ( amongst

others snape, tonks, luna, the moaning myrtle ;) ...) it`s so cool

[InellielovettI]

and i made some coca cola earrings and a nerdfigher and a doctor who (+tardis) trinket, which i wear as a necklace.

And i got still so many more ideas! kind of my new hobby! :)

If you haven`t made this video, i would have never known about shrinky dinks! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[InellielovettI]

By the way, i like your shrinky dinks also very much! They are made of awesome! And i understand how much work it is. So if you want to sale them I would offer them for 10$ or even more... i mean they are handmade ... I would actually pay still more... they are from you! *-*

I`m looking forward to see you the next time crafty!

Greets form Leipzig ( Germany)

maddie

[Asymyth]

five stars for procrastination!

[koombae]

Please post a link to your etsy shop when you get them going! I'll probably buy one as long as they're moderately priced (and maybe signed by the artist!).

[jamzieq]

omg! loch ness imposter! i have that shirt too! i love it :D

[flightofscarlett]

yay lauren!

here is a shrinky dink tip!

if you use colored pencil on the "rough" side

it will be SO vibrant and it will not rub off!

yay shrinky dinks!

definitely open up a shop.. why not!?

:D

[flightofscarlett]

ohhh wait... im thinking of the CLEAR ones.

not sure how it works on the solid white ones...

oops! maybe youll want to experiment and

get some clear ones too and try out my

idea :) happy DINKS!

[al3xandr1a12345678]

id say like $6-$8

[cocolovesHP]

i vote $5

[acciofrenchhorn]

Personally, I would pay up to like $20 for one of those charm things. But that may be because I'm a huge nerd. Awesome idea though :D

[emmfan09]

That's really cool, Lauren! I think you should make an etsy shop, even if each individual shrinky dink takes forever too, well, shrinky dink.

[Repter75]

Yeah.. the ppl saying 3 dollars or less sound about right for one charm...

To save time, you could mass produce them by drawing one, scanning it, and then printing it onto the paper.

[JennyWrath]

That kinda takes the charm out of the charms though, doesn't it?

[kira902k]

Yup. I always get in those moods.

And although you're charms are awesome, I wouldn't pay more than...5 dollars for them. Maybe a dollar extra for shipping.

You're amusing in this video. :)

I miss shrinky dinks. Hm.

[ndpatd]

A. I am also a procrastinator!

B. I would pay about 2 bucks for a necklace or bracelet.

C. I am always in a crafty mood. . . Unless I'm online.

[Milllie91]

I always get in crafty moods whenever I have no way to be crafty (on vacation, at school, ect.) I love the uke! I'd pay 5-10ish.

[silentbellsring]

Do, please!! I would pay 10-15 for a "Uke-Tube" necklace, totally. =)

[DuckyLupin]

Yay for procrastination! I think it's the senioritis. I'm having issues as well.

Very cool shrinkydinks! I'd pay a couple bucks.

[jimithingjames]

$3.25 sounds about right (which Includes shipping costs).

Craftiness rocks. Admittedly, I've never quite grasped onto the concept of putting anything other than food in an oven. Perhaps, however, I'm not as craft as those whom bravely toss all types of non-food material into their oven(s).

It takes different strokes, right. IF you do your homework, you will feel SO MUCH BETTER about the whole situation. LIke I said, "IF". The choice, as always, is entirely yours to make.

DFTBA

[skydog6395]

$2.50 and a euro!!!

[geekcombatters]

I'd pay about $1.50, but to make more money and to be worth the shipping cost perhaps you should sell them in bundles. Toodles!!!

[zaeryth]

I can totally relate! Crafts are awesome for procrastinating because you usually end up with something you can use or wear, and you don't feel like you completely wasted time.

[iamthedarro]

Five stars for using a oven mitt to put the pan INTO the oven. Classic.

[devilishlypure]

You see those other finished shrinky dinks in this video? I had to shrink those in the oven too. The one I filmed happened to be the last one I did in that set. When you put a pan in the oven, it gets hot, whether you're planning on putting it back in the oven or not. By wearing that oven mitt, I was keeping from burning myself on the pan that I had just taken out in the oven thirty seconds earlier. Classic?

[onlyontheradio]

lauren i am so jealous of your krafty-ness! those are amazing :D

[ChannelCassie]

Are you and Hank in nerdfighterlike? Please say yes. ):

[F00D1ES]

Hank is married... to a Katherine

[ChannelCassie]

Damn it. ): I didn't know hank was married, I just thought John was.

u_u

[devilishlypure]

Not with each other... Hank is married and I have a boyfriend.

[ChannelCassie]

I just feel like life will never be complete.

[InvaderxxZim]

I used to LOVE shrinky dinks! :D

[ThatFamousDorkyGirl]

haaahaa ur sooo awesome!

[bibliocat4]

Recycled shrinky dinks using #6 plastic

[theleakycrucible]

i love the uketube one!

[OmgItsJocx3]

omfg. I LOVE SHRINKY DINKS.

[ChannelSamantha]

i get in moods where i have to colour or draw on stuff... i'm sixteen xD

[xxTIFFANYYxx]

my day was awesome because lauren used her kitchen for something other than cooking! but seriously, where can i find these shrinky dinks? they sound awesome and i want some!!!

[joyzaphinemusic]

That stuff looks like so much fun! I want to make something with it!

[misspollyjane]

$12ish including shipping. i live in australia so i don't know what that translates to.

You should make some pins just of birds.

[moodah]

I'd go with 5-10 depending on how intricate the design is.

[TheOrangeDream]

I love when I'm that mood. :)

[polkadotteddoodlebug]

I really want the mockingjay pin! I would pay, like, five bucks? Maybe four? I'm sure they're worth more, but I doubt that people would buy them at more than $5. Though, price could vary depending upon the amount of time, effort, materials, etc. that you put into each. So I suppose somewhere between $3-6, depending upon certain variables.

[MAJESTIcag7]

Lauren...ya chin is becoming pointer EVERY vid...are you turning into a witch?

Matt is already a Hobbit

Lauren and matt

WTF?

[shaaekli]

I would pay 5ish even though they are probably worth like 10. However at 5 I will buy more than one, I swear. They are awesome and if I was in one of my crafty moods I would totally make my own.

[RealityWasntHome]

You sound exactly like me! Any time I have loads of homework, I have really strong urges to do something artsy like draw or play piano or make a video or something like that. Yay for procrastination! <3

[prongslover77]

I have those crafty moods all the time. Go procrastination,it's what i'm doing right now.

[iLIKEeats]

I want the mocking jay pin! You rawk Lauren!

[rainyelle]

Maybe 5 dollars?

[LiterallyTheJoy]

1 billion dollars, muahahahaha.

[sarahbatyaraff]

I'm always in one of those moods

[hpfan124]

woot go "the hunger games"!!!!

[alylurker]

Around 3-6 dollars?

[weneedharrypotter]

Procrastination is my life (tomorrow)!! ahaha

I do it all the time

[Marj12592]

Probably like, $5 or so? Yeah, 5 sounds good.

[seeyourvoice]

i just have inspiration days.

[fruitpot3]

whenever i get crafty, i bake something!

[jadeddryad]

my craftyness is photoshop. that's the extent of it but (not to toot my own horn) i'm really good at it.

[Kkthenerdfighter]

i will pay like $1

I get to see Matt in 23 days :)

[mattieiscool78]

yes i get in those moods. for one week all i did was sow stuff, then the knitting  phase, then the painting phase.

[shannonshine]

$3!!!

[tammytamnov]

I think you should make a contest, like John's 10-word-comment contest, and then give the shrinky-dinks away to the most awesome commenters (read: me)

[mazzwillrocu]

50,000 dollars

[janitorbud]

i get in the mood to make cupcakes or cookies or something. i can't do that here, because our kitchen doesn't have a kitchen. we just have the room with a sink =(

[shiningmer]

wow those are simply awesome! I'd pay like 5$/4euros for them.

[allisonwonderrand]

I love shrinky dinks way too much. My keychain is made up of a keyring, three keys, and like five shrinky dinks. I'd never though of a uke shaped one, but that would be good... *ponders*

[MiRANdAk329]

haha, i have a shrinky dink machine.

it is my love

[LillieTellsDaTruth]

SUPER CUTE! You have just inspired me to be craft this weekend! There use to be Shrinky Dink Kits that included an oven. I got one for my Birthday one year and it has Hello Kitty on it.

[ThePinkPowerRanger77]

like a dollar or two,,,,, possibly.. :)

[29bluelagoons]

I WANT ONE! IN NECKLACE FORM! :D

[lianeandthemusic]

YOU, my lady, are the cutest thing since... the beginning of time? I don't know. I get into crafty moods too, but I never keep it up long enough to justify starting an etsy shop.

[thekangaroofish]

i would say like $5 each. but i'm cheap.

they're really really adorable though!!

[xboxAlex01]

£5 i would spend

[applebritta]

Catherine Tate is in the related videos WOOO

[TheTwilightFan105]

i sooooooooooo wat the uke the ukealale or how ever you spell it plzzzzzzzz save tht one for ME!!!!!!!

[kkupcakee]

10 bucks cuz... i'm cheap -_-

[Readera]

I'm in a crafty mood too. But I don't have shrinky-dinks. :(

[ladysidi]

Shrinky Dinks are AWESOME! Yay montage. :D

[banana837]

ummm i would SOOOOOOOOOO pay like 20 bucks for that youtube gituar thing!! ha ah i love it!

[bethhasablog]

I'd buy one =]

[Jaaakeismine]

I love the mockingjay one. Love the hunger game <33

[alyssaanne06]

10 dollars. :) 3 dollar shipping.

[ArabianPirate102]

meh

2-10$, depending on what it is : )

[1YellowHippo]

curse my lack of finances! I would love one!

[angeloverlooked]

You could possibly sell them for $5-7.. For shipping you wouldn't be able to charge much, just stick them in a box and send them USPS and they'll get to their destination just fine. :)

[orionapproved]

One  £1.99 / £2.99 +post

[AbundanceOfApples]

I would pay probably anywhere from $5-10... oh man, I REALLY want one now! <3

[sweetmtl]

mmm

About $5-10

[perranbee]

aw, very cute,

especially &hearts; the mockingjay one :)

x

[awollangk]

I have clear shrinky dink plastic I've used to do people's names, but I'm a calligraphy geek so I need to letter it and surround the name with celtic knotwork...

[WellieSong]

i get like that! Creative mood, but by the time the stuff comes in the post im out the mood :/

£1.99 for one

[freakishlemon]

I am constantly in one of those moods to make stuff. It's why I have an etsy shop of my own. I just kept making more stuff than I could use. XD

[CakelifedotDK]

I ALWAYS have that feeling, buuut, im lousy at being crafty. -.-

[palmtreesandsunsets]

Ahh a mockingjay pin! Good job makin ur own since Borders didnt have them. Gosh I wish I was crafty. I would definitely buy one of those from you.

[hellotwat]

i think thouse fumes are bad for your oven cause i used to put crisp packets (empty) in the oven and they would shrink and be so cute

[KacieGalyon]

I love your Threadless shirt!

[jjenkku]

funny, i was just explaining to my sister what shrink plastic is, and a couple of hours later i see this :)

i would pay about $5-10.

[devilishlypure]

Try the internet? Or craft stores?

[Sharotastic]

I would pay about $5 plus shipping. I love the crafty mood!!!

[MegTao]

You're probably best to make a set amount, super limited edition, and then auction them off. They're super cute.

[tetsubo57]

$15 plus shipping. Figure that an hour of your time is worth at least $15.

[FrancescaEllee]

I really want the youtube ukulele thing , i would pay 5-10$

[skillysmurf]

you could get the shrinky dinks that you can print off on the computer... then draw one, scan it in and mass produce them so that it doesnt take as long and you dont have to worry as mucha bout the costs...

[eibbore]

I love those things! So cute. I love the YouTube uke especially.

Looks like you may be needing the chocolate sooner rather than later.

[nicoleeism]

I love them! I'd pay like $5-$10!

[barefootfiona]

To be honest I'd pay about £1, but I'd rather just buy my own shrink...stuff.But I probably couldn't afford the shipping anyway!

[DorKPrincEss07]

heh, I'm always a procrastinating, and always doing things on the day they're due. =( it was easier first semester of uni than now.

[andrewcp]

You should just look at what they already sell for on etsy. Also, you can bake more than one at a time.

[devilishlypure]

I've tried that already... almost all of them stick to themselves or each other. Maybe when I get better at pulling them apart and flattening them!

[joebob1379]

Five stars for craftiness!

I suppose if they said "nerdfighter" or "DFTBA" I would pay several dollars for them :) Also, how cool would it be to own something that Lauren HAND MADE?

[chessz0rz]

I get in those moods, too! Usually when I have lots of homework, heehee.

Your 5AG die is adorb. I want one for myself!

[monster4urthoughts]

yay for procrastinating!!

<3

[AndySmiirnoff]

the uke is awesome!

-i get those moods/craving to do something, all the time

[aglanceatmyworld]

I totally get in crafty moods like that!

[letmks]

I would buy one! I'm getting a new cell phone this week, so a new charm would be nice :)

Don't know for how much though. Dollar isn't my currency, so please don't make it expensive haha

[mnmonkey101406]

I constantly wanna make stuff and do something... but I don't know what, so instead I just sit on my bum. ~ Monkey ~

[dittopookie]

I loooooovveeeee shrinkidinks. They're totally awesome. ;3

I would totally buy one of those. Dunno what to charge tho. :D

[italktosnakes]

I totally want a 5AG die necklace! <3

[posthumorously]

I think that is so cute! You all should wear them in every video you make on this channel, until the end of time. ;)

[devilishlypure]

I'll make you one, love! :D

[LAshlieH]

You're adorable...always. It would be really cool to see a tour of your wall now that you have a lot of them in. Which one is your favorite(s)?

Are you polanning on touring soon? Or this summer at least? Or is it too soon to ask?

-Lauren

[woahCATH777]

We could send you ideas. And you could have a couple more people working on the store or something.

[fantabulous123]

Awesome montage!

[caitieb09]

Time really doesn't have anything to do with it. It took me 3 weeks to knit an ipod case and in order to fit into the market for them I had to sell it for 5 dollars. I would look up what other people are selling those for.

but of course, you are a 5ag and people will end up buying it no matter how much you charge...

[dierdrelefae]

Seriously? I posted two comments and neither showed up!

I have an etsy store called Pickled Pandas

DierdreLeFae.etsy

Here's what I would charge:

Necklaces: $18

Pins: $8-10

Cell charms:$6-8

Shipping: $3

Why so much? You need to figure in costs of materials, how much to pay yourself, supplies, etc.

[limabean29]

Just an idea: You can buy Shrinky Dink inkjet paper. You could draw the original, scan it, and then print multiples of the images so that you wouldn't have to do the same thing over and over. It would still be your original drawing, and maybe it would be a way to reduce time and cost.

[dierdrelefae]

Plus, you need to have a good amount of money for shipping so you can afford good shipping (I suggest getting small boxes in bulk, like jewelry boxes, they have cheaper shipping rates versus bubble mailers. Weird, huh?). Oh and include delivery confirmation if you can, it makes people feel safer about their purchases.

I totally dig that youtube ukulele.

I MUST read Hunger Games!I can't wait for it to come in!

Good luck"^.^"

[ashaxberry]

I totally get into crafty moods. Especially when I am stressed. I usually end up making things out of yarn, usually little stuffed animals. I would link a photo but I don't think that youtube allows that.

I like being able to create things when I'm feeling down.

[MargotRocket]

I get crafty all the time. My fingers start to itch and if I don't make stuff in a matter of minutes, I'm pretty sure I will explode and creativity will splatter all over the walls.

[KateyMateyLaa]

Why have I never heard of this shrinky dink business?! It's amazing, I need some!

[lunatunarox]

i know what you mean about procrastination!!! :p but id totally buy one if you made, i dont really care how much they are.

[Silver1226]

3-5 dollars maybe? Is that too small an amount? I have no idea how much the parts cost you.

[Silver1226]

I have somehow missed the entire Shrinky Dink period of childhood.

[HartzProductions]

omg! I want to make some!!! where do I get that stuff??

[encouragetheinsanity]

Shrinkydinks are freaking AMAZING. :D

I ALWAYS get in the crafty mood when I'm procrastinating...oops. XD

[heyitsleeuhh]

oh i remember making shrinky dinks when i was little!

i'd totally buy a necklace :) the ones you've made are cute.

don't really know about the price, but chances are, if you decide to sell them, i'd buy something (as long as it's not like, $20 haha)

[Mokambigai]

can someone tell me...how do u punch holes in them..??

[devilishlypure]

I used a hole punch.

[Mokambigai]

thanks:):)..it looks awesome btw..i'd pay 10 us dollars prob..cos when converted to singapore dollars it's around 15-20 dollars...:)

[tripthe1]

Lauren, I'm always in a mood where I need to make stuff. I just never have the time or money :(

You get FIVE stars for using your kitchen for something other than cooking.

[Pinkpoodle230]

do it before!

[Mokambigai]

so punch the hole then put it in the oven?that's cool..i've never heard of shrinky dinks b4...

[fishbootlives]

i would pay like 10 dollars those things are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

[GreenTigger22]

dude I will pay whatever you want for the uketube one! So cute!

(my friend plays the ukulele and I need to get her a b-day present) :P

[prettypnkduck001]

1. i love shrinky dinks

2. i often get in a craftyish mood and need to make fun stuff

3. i would buy them... idk for how much tho............

[punkslilncs]

I never got the purpose of shrinky dinks.. you have this thing it is large and awesome .. so you bake it and make it tiny.. for why?

[devilishlypure]

To make pins and necklaces and keychains with.

[punkslilncs]

Well that make sense... My husband said well hon it is easier to get the detail work in when it is bigger... I fail.

[swimmersgirl]

Aww, i love shrinky dinks, and lovee the mockingjay pin. Such a terrific idea!!

*high fives procrastination*

I'm up so late now it's not even funny. And then getting up at 5 AM for swim practice.

[samablue38]

the hunger games are awesomeeeeeeeeeeeee! I would pay like 7 dollors!

[SantifyYoSelf]

I'm actually in a make stuff mood this week and I will add shrinky dinks to my list o' crafts.

=]

[wannabeinhogwarts]

I do the same thing with procrastinating.

I have 2 exams tomorrow & I have yet to study for then =/

The shrinky-dinks are really cute though! I wish I was more crafty.

[Chrystieness]

I love the nerdfighterlike glasses! yay for craftyness. It's good to see your face :)

[KaileeA42]

Yay, shrinky dinks are amazing, we got to use those in art class once. And yay for Hunger games too, I just read them both because of all the Youtube recommendations and I love them. BTW, how far are you In Buffy the Vampire Slayer now?

[devilishlypure]

I just started season 4!

[smallstegosaurus]

Wow, that is my exact method of procrastination! But for me it's because I sort of hate high school...oh well, this is the last year.

Those are all really cute! I especially like the uketube one.

[SWISSsforzando]

Procrastination: the sensation that's sweeping the nation and causing the creation of a population suffering from sleep deprivation.

Fun stuff. :D

[iwishiwereaWeasley]

You're awesome, Lauren, because you are (almost) always so sweet and cheery!

[ccoledude]

I read the Hunger Games and Catching Fire because you won that contest and now they are some of my favorite books of all time. Thank you thank you!

[devilishlypure]

Kayley won that contest, not me! :)

[ccoledude]

Oh! Opps! =) It was still phenomenal though!

[reb1391]

yeah, i keep procrastinating too, but hey, who needs sleep? actually i do. well thats for the weekend.

I love your shrinkydinks, i would definitely buy one. I think they should be 3-5 dollars not counting shipping. Depending on what they are

[waterlily716]

i procrastinate until 2 in the morning too! yay sleep deprivation

[offshoot7bam]

I'd pay $10. I think you should do it. I get into those moods too! You're so cute at the end! :]

[taybyers]

Around 10 bucks including shipping.

[SnoWhiteSally]

I think you could charge $3-$10 depending on what you make, you know?

Oh and like everyone has said, clear nail polish works best :)

[MajorlyAlexa]

id pay like $5-7 :) bc i want one

[2stargazer0]

i never start my homework to 1 or 2 in the morning either. then im walking around campus dead cus im so tired

[cbp743]

ooh you could do keychains too. i don't know if anyone else still uses keychains, but i think they're awesome.

[lunylvgd]

i always seem to feel the need to be crafty instead of homework. I tend to just knit ALOT.

[shinypieinthesky]

thats what i do too! so much more fun than homework.

[MrDage]

Stop reading YouTube comments and get back to your studies!

[hannamayh]

I LOVE THE NERDFIGHTERLIKE GLASSES!!

[irrishpirrate]

I love all the shrinky dinks!

For the glaze, I've never tried it, but I would think clear nail polish would work. I've used that on a lot of things and it works out. Good luck with the shrinky dinks! <3

[singleigh]

ahh, those moods.

I WANT TO MAKE PILLOWS! sooo badly.

haha, I like those shinkydinks :D

[Dreadkiaili]

You can have a rubber stamp made (or make one yourself), so you don't have to draw it every time. Also, if you scratch the surface of the shrinky dink plastic a bit (fine sand paper) and use permanent ink the images stay a lot better. Also, if you have a heat gun, you can melt them into funky shapes. (yes, I am also crafty : )