Shrunken Chip Bag!
In this easy instructable you will create beautiful repurposed art using a foil chip bag that would otherwise end up in a landfill somewhere!
*Please read and heed all warnings before attempting project!
*Adult supervision and assistance required!
*Please read and heed all warnings before attempting project!
*Adult supervision and assistance required!
Clean Inside
*Use a drop of dish soap and warm water to thoughouly clean inside of bag.
*Leave upside to dry or wipe away moisture using paper towel.
*Leave upside to dry or wipe away moisture using paper towel.
Microwave Magic
*Next, place dry chip bag in center of microwave, close door.
*Set cook time of 5 seconds.
*Press start and step back away from microwave!
------------->>> WARNING!!!!!! <<<--------------
****CAUTION: BE AWARE THAT SPARKS WILL BE FLYING INSIDE OF YOUR MICROWAVE! AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT YOUR CHIP BAG WILL CATCH ON FIRE!!! PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE CHIP BAG UNATTENDED IN MICROWAVE AT ANY POINT WHILE MAKING THIS CRAFT. STAND BY AND BE PREPARED TO PUT FIRE OUT, JUST IN CASE IT FLARES UP. MICROWAVES VARY SO TIME MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. DO NOT "COOK" FOR MORE THAN 7 SECONDS OR YOUR CHIP BAG WILL BE BURNT. WHEN REMOVING FROM MICROWAVE PLEASE USE TONGS OR OTHER DEVICE BUT NOT YOUR HANDS, AS CHIP BAG WILL BE HOT AND MELTY AND COULD BURN YOUR SKIN!
*Set cook time of 5 seconds.
*Press start and step back away from microwave!
------------->>> WARNING!!!!!! <<<--------------
****CAUTION: BE AWARE THAT SPARKS WILL BE FLYING INSIDE OF YOUR MICROWAVE! AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT YOUR CHIP BAG WILL CATCH ON FIRE!!! PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE CHIP BAG UNATTENDED IN MICROWAVE AT ANY POINT WHILE MAKING THIS CRAFT. STAND BY AND BE PREPARED TO PUT FIRE OUT, JUST IN CASE IT FLARES UP. MICROWAVES VARY SO TIME MAY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. DO NOT "COOK" FOR MORE THAN 7 SECONDS OR YOUR CHIP BAG WILL BE BURNT. WHEN REMOVING FROM MICROWAVE PLEASE USE TONGS OR OTHER DEVICE BUT NOT YOUR HANDS, AS CHIP BAG WILL BE HOT AND MELTY AND COULD BURN YOUR SKIN!
Allow to Cool - Finish Project
*It will not take long for your chip bag to cool, but rinsing it with cold water will speed up the process.
*Make a keychain! : At this point, you can use a hole punch on one of the corners of your chip bag, then secure onto a split ring.
*Make a keychain! : At this point, you can use a hole punch on one of the corners of your chip bag, then secure onto a split ring.