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Make it Sparkle! 5 Sparkly Supplies That You Need To Have

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  1. Tis’ the season to sparkle! Today we are showing off all things that glisten and gleam. Whether you are decking the halls in bells of sparkle or ringing out the new year with some bling – bling. Our glistening vinyl is timeless. And we have the perfect type for every application… and season!

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Glitter HTV – for when you need a little extra sparkle added to your apparel or fabric accessory!

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Electric HTV – for when you want to add some subtle bling bling to your outfit or fabric accessory

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Glitter Adhesive Vinyl – for when you want to make everything monogrammed and sparkly

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Sequin Heat Transfers – for a glistening mixed media look

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Rhinestone & Stud Heat Transfers – for when you want to add a professional sparkle touch to your apparel or accessories

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What type of a sparkling supplies are your favorite to use? Tell us on Facebook or Instagram!

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Last Minute Christmas Gifts That You Can Make

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Do you still need to make some Christmas Gifts? Don’t worry you have plenty of time! Here are 10 ideas that you can make with your favorite Pro World products!

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1 – Sublimate an Ornament

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2 – Add heat transfer vinyl to a blanket

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3 – Make a shirt from a Christmas Heat Transfer

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4 – Add adhesive vinyl to a mugwedding mug

5 – Sublimate a mug with your favorite photo

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6 – Personalize a pillowpersonalized heart pillow

7 – Make a motivational notebookmotivational book

8 – Make some holiday coasters to add to your favorite store-bought beverage!img_6277

9 – Decorate a cutting board with adhesive vinyl. Or if you have a sublimation machine get a sublimation cutting board!dsc06793-2

10 – Sublimate a photo frameIMG_7834

 

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NEW PRODUCT ALERT: Siser Blackboard HTV

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Are you looking for a way to get a little more creative with your heat transfer vinyl? What if you could constantly change your garment without damaging the fabric? Well, grab your chalk because, with Siser BlackBoard™ heat transfer vinyl, you can!

YES, you read that, Pro World now stocks BLACKBOARD HEAT TRANSFER VINYL and the design possibilities are endless!

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Product Details:

BlackBoard™ is a thin, matte HTV that has the ability to be drawn on with chalk, so it is literally a chalkboard for any fabric!

What makes this product so fun is that you can write on it, wipe off, then re-write as much as you want because cleaning it is so easy–all you need is a damp cloth.  Not to mention, the cutting, weeding and application is a piece of cake! Ready to make something for yourself? Here’s how!

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So get out your standard classroom or sidewalk chalk and have fun!! And don’t forget to tag us on Instagram so that we can see what you make #proworldinc

Want to see the blackboard HTV in action? Stop by our Facebook Page on Friday 12/7 at 12:15PM EST as we go LIVE!

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5 reasons to shop at Pro World

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1 – TONS of options! Did you know that we carry over 40 vinyl varieties?  We have glitter, metallic, reflective, pattern, flocked, textured, and printable! And not from just one manufacturer but from multiple see our all of our options here!

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Speaking of extensive collections, we carry over 200 blanks for Sublimation! We also sell over 4,000 heat transfers. We pride ourselves in always having options available to serve our customers when they need it most!

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2 – Earn points while you shop! Here at Pro World, we love giving back to our customers. Every time you make a purchase, we put points into your account, so that you can spend them when you see fit!

3 – We are the only distributor for the Trans Pro Heat Press which has been rated as the BEST heat press on the market for numerous years!

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4 – Here at Pro World, we know that you need your supplies as quickly as possible. So when items are in stock, we always try to get our orders out within a 24 hour business day window.

5- We give you a Swedish fish with every order. Now that’s a sweet deal!

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Learn To Cut Glitter HTV

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We love glitter vinyl! Do you too? But sometimes it can be a bit tricky to cut since the vinyl is a little bit thicker and hard to see your cut lines. So today we are going to share a few tips so that you get the right cut every time.

Learn To Cut
You Need:
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Glitter HTV
Weeding Tool

Heat Press or Iron

1 – Order your glitter heat transfer vinyl. Did you know that we carry glitter heat transfer vinyl from:  Siser, Chemica and Specialty Materials! That means you have over 68 color options of glitter HTV!

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2 – Design your cut file

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3 – Mirror your design

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4 – Change your blade setting. You can find out the blade setting on the Pro World website. Just go to the product page and click instructions!

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5 -Insert your HTV into your cutting machine but remember to load the shiny (glitter) side down.
6 – Cut
7 – With glitter HTV it can be hard to find where the cut lines are. But if you bend the vinyl slightly you should be able to see the lines. Carefully start weeding.
8 – Once your design has been weeded apply it to your product and press according to the instructions.

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3 Gift Ideas for Crafters

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Are you making your list and checking it twice? Well, don’t forget about yourself!! Today we are listing some of our most popular products that you need to add to your holiday wish list this year!

gifts for crafters!

1 – Heat Press – Give the gift that every crafter wants a HEAT PRESS!! With a heat press, you can make your products faster, more durable and without the hassle of using an iron! Our most popular heat press, is the Trans Pro 15 x 15, is easy to use, manual heat press ideal for applying heat transfers to t-shirts, jackets, mouse pads, tiles, and more!

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2 – Sublimation Printer – Ready to take your cutting business/hobby to the next level? You will want this! With a sublimation printer, you can create one-of-a-kind, custom pieces like mugs, phone cases, frames, license plates, tags, and more. And if you purchase the Sublimation Starter Pack, you will have everything you need to get started!

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3 – Mug Press – Personalize mugs, latte cups, water bottles and more with a mug press.

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Learn how to use your 3D Sublimation Vacuum Heat Press with Rock Slates

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Today we wanted to spotlight a product that we haven’t talked about too much, our 3D Sublimation Vacuum Heat Press.

3D Sublimation Vacuum Heat Press

The 3D sublimation vacuum press is an all-in-one machine, which can be used to customize many types of substrates like sublimation blanks, mugs, latte mugs, cell phone cases, rock slates, and more. By combining vacuum pressure and heat to wrap sublimation transfer paper around curved shapes to permanently fuse the decoration onto any curved surface.

Want to see how it works? Watch us make a rock slate below!

To decorate your own rock slate you need:

Directions:

1 – Set temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 C)

2 – Set timer to 5:30-7 minutes depending on the rock slate size. The larger the rock slate, the longer the time should be.

3 – Keep top tray in the 3D Vacuum press, and connect tubing to the bottom of the tray.

4 – Press Heating Button twice so both lights are on.

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5 – Print a mirror image onto Texprint Paper. Image should be larger than the substrate.

6 – Place the substrate face down on the transfer paper and tape the paper to the substrate using transfer release tape.

7 – Place substrate face up in the top tray of the 3D Vacuum Press.

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8 – Press the vacuum button. Then the timing button to begin the timer.

9 – Press at 400 degrees F for 5:30-7 minutes.

10 – Remove immediately from press once finished and peel hot. Use caution as rock slate will be very hot.

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Pro World goes LIVE every Friday at 12:15PM

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Stop what you are doing and grab your calendar. We want you to join us for lunch!

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Every Friday at 12:15PM EST we go LIVE on Facebook answering your products questions and showing you how to use our favorite products! Here are a few of our best Facebook Lives for you to replay.

1 – Save Time with 1 color and 2 color Heat Transfers!

2 – Everything to know about the TransPro Mug Press 3 in 1!

3 – Organize Your Vinyl!

4 – Metal, Metallic & Mirror – what’s the difference?!

5 – Check out the reveal of the Reveal – S

Don’t forget to mark your calendar for this Friday at 12:15PM EST and every Friday after that!

One last thing! Do you have something that you would like to see demonstrated? Let us know! By heading over to our Facebook page and leaving us a note on our wall.

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All About Vinyl: Learn about the difference and options available for Adhesive Vinyl & HTV

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There are a lot of vinyl options on the market. So we thought it was a good time to give you the 411 on Vinyl so that you know your options and to eliminate any confusion that you may have.

Get the vinyl 411 with this all about vinyl article from the experts at Pro World

There are two main categories of  Vinyl – Adhesive Vinyl & Heat Transfer Vinyl.

Adhesive Vinyl is used as a decorative vinyl for creating signs or craft projects. It has an adhesive back and can be applied to just about any hard surface. Adhesive Vinyl comes in three different adhesive strengths – semi-permanent (631), permanent (651) and professional grade.

Heat Transfer Vinyl, which is also known as HTV is used for decorating garments and is applied with a heat press or an iron.

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Vinyl Varieties

Here at Pro World we LOVE vinyl, and we carry a large assortment to ensure that our customers always get precisely what they want! Below are the different vinyl types that we carry:

Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV)

Cutting Vinyl

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For starters, to cut vinyl you will need a vinyl cutting machine, we sell vinyl cutters in multiple sizes. There are cutters for the hobbyist and for the professional custom seller. You can find all of our options here.

Cutting Adhesive Vinyl

When you cut adhesive vinyl you want to cut on the shiny, color. Not on the paper backing. And when you apply it you will want to weed your design and then apply your gridded application tape on top of the design. This will help you align your design on the surface. 

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Cutting Heat Transfer Vinyl

With HTV you cut on the back side of the heat transfer vinyl, not the plastic top. Since you cut on the back of the HTV you need to mirror your design before cutting it. Then when you weed your design, you should lift the waste HTV away from the plastic sheet,  so that the plastic sheet stays intact covering your design. The plastic sheet will act as a protective barrier so that the HTV doesn’t directly touch the heat. Once we are done pressing you will remove the plastic sheet.

Now that you know the difference between adhesive vinyl & HTV tell me.. What do you want to try? Head to our website from now until Sunday 10/14/18 and you can get 10% OFF all vinyl & cutters! PLUS you will get 2x PW Reward Points! Which means it is a great time to stock up. 

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