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Pro® Sheen: What Can I Do With It?

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Pro® Sheen is a premium grade thin metalized polyester film tape with a long lasting acrylic adhesive.  At 24lbs per inch, it has extremely high tensile strength. The metalized film provides the advantages of metal tape without the heavy weight. It reflects light and heat.  It also provides amazing abrasion resistance. Although it’s very thin, it’s easy to work with. Pro® Sheen is available in 6 vibrant mirror-like colors:  silver, gold, black, red, green, and blue.

Pro® Sheen is a premium grade thin metalized polyester film tape with a long lasting acrylic adhesive.

Pro® Sheen can be used as decorative trim on notebooks, photo albums, journals, planners, books, magazines, file holders, poster boards, signs, banners, greeting cards, picture frames, favor bags, can add a personal touch to hula hoops, table-top tea lights, advertising displays, color code shelves, add elegance to your scrapbooks and other paper crafts.  Pro® Sheen can be used to add bling to party decorations and create pizazz to your flower pots and other floral arrangements.  You can make artwork more glamorous by including Pro Sheen.

You can make artwork more glamorous by including Pro® Sheen.

Pro® Sheen can add an impressive and eye-catching elegant finish to any piece. It can be cut and manipulated to do its job so have fun with your abstract art by incorporating colorful shinny tape lines or angular tape designs. Kids will love creating glistening color schemes in their arts and crafts projects.  Avoid using metallic paint and use Pro® Sheen instead as a safer alternative. Pro® Sheen is great for home décor – you can create a fabulous light switch cover, give life to an old desk or table. Use Pro® Sheen along with Artist Tape, Pro Gaff®, and Pro® 46 Colored Masking Tape for your art installations.
Pro® Sheen can add an impressive and eye-catching elegant finish to any piece

Photos of Pro® Sheen being produced

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6 Easy Steps to Creating Any Gift Basket

Crafters Corner

Give an ordinary gift basket a professional look with a dash of ProⓇ

It’s that time of year! Easter, baby showers, bridal showers, weddings, you name it there’s a gift basket for the occasion.

If you’re making any gift baskets this year, UGluⓇ is going to be your best friend!  Check out how easy it actually is to make gift baskets with just 6 simple steps that anyone can follow! Continue reading →

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How to think outside the box when approaching a mixed media art piece

Crafters Corner
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What is mixed media? Where do I find my inspiration? How did all the layers of tape happen?

I stretched a 36×40 canvas and stared at its blank white surface for over a year. I had the vision of an abstracted antique airplane for my son’s room. There was just one problem however, I didn’t know anything about airplanes. I took out some reference books from my local library and dug up some of my husbands’ old airplane books but that wasn’t enough. Researching, learning and building a story is what’s great about the process of art. While doing my research, I was really drawn to the vintage looking green, navy, and copper colors of the old propeller planes. It wasn’t until a visit to a local antique store that I really started to see my vision come to life. When I found some very old LIFE® magazines along with some other older books, I began to read through the stories and text about pilots, aircrafts, war and Americana.
I had the vision of an abstracted antique airplane for my son’s room.

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Top 4 Convention Tapes Every Exhibitor Needs

Applications, Floor Tape, Pro Gaff, Products

Are you wondering what your MUST-HAVE tapes are for this convention season? Well lucky for you, you came to the right place. Pro Tapes® has developed a luxurious line of tapes, for any and all types of conventions. There are many Pro Tapes® products that can be of help to make any event look seamless and professional, but these 4 are your absolute essentials!

Here is our industry expert’s suggestion for the Top 4 Convention Tapes Every Exhibitor Needs!

For carpet seaming: Pro® 120

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Crafters Corner: Meet the Artist

Crafters Corner

How or when did I realize I had a passion for the arts and crafting you ask? I don’t know exactly, it’s just always been a part of my life!

Everyone in my family is pretty “crafty”. We’ve always done crafts together, whether it was a holiday, dying eggs, carving pumpkins, making decorations or just having fun; crafting was something that pretty much was an everyday thing. Continue reading →

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What Makes a Specialty Tape So Special?

About Our Tape, Die Cutting, Double-sided Tape, Products

One can say “Specialty Tapes” are in the eye of the beholder. “Specialty Tapes” are tapes customized to a customer’s specific application. Most of the time “Specialty” means it has been die-cut, or more commonly known as machine cut, to a unique size and shape. Whether the tape needs die-cut, married with another product, or printed on with custom colors, Pro Tapes® has the “Specialty Tape” for you…a one of a kind product! Continue reading →

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4 Key Factors to Consider When Determining the Suitability of a Tape Product for the Application

About Our Tape, Tape Application, Tape Tips

It doesn’t matter if you’re a novice to the tape industry, been entering or processing orders for some time or an experienced veteran selling adhesives for years; there’s always more to learn about the applications in which tape is being used. The Pro Tapes® Solutions Team is here to assist you through the process of selecting the right tape product for your adhesive needs. Time, temperature, conditions and surface are four factors to consider when determining the suitability of a tape product for the application. Continue reading →

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5 Books I Recommend to Our Team Here at Pro Tapes®

Business

I’m a strong believer that life is a journey of continuous evolution and growth. In order to avoid stagnation and the boredom that comes with it, I’m always looking for new experiences, new adventures and new lessons to learn. Travel is great but time consuming and expensive. Training seminars are another great way to pick up new skills but they’re not always convenient, especially with a hectic schedule to maintain. Therefore, I find reading (or listening to books) to be one of the best ways to pick up some new ideas, or hone your existing skills. Books are an inexpensive and convenient way to help you improve, grow and cope with the challenges that both life and business throw at you. Here are the five books that I recommend to our team here at Pro Tapes® and the lessons they provide. Continue reading →

How To Upgrade Your Thanksgiving Table Setting With a Little Love, Fun and Pro Tapes®!

How to Upgrade Your Thanksgiving Table Setting With a Little Love, Fun and Pro Tapes®!

Crafters Corner

As of lately more and more people are taking the holidays as an opportunity to show off their creative side and show what they can do artistically with their house decorations, table decor and food presentations. I’m here today to tell you that you don’t have to be the “artsy” one to be able to execute an awesome table display for the holidays, nor do you have to break the bank to get it done either. With the following few items and techniques, decorating your table to the nines for this thanksgiving will be easy, fun and oh-so-affordable! Continue reading →