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What is Oracal 651 Vinyl?
                        Hey, guys, it's Jessica with Expressionsvinyl.com, and today I wanna talk to you about Oracal 651. It's an adhesive vinyl with a permanent adhesive, so it's great for use on mugs, signs that are going outside. You can use it for car windows. All sorts of fun things you can use it with. So, I'm gonna show you how I cut it. Just gonna throw it into my machine like this. And you'll notice I'm not using a mat because it's gonna go under my rollers. So, we'll load that into my Sil
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                Jul 3rd 2018 
                4th of July Vinyl layering
                        It's that time of year to display our patriotic sides with flags, bbq's, fireworks, and everything red, white, and blue!Another American obsession...the Target dollar spot.  Where us crafters get lost in the bins full of items screaming for some vinyl to be added to them.  We walk out of that corner of the store usually $20 poorer but with a cart full of hopes and dreams, that will now sit in the corner of our craft rooms.  Right?!?  Please tell me I'm not the only one.Well, one of those lucky i
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                Jun 21st 2018 
                Brunch in a box with vinyl!
                        Hey there friends! It's Aubrey from @projectsilhouette and I'm here to share with you a fun summertime project you can easily do with some adhesive vinyl. I love eating outside when the weather is nice, and I also LOVE giving gifts. So I combined the two and created a "brunch in a box" that makes a unique summertime neighbor gift! Here's how you can make one too.Supplies: -cutting machine (I used a Silhouette Cameo) -adhesive vinyl (I used mint and metallic gold) -transfer tape -s
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                Jun 21st 2018 
                DIY "Man Crates" for Fathers Day
                        Hey everyone, Fathers Day is just around the corner and if you are like me, I struggle finding the perfect gift, well we put a few "Man Crates" together to help give you some fun ideas and of course they have all be vinyl'd up!And, we have free cut  files for these, keep reading through for the links.We created a fun Movie Crate for that Movie Buff Dad.Lets show ya how it was made...First, the crate plaque, has to be a dad joke right? This is a fun cut file you can find under ExpressionsVin
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                Jun 6th 2018 
                Father's Day Gift with Oramask
                        Hey If you have not tried out ExpressionsVinyl's Oramask Stencil Vinyl, you need to give it a go!Whether it be on a board, glass for etching, or clothing this stuff is so cool.Basically it is a waterbased vinyl Film, which is great for seeing all the air bubbles that may be trapped underneath which where there are airbubbles there will most likely be bleeds from your paint.Today, we are using the Oramask on some old pallet boards, cut down to size (18x24), glued and nail-gunned to
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                Jun 5th 2018 
                 
             
                 
                 
                 
                