Today  we would like to present to you two very happy, and satisfied customers. Cameron (7 years old), and Sophia (5 years old), brother and sister from Santa Clarita, California, who after seeing our decals asked their mom to decorated their rooms with the “Yellow Gobbler” and the “Surf’s up” Design decal packs. Well, they liked their rooms so much after they had the decals put up, that they sent us two very nice thank you letters.

All of us at SlickSticks are very touched by their kind gesture, and also very impressed in their artistic abilities, who knows, we might just hire them to start designing for us very soon.

If you would like to send us photographs of the rooms you have decorated with our SlickSticks decals, or like Cameron and Sophia, your child would like to send us their artistic masterpieces nothing would please us more.We would also love to showcase your handy work right here in our blogg to help inspire others.

You can send your comments, photos, pictures, or your own inspired artistic design ideas to us via email at-   info@slicksticks.com   – We really appreciate your comments, and especially your praises, they sure help our morale. (Everyone needs to hear they are liked )

Ok everyone. Again, thank you very much for visiting, I hope you all have a great day.

Now go and stick something on the wall.

Hugo.

snickers jumbo candy bar...peanutty....yummy

As much fun as we have making wall decals, we wanted to make our work here a bit “sweeter” and have recently started what we hope will become an honorable tradition amongst the SlickSticks staff. The idea is to see who will be able to predict which one of our 40 wall decal designs will be the best seller for the period of 2 weeks. Of course that means candy bars twice a month. MMMMM.

Jonathan, and Tammy are the lucky winners this time around by choosing the “Animal Parade” design beating the “Dots” which have had the number one place for a month and a half. But fortunately for those of us who lost, our fellow winning co-workers are usually generous enough to share the spoils of their victory with whoever gets to them first.

If you would like to send in you comments about our wall decal designs, our web page or the articles you see in our blog, or if you have ideas for our design team, and helpful tips that you would like to share with others please write to us, we would love to hear form you.

Ok, I have to go. I have to make a move right now if I want to get a piece of that chocolate bar.

See you soon.

Niko

Yet, there is something else, something that many of us tend to forget in spite of all these reminders from nature. We may remember to take out the garbage, or to feed our cat, pick up the kids from school, but for some strange reason we seem to forget about “Day light savings time”. Twice a year we are put to the test by the powers that be, so as to test that specific part of our brain that is reserved for that one particular task, changing all time on all the clocks in our house.

As simple as it may seem, many of us struggle with this concept, perhaps we unconsciously rebel against this imposed annoyance, we fight against it by burring this memory so deep into our subconscious that it is difficult to bring it up to the surface of our mind, inevitably we have to relay on the news, our neighbors, and of course, our wives (lets face it guys we do tend to forget this more than our female counter parts.) to remember to do this.

I write this blog-post as yet another friendly reminder for all of us, hoping that it can encourage our minds to open the portals of our subconscious and allow our memory to spring forth this particular task, to allow us to remember that most important of duties, “Change the clocks this Saturday night”. Remember, “Spring forward, Fall backward”.

You know very well that Sunday we will be busy watching football or our favorite sport, or attending to our family and children, and before you know it we will be asleep in bed thinking all is ok, only to find out in the morning the horrible reality. Fortunately, if we forget at this time of the year to change our alarm clocks, the worse thing that can happen is that we come in to work one hour early, unlike Spring day light savings when most of us up set our bosses by showing up one hour late.

Happy daylight savings time.

Hugo.

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I bet that many people that hear about wall decals are a little hesitant about trying them out. Part of the reason could be that they may not quite understand how to remove them. In this video we hope that everyone will see how simple the removal of our decals actually is when you do it properly, and patiently.

We used a very bumpy wall on purpose to show that even on this type of surface, our  vinyl decals will stick extremely well. One of the beauties of this product, is that it is made of a flexible material, which transfers the details of the surface (wall),  making it look like a professional painted stencil job, without the paint. Isn’t that just awesome?

As you can see on the video, we used a regular knife with a point to lift one of the corners of the pumpkin decal. You can use anything really, a finger nail file,  tooth pick, a fork, or just about anything with a harder point that will allow you to lift a corner, sometime just your finger nail will do the trick.

Once you lift a corner of  the decal, take your time pealing it off to make sure that you don’t lift some of the paint with it. On walls that have been painted with a gloss or semi-gloss paint, the decal will be easier to remove than say, a mat finish, or “egg shell” paint. This type of paint is much more flaky, and paint chips may occur if the decals are not removed carefully. So be very gentle, and very very patient whenever removing your decals.

One helpful tip that can come in handy for anyone with walls that are more stubborn, is that of using a hair dryer to help loosen up the stickiness of the decal. Once you get a corner of the decal up and some of the sticky side exposed, apply the heat of the hair dryer as close to the decal as possible to begin the loosening process. As Mom always says, “patience is a virtue” so remember this #1 rule. It will save you alot of headache later and you won’t have to try patching up paint chips from your walls.

I hope you have enjoyed this wall decal demo, and hopefully you have the insentive to venture into the fabulous world of removable decal decoration.

Happy Halloween! And thanks for stopping by.

Hugo Soriano

You may have seen decals placed on windows, mirrors, wood panels, and of course you have seen them used on walls. But using a decal on fabric? That is just nuts!… Or is?

This video is a perfect example of how versatile wall decals can be. In our typical fashion we have stepped out from the ordinary and have used this excellent decorative tool to transform a regular black T-shirt into a spare of the moment costume that you can wear to go trick or treating, or to your favorite Halloween party.

Once you decide what decal to use for your project, place it on a flat sturdy surface ( like a table or counter top). With a credit card rub down all the areas of the decal to make sure the vinyl will lift up with the transparent plastic. Once you lift the transparent plastic “with the decal” from its paper backing, place it on the surface of the t-shirt. Make sure to clean the fabric off of any lint to insure that all the pieces of the decal will stick to the T-shirt.

Now, apply pressure with your fingers on all the areas of the decal so that it will adhere to the fabric, you can now remove transparent plastic.  Notice how we remove the plastic on the video, rolling it out right up against the table, if you lift the plastic straight up it may lift up some of the decal with it.

Use your other hand to make sure that all the pieces of the decal stay on the fabric as you remove the application tape. Use a rocking motion as you peal back the transparent plastic (see video). This will make it easier for the decal to stay on the fabric.

If you take the time to prepare your surface, rub down your decal before, and after you apply it to your shirt, and roll the transparent plastic as you remove it, as you see on the video, you can have a super cool T-shirt for any occasion in just a few minutes.

Please note: The decal will feel and act as an “iron on” but it is not meant to be used as a permanent feature. Remember to remove the decal from your shirt before throwing it on the washing machine, some of the pieces will come off and may get on the rest of your laundry. It won’t ruin anything, but it may be a bit of a pain in the neck.

As you can see, “Wall Decals” are not just for walls, the only limit they have is that of our imagination.

Happy October. May you have a great Halloween.

Hugo Soriano

The month of October has arrived, bringing with it a subtle change in the atmosphere. The harsh grip of the summer’s sun seems to have finally loosened, allowing the first hints of fall to peak through. Children everywhere are starting to get excited at the idea of Halloween, and I can bet that most of them have already chosen what they what to dress up as on that very special, spooky night.

For many of us grown-ups, these changes mean only one thing….

THE HOLIDAYS ARE COMING!

It is quite normal that a sense of panic and dread may take over our minds and hearts at this realization. Just the thought of running around doing extra errands, having to buy and carve the pumpkins, getting the necessary candy, and of course, having to decorate, can really add to everything else that we already have on our plate.

Alright, relax… I’m sorry I had to mention all that, but it was for a good reason. I know that we tend to put aside the significance of a holiday like Halloween, and slowly, as we get older, we begin to think it is only a day for children.

I’m here to persuade you to accept the inevitable… The holidays will come whether we like it or not, so why not make an effort to see this season with the same eyes you did when you were ten years old? Take a mental vacation. Even though we might still have to go to work most of this month, we should pretend that we are ten years old again and embrace this day with gusto.

People are always saying that we have to be “young at heart”. This, they claim, will make us live longer, happier lives… I agree! Lets all of us “grown-ups” bring out our inner child for at least twice a year (don’t forget Christmas) and live this wondrous day, eating candy, playing harmless tricks, and enjoy life like we should.

Go out there and do some trick or treating!

Happy Halloween from SlickSticks.
Halloween Decals

Hugo Soriano

Get Ready for Halloween With Halloween Decals From Slick Sticks