tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post5932468129470337181..comments2024-03-27T13:49:51.795-05:00Comments on Altered Book Lover: Recycled styrofoam traysBleubeard and Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10149710375520733752noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-38940373520034778542013-04-11T03:40:47.531-05:002013-04-11T03:40:47.531-05:00I've used styro several times by making design...I've used styro several times by making designs on it with a pencil and using it as a stamp. I don't shrink it or anything. It's OK!!! Especially if you are making art with kids! Patsy from <br><a href="http://patsypat.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">HeARTworks</a><br />HeARTworkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14953317888563627979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-71531489057674606182013-04-10T21:36:46.244-05:002013-04-10T21:36:46.244-05:00Here are a couple of links with the 'recipe...Here are a couple of links with the 'recipe' for styrofoam 'shrink dinks". The things that differ from your experiment are 1) the oven was set to only 300 [and the shrinking seemed to occur in just a few seconds], 2) the marks were made with permanent marker, and 3)the pieces were not placed on any metal, but were laid on a piece of brown paper bag and then placed onto the oven rack. Hope this helps. :)<br /><br /><br />http://www.easyfunschool.com/article1065.htmlCheryl Moyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08918183185435381829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-26368414786201030662013-04-10T19:33:00.140-05:002013-04-10T19:33:00.140-05:00we can always count on you to give us the real sco...we can always count on you to give us the real scoop...no idea that this was even a possible project. doesn't heated Styrofoam smell pretty bad? well, you really tried. hope someone knows where to find the technique. Enjoying your series of recycled & upcycled projects!Diannehttp://artbeneaththecottonwoods.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-56493766191876672502013-04-10T17:20:01.066-05:002013-04-10T17:20:01.066-05:00I dont know about this either it sounds a bit risk...I dont know about this either it sounds a bit risky but well done for trying... just going to look at the plastic link<br />thanks for sharing and have a good week<br />janet #25fairy thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056320949396320536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-49945287342569942822013-04-10T14:43:06.679-05:002013-04-10T14:43:06.679-05:00Mmm, I wouldn't be too happy about heating the...Mmm, I wouldn't be too happy about heating them, all those nasty plastics, but what about altering them into shadow boxes, shrines or decorated trays? I made a little shrine a few years back from a plastic veg box if I rem rightly. Good luck on your re-purposing. KimKim Dellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603231253605096502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-13478051531403766882013-04-10T13:37:34.737-05:002013-04-10T13:37:34.737-05:00I use the foam trays I get as lap trays when I am ...I use the foam trays I get as lap trays when I am beading...they keep the little seed beads from running away!Craftymoose Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791008130982382299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-68501429042927680852013-04-10T13:14:53.393-05:002013-04-10T13:14:53.393-05:00You always come up with the most unique experiment...You always come up with the most unique experiments, and I appreciate the show of failures as much as success. I never would have thought to try that with styrofoam! Hope the weather is nice over your way, spring has sprung over here! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina ♥SandeeNChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05835920831404996017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-78571279532176340122013-04-10T10:47:16.732-05:002013-04-10T10:47:16.732-05:00I just saved one for print making... sorry these d...I just saved one for print making... sorry these disappointed you... but it IS fun to experiment! you never know what you will find... Caterina Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866569809702127806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-24179516766382328742013-04-10T09:33:06.847-05:002013-04-10T09:33:06.847-05:00I've never done that but I do remember as a ki...I've never done that but I do remember as a kid shrinking Styrofoam cups in the oven for some craft project.<br />I use my trays as a palette sometimes. Hallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473540669635905535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14359045.post-76114939561602759332013-04-10T09:13:00.069-05:002013-04-10T09:13:00.069-05:00Thanks for sharing. Many years ago, before recycli...Thanks for sharing. Many years ago, before recycling and plastic numbers, I worked at a piano refinishing shop. I do know that when the stripping material hit those coffee cups they disintegrated. Thanks for sharing your fun experiment. PS Don't breath the fumes in when you are cooking that stuff. Very bad for you. I use my styrofoam sheets to insulate and stuff cracks around my 'Playhouse' before I caulk them. I also use it in my outside flower pots for insulation to winter over some plants, and as underneath shapers to build flower beds.fairyrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955508856112972006noreply@blogger.com