** UPDATE: Thanks to everybody who entered our giveaway! The winner is # 53, Nancy B., who said "The prettiest key I have is one to the house where I grew up – just an old skeleton type key – but I love the memories it brings." What a cool key, and such a great way to unlock old memories :) We'll be in touch with you via email soon, Nancy!
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Hi everyone! I'm excited to share this week's tutorial with you -- a set of tiny, doll-sized keys! These are so much fun to make, and you can whip them out really fast....always a plus!
You can watch the video or follow the step by step tutorial below to see how to make them...
You'll need a sheet of heat-shrink plastic (like Shrinky Dinks), some old keys to trace, colored pencils, and a sharpie.
Pick a key to start with, then trace around it onto the rough side of the plastic.
Grab a metallic pencil, and get coloring! For some extra pizzazz, try outlining some "key" details with a fine-point permanent marker. :)
Using normal scissors, carefully cut out your key. Round off the sharp points (the shrinking process makes any pointy ends very sharp), and use a hole punch to make a hole for the keyring.
Following the directions on the package, shrink your keys. Let them cool, then slip them onto a keyring.
Tie on a piece of cording for a lanyard, or add your favorite doll-sized keychain!
And that's it -- your very own set of doll sized keys!
**UPDATE: The giveaway is now closed, thanks to everybody who entered!**
NOW -- would you like to win this particular set of keys, instead of making your own? (Or perhaps in addition to making your own? Well, you're in luck, because we're giving them away! There are five different, awesome keys, and one of them is even Pixie Faire themed.... To enter, just leave a comment answering this question: "The prettiest key I've ever used was..." (For example, I once had a key that had a tiny heart engraved on it. Gotta love the details!) We will run the giveaway from now until Monday, June 30th, at which point we'll pick a winner randomly, and let them know via email that they've won!
Thanks for following along, and have fun!
For Pixie Faire,
Melinda
86 Comments
These are sooooo cute! I love shrinky dinks! I once made mini ornaments copied from some wood ornaments my mom painted when we were little. They are still my favorite ornaments whenever I see them on her tree! Both the original and the mini ornaments were double sided. Lots of work, but so worth it. I don’t have pretty keys but I do own a house key painted with a Mickey Mouse scene on it-still uncut. I liked using an old skeleton key to lock our basement while growing up. They are cool.
The prettiest key I ever used was a key to an old diary from my great grandma and it has the words love on it and it’s silver and the words are sparkly Ive had it since I was four I treasure it forever love it and love the keys you made I don’t have any of the matterial except for the keys love ya and your vids sorry it sooo love ima end it here bye
The prettiest key I ever used was a little old fashioned key which I made into a necklace for my Caroline Abbott doll using a piece of thread. It’s silver and very old fashioned and perfect for Caroline.
The prettiest key I ever used is the little gold key from the jewelry box my grandfather made me!
My sister gave me a K-State key once to get cut and then use. I never did get it cut. It was very cool, but I never did get to use it. The prettiest key I have used, is the old wind-up key to my clock. It is old, and has a nice patina on it. =)