Shrinky dink light box

Ever made a shrinky dink?
Found out it's not as easy as it seems?
Or do you just have a picture that you want to do something neat with?

I recently made a shrinky dink for the first time and realized when you shrink something to one third it's original size every mistake is three times amplified.
It was supposed to be a key chain, or something of the sort, of the twilight princess triforce.
But what I got was an uneven black square with bubbles and smudges all over it.
The only way you could see the picture was if you help it up to the light.
So I thought I need to make something that holds a light behind it.
That solved most of it but the sides were still horribly uneven.
So I needed to frame it.
What I ended up with was this.

Step 1 Supplies

So first you'll need a few things.
~Your shrinky dink/picture/hard plastic of choice
~A box
~Rotary tool or something to cut the hole
~Sand paper
~Spray paint
~Glue
~Tape (just in case)
~Light (LED or small tap light for those of us who are not good at finding something everyone uses)

Yeah so I don't have a picture of everything you need.

Comments

[Ryanws87]

Nice Project, PS. couldn't have picked a better game!!!

[Lowney]

BLASPHEMY!

[raeraethejetplane]

Am I right to assume that the box you had opened up like that before you started your project? Or did you get a closed cube and cut it oh so neatly?

[sadistkitti]

You're right. It was like that when I bought it.

[Capt. Fat]

Very cool. Does it have a switch?

[sadistkitti]

I used a tap light and the box doesn't permanently close so you can open it and switch it on and off.

[Capt. Fat]

smart. Where would you ba able to get the materiels. Also, do you know anything about Twilight Princess?

[sadistkitti]

I got the box from A.C. Moore. I don't know if that's something you have locally so any craft store or shop that would have a wood department. The taplight I got from Lowe's but I'm sure you could get one at Walmart. And the Shrinky Dink I ordered online. You could use any type of picture or hard plastic for this. The whole thing was an accident that derived from me not knowing how to use Shrinky Dinks properly. I know a little about Twilight Princess. I am very into The Legend of Zelda but I didn't have access to a Wii when it came out and now I simply don't have the time to play it. However, my boyfriend knows a lot about Twilight Princess. I made it for him. I am also in the middle of making an 8-bit Link quilt. This also is for him but it was totally my idea and I honestly don't know if I'll be able to part with it. I'm pretty old school when it comes to games, and The Legend of Zelda was my favorite.

[Capt. Fat]

Could you do me a favor. It be much appreciated. Im stuck in the goron mines and CANNOT find the switch for the third crane in the second room. please help.

[sadistkitti]

Best bet is to hit up a strategy guide or walkthrough. I'm thinking it's the one where you have to put on the metal boots to sink and push a block to get in a metal cage. Then surface, do some climbing, and looking around. Step on the switch with the boots on, you do some swimming and put the boots back on to walk on the ceiling to drop onto another switch. But you could be talking about another one. There's really no way for me to be sure.

[Capt. Fat]

I found out eventually... but thanks for trying. Do you know that if you hit a chicken 8 times you can control it

[sadistkitti]

I did not know that. That's a lot better than dozens of them attacking you from every angle.

[Capt. Fat]

I know its annoying and it pisses ya off! Another point for Twilight Yeessss!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eirinn]

I never got through TP, i've played most if not all of the games in the zelda series available to europe and TP is by far..i'm sorry to say the most lacking of them all :( i guess it's a matter of taste though and if people think it's awesome then i wont stop them hehe. On a more "on thread note", pretty nice instructable! :D

[Capt. Fat]

Dude. Twilight is the best freakng game I played for the Wii yet!!! Its awesome story line, game layut, gameplay, and graphics aren't half bad. I say well worth the 60 bucks. And Capt. Fat was here.

[Eirinn]

TP was good, but compared to the other zelda games it was quite stale - i do agree with you that it's worth the money though! I own a wii and a Ps3 myself, i'm an avid nintendo fan...but they royally screwed up on the wii - i didn't know how bad it was until i got myself a ps3 >_>; Although let's not turn this into a console debate because they're usually endless and an opinion thing lol :)

[Capt. Fat]

I was too cheap to buy a ps3 or xbox 360. So, Liking Nintendo, Bought the wii. And im still in the process of beating the game. How far did ya get?

[Eirinn]

Wow this comment thingie is getting long cat. I got to the part where you have to fish that rare red fish or something >_> in the mean time i forgot how to fish and got severely annoyed. It was around that time i got a PS3 and after having it for awhile i'm selling my wii and expanding my PS3 collection. Don't get me wrong..the wii is awesome if you have a brother or family that wants to play - or constantly get people/friends over. But when that happens i just break out rock band or little big planet and take it from there. The wii will have maybe a 5 year timespan and the PS systems have 10+ so it's not that much more expensive in the long run. Haha in any case good to hear you like it - played any of the previous versions or just this one?...maybe we should take this to PMs lol.