Rub 'n Buff on GLASS, shrink plastic, Making a Mold & more 

Yay! A fellow non-waster. I have to say it borders on obsession with me. I cut open all old "empty" glue bottles to get out what is left on the sides before tossing them. I sometimes find myself sayin, "Oh, I better not use/waste that something in case I need it later." Then I realize, "THIS IS LATER, YOU CRAZY PERSON!" I thought I was the only one. Gretchen has her over-gluer therapy. We need the, Non-Wasters Anonymous.

If you ever do run out of that shrink plastic, clear plastic food containers with the recycle #6 code can also be used.

You might want to wipe the threads of your jar of tripple thick with some petroleum jelly. It tends to want to glue shut forever. Love your videos!

Love the lantern. I used to use shrinky sinks with my daughter when she was very young, it's so much fun. 40 years later and I still love playing around with it. I always put it in a small toaster oven and watched curl and shrink and flatten. So cool. Thanks for all the info.

I believe Rub 'n Buff is a gilding wax, so yes, you can get a shinier finish by polishing it with a cloth after it's completely dried. I tend to use old socks, but any rag would do.

Holy moly the change to that lantern!

*Also me 😅🙋🏻‍♀ saving every last drop 💧 of every single thing I have ever opened no matter how big or small the contents might be! **#frugalforever** ♥ Jenny*

Thank you for your inspirational mini craft videos. I love how you show what works best, and that you don't waste anything. Your videos brighten my day. Thank you again and have a blessed day. 💖

You crack me up. I love your self deprecating manner. I do the same obsessive things, like making sure I get the most out of my purchases by rubbing off anything on the foil tops into the container, and it would be just like me to start off with too little of something and have to add to it in order to try to conserve and save, literally, pennies!

Shrink dinks are amazing. They're so useful for making tiny signs cos you can write it nice and big and not have to do fine detail work on something so small, it's like magic.

One tip I can give you that will help you with sizing the shrinky dinks is to copy a life-size ruler on the plastic and shrink it. You'll be able to tell how much it will shrink much easier.

I love shrinky dink. I often give a kit as a gift because we all seem to forget about them! Brilliant to use it for stained glass windows. BTW, I have ornaments made from shrink plastic from over 40 years ago 😮

Thanks for all the information. When I was young my mama would buy Shrinky Dinks for me and my brother and sisters. We loved them! We always put them in the oven. They do curl back on themselves but they flatten out.

there are cheap miniature in the market but some are too plastic and not beautiful enough , thank you for your tutorials , love this content please make more

I had a shrink plastic jewelry kit as a kid and had oodles of fun with it. I put mine in the oven on parchment paper and it would always warp and curl before flattening out on its own. That's how I knew it was done. There was even a technique of cutting ovals or circles out of the plastic and taking it out before it was all the way done shrinking. The shape would warp itself into a cool little bubble shape.

Thank you so much for a wonderful video today. I really enjoyed it. You’ve done a great job. I always enjoy great talented people that can put wonderful things together. Almost nothing. Thanks for sharing so many budget friendly projects.

Great video. I painted a terrible green plastic "electric" mixer to look like an old Mix Master. It looks good, better than the original anyway. I find great ideas on your videos. I love how you charge in without reading directions! Ha!

As a frugal person I love to see others are frugal too! I also like to try alternative methods, using silicone caulk (made in soapy water, tutorials on RU-vid) to create moulds instead of the more expensive material you used. Worth a try! If you don’t want to hold the krimpy dinky with tweezers, put yours between a piece of aluminum foil you fold over, works like a charm👍 Thanks for all the inspiration, I haven’t made miniatures for years but now I’m inspired again…

The lantern doesn't look like the same one that you started with. I'm happy to know that the horribly faux cakes that I bought from Temu can be vastly improved. Thanks.😊

Fyi there are certain types of plastic packaging that will work like shinky dinks. It is the one with the recycle number 6 on it, although not all plastics show the number. Love all your videos❤

This was such a fun video! I love to seeing you use all your new goodies!

What a difference the lantern looks! The shrink wrap plastic is so cool!

Loving the test-it-out tutorial! And congrats on 50k!

Always enjoy learning from u Shyra.TY. Love to see u demo products! Gettin me some of those "flush clippers".

The oval frame and picture turned turned out beautiful. I have used the DecoArt Triple Thick Glaze in other projects and I really like the affect. I thought the lantern was an awesome upgrade. I have a few pieces of cheap plastic mini toys that I can see upgrading. Thanks for the tip of priming the glass bottle with the ultra matt finish before using the Rub and Buff. So many great tips and ideas. Thanks.

That silver bottle would look cute if you did your decal trick ( using tiny pictures) and found a tiny floral pix in bright yellow or a salmon like pink.

Great projects! Experimentation is the best way to learn and sharing helps us all. Just as a thought: classic, professionally gold-leafed (aka expensive) frames and other surfaces have an undercoat of a brick red color to support the warmth of the gold.

Love your dry humor. I did one miniature in a Goodwill music box. It’s a Steampunk kinda deal but it worked and the music is very eerie. Thanks again. I enjoy your videos. Go on licking the lids!!

I thought I was the only one to keep interesting price tag strings! 💖💖💖

😇These little projects brought back some memories from a lo-o-o-o-ng time back for me. 🥰I love how the little lantern turned out once you were done with it. But since Mod Podge gave the same look on the plastic, I'll stick with that and use gold leaf (or other "leafs") to finish items. 😀 Thanks for showing the Rub n Buff... I didn't know what it was. 🤩 I still have shrink plastic from the late 1970s... packed in a craft box somewhere in storage for now. So yeah... you probably have enough to last for the rest of your life.🤣 If you have a toaster oven, just put your painted plastic in there and it will do its curling and uncurling and shrinking without you having to hold it or do anything.

Woman, you did NOT just add a head of a pin to that lantern! Yes, queen.

Finally back from vacation and able to watch your video. As always, nice miniatures they look realistic. I can't wait for the room you are making.

U can also use no. 6 plastics (usually used in packagings) as shrinky dinks! Absolutely love ur works.

You have so many ideas, I just love all your work. Thank you so much.

You had a Very fun trip to Michael's! 😀 I didn't know Shrinky Dink's were still out in the world! Loved the rub 'n buff tutorial, excellent advice and that lantern looks amazing!

These tips are fantastic and absolutely my level. Also hate waste. Kudos!!

Love this video!!! Now I want tiny stained glass windows in my dollhouse!

Very cute and creative ideas. Love shrinky dink plastic. I’ve never used a heat gun to reduce it. Hmm 🤔 only used Regular oven or toaster oven/countertop convection. Thanks for sharing your ideas❤

My dollar tree sells a mat that is used as an iron rest. It’s thin and stand very hot temperature. I use that as a mat over my shrink plastic when I put it in the toaster oven. Parchment paper kinda works also. With the parchment paper I just fold a small piece in half. I tried so many different ways not to use my heat gun because it would blow the plastic everywhere.

I never buy rub b buff lol. I make it with hair wax, a bit of glue and mica powder. Much cheaper and works just as well. The glue ensures it does not rub off after drying. Also, you can mix glue and alcohol to make a quick glaze in a pinch. Polymer glue works best, but even PVA works. About a tablespoon of alcohol to a 1/4 cup of glue. I am a frugal gal myself 🤣 These are beautiful 💞

Haha, I was licking the foil top of my yogurt as you were talking about your own behavior! I am not a fan of shiny (almost) anything, so these tips were really helpful! Thanks.

It seems you had a fun trip to Michael’s! Love how the projects turned out- and watching that shrinky dink curl into a ball was hysterical- I can’t believe how perfect it turned out, lol. I’m definitely going to have to get some of that molding compound, thanks for showing how easy to use it is.

Fantastic! Congratulations on 50K! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I actually liked the effect you demonstrated with the rub and buff on the unsealed glass. Maybe for your HP room you can create something that looks like it’s made of mercury glass by using the rub and buff and wiping some away then sealing. I imagine this would also work to age a tiny mirror.

Another great video.! Thank you. I think the buff part of Rub and Buff is you wipe away the product leaving behind a finish kind of like a stain, only with metallic colors.

I work at Michaels and the product during the winter can come in super cold and possibly frozen if in the truck overnight (our shift for truck days starts at 2am if it doesn't come to be unloaded the day before) so that model magic looks pretty similar to what I've seen and stocked on our peghooks. The best way to test if it's still good, though, is to try it anyway..

I just started watching your channel and I love all your ideas so much!

Awesome video, I love the way the lantern turned out I have to invest in some Rub n' Buff. I love Triple Thick 💙 Thanks for sharing have a great weekend!

I’m fairly new to miniatures and my bits of string hoarding soul has found my people! 🎉 My son was watching me make a half scale salad last night and said he was impressed and concerned, which in my mind is confirmation that I’m on the right path. 😂 If you’d like to check out a master of shrink plastic, look up AmyMade’s channel. I do a lot with it and most of what I know is from her.

I haven't used "rub & buff" but that looks pretty cool though. I love the triple thick glaze I can do all kinds of glass things with it. It also works on some of the wooden furniture that needs a high shine without all the work. Never tried the mold making. One day though Thanks for sharing and you have a great day

Such a satisfying video. Bravo

This was awesome. 🥰❤️ I just purchased the antique gold rub and buff, it was all my store had, and I loved learning the new tricks. I'm glad you shared your experiements. The lantern was an amazing little transformation 😍 and the shrink pllastic, I need some of that! I've tried shrinking empty bags of chips in the oven, and they really shrink down to mini size. It was crazy! I think I learned that from pinterest, might have been yt. It was so many years ago when I first started making minis. But try it, if you remember. Its really interesting that they shrink down that small.

I loved Shrinky Dinks as a child!! Can one still put them in the oven? What a great idea to use them for stained glass! The lantern is such a success!! Love your ideas!!

Ohhhh I didn’t know you could use a heat gun for the shrink plastic. I was planning on coloring some lamentation sheets but I think I may try your idea. I want some stain glass for some of my 1980s House windows. Thanks Shyra. 💕Lesley

I use shrink plastic all the time. I also use the type that you can print on with your inkjet printer. I was hoping you weren't giving up because if you keep applying heat it will always straighten itself out and lie flat. But I never thought of using it to make stained glass windows! Genius! But, yeah, I think it's pretty common for the finished sizes to not be exactly 1/3 of the original. I would make the shrink plastic stained glass first and then cut the opening for the window. I bought some really cheap foam clay from Dollar General just to play around with. I think yours may have been affected by the freeze because it sort of looks dry in the package. What I have is kind of like a non sticky marshmallow, sort of. Thanks for the video.

Thank you for the informative video. You always bring joy and a smile. Love your creativity ⚘️

I love the ideas you've given us. They just prove what an excellent doll house modeler you are. 😊 Did you leave your purchases in the trunk? 😂

Some great tips! I want to make some cakes look more realistic. I will try the matte glaze. I will look forward to seeing what you do with the other cakes in the future. I always cut my lotion tubes in 1/2 when I am almost done. That way, I get a lot more product out of it. Plus, the other 1/2 of the tube slides over the other part and keeps the lotion from drying out. 😊

I think we're galaxy twins...I also cringe at waste and alway scrape or lick foil covered under lids. One of my biggest pet peeves us cooking shows were they don't fully scrape the bowl and get every drop into whatever baking dish is needed. I have toclise my eyes.😊

Great information! I had forgotten all about shrink plastic.

I swear by that Art Deco ultra matte varnish, it's the most matte brush-on I've found, and also great for prepping plastic or glass surfaces that otherwise are not easily painted. Most of the time, it is far more matte than the matte mod podge, not sure why it was not in this case.

"Pretty sure I'll be using this for the rest of my life." 😂😂

TIPS: There are a few different types of Shrinky Dink plastic, Crystal, pre sanded and print & shrink. It will curl up then flatten when finished shrinking (if it's not complete flat immediately use a glass to flatten) ... you can also use a toaster oven to shrink the plastic. If you have a Cricut Maker you can use the print & cut shrink plastic to use the print and cut feature. You'll want to seal the finished shrink project because if it's exposed to water it could ruin your design.

How fun! I love new craft supplies. I find a bit of actual buffing with something soft helps with the RubnBuff. I don’t know how it would buff on all materials but it def works well on metal. I just got all the colors I didn’t have. I’m excited to try them but my craft space is otherwise occupied right now. I’m also going to have to try your super sticky double sided tape trick. It worked a treat for Ara over at Bentley House. You’re so very clever 🧐. xx

How did I miss this video?! Algorithm let me down 😅. This was absolutely awesome and clever. I liked seeing you try new products. Trash plastic also works as shrinky dinks.

The results are good ! Thank you for sharing, you are an inspirator 😏

When you finish putting the lantern together, it was fabulous and you are fabulous with every project you did in this video

I love all of your miniatures. I have a book nook and need to make a couple of mannequins for the robe makers shop. Any ideas? Polly pocket is about the right size but that option is too expensive. Also your deadpan delivery cracks me up.

Incredible what you could do for that plastic lantern, it looks beautiful! Looking forward to seeing the food miniatures, it's probably my favorite category! Not only you do an incredible work but you are so funny too, love your videos!

I can't believe how flat the shrinky dink ended up after it curled up so much!

First I want to say that I really like your videos. You are very "to the point" and that's what ai need when I want to watch videos on my 15 minute breaks at work. I'm litterally an infant in the miniature dollhouse craft. My 13 year old daughter has a thing for all things mini, so to get some bonding time with her, I decided that I wanted to make a replica of our new house that we just moved into 3 weeks ago. I want us to make all the furniture, and things ourselves like you do. I understand you have tons of comments, and it's hard to reply to every comment, but it would be so awesome if you could give me a reply, and help me out with this idea that I have. Since my house is pretty filled already, and there's not much floor space, or even desk top space, and since I want to spend a lot of time and energy doing this project, I want it to be on display, so I was thinking that it would be best for me to build a wall mounted "dollhouse" aka replica of our home. So how can I do this, I'm wondering. I tried b searching for my idea on RU-vid, but came up with nothing. I have this idea that I could make it using long deep wall mounted shelves. Just regular shelves with brackets underneath for support. I'm thinking I can use foam board from dollar tree to make walls, and a roof by attaching it to the shelves. So basically the shelves would act as a floor. We live in Philly in the city, so our house is a long skinny row home, so that's why a regular long shelf would work better than the wall mounted cube storage shelf would. I saw on Amazon that I can get 2 of these decent sized shelves at a good price. The second shelf can be upstairs, and I can even make stairs going up the wall into the second shelf. What do you think of this idea? And do you have any ideas of wall mounted dollhouses of your own that you could offer. I would love to hear your input. Thank you. Keep the videos coming. Have you ever made mini blinds?

Thank you!

Wonderful video. Thank you.

What is this rub n buff sorcery?!? What a cool medium!

Do you have any videos on your best organizing tips for all your bits and pieces. I’m a bit of a hoarder already but I try to keep it to a minimum!!😊 Any helpful hints are appreciated!! You’re awesome and I LOVE your shares!! ❤

Good tips

If i remember right shrinky dinks are supposed to be dried in the oven

Amazing!

I hate it when I forget stuff in my car overnight and it freezes! Had an unfortunate experience with a soda can once lol

a master at work

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Thank you for this awesome video!❣️

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I love the little glass jar. Is there a good way to give these jars a color but to be seen through? I have acrylic paint markers & bottled paints. Would they work or does it need a specific type of paint to be opaque?

Do any ( or all ) of the products you used have a chemical or toxic smell?

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