DIY Shrink Plastic Buttons and Embellishments

Supplies Needed: Shrink plastic sheets, an extra large punch or shape to trace, colored pencils or markers, heat gun, hole punch, and GlueDots.

Make your own buttons in custom colors to match your next scrapbook page using shrink plastic. To begin, punch a shape from a sheet of shrink plastic. You can find shrink plastic sheets in the kids crafts area of your local craft store. If you do not have a large enough punch, you can simply trace a shape and then cut it out with scissors. Keep your shapes simple for the best results.
Note: Shrink plastic shrinks more in one direction than the other, so round buttons will end up being just a little oval. As you will see in the finished photo, the completed button is adorable even if it is not perfectly round.