Make sure your design is larger than your sublimation blank. Mine is slightly larger on all sides to ensure the whole spinner will have a design.

Once the design is set how you want it it's time to print out the design.

Make sure you're printing it on sublimation paper, with sublimation ink, from a sublimation printer. If your design has a photo, letters, numbers, or anything with an orientation make sure you mirror the image before printing.

Remember, you need a separate print for each side of your wind spinner.

To begin make sure you remove the protective film from both sides of the sublimation wind spinner. You do not want to forget this step. As someone who's forgotten, trust me!

Before adding the print we need to make sure the blank is clean. I like to use a lint roller. You can also use a lint-free cloth and rubbing alcohol.

Make sure you completely clean both sides of your blank.

Locate where you want your design on the sublimation blank. With the gaps in the spinner, you can see the design so you can get it right where you want it.

Pay attention to where the holes are on your spinner. There isn't a difference between the top and bottom but there is a top and bottom.

You don't want to locate your design sideways.

I do like to trim away the excess paper. This makes it easier when pressing to make sure the whole design is pressed at once.

When the design is located, use heat-resistant tape to hold it in place. I used 4 pieces to hold my design in place.

To press our sublimation design onto the wind spinner we need to have it taped into place and then flip it over so the sublimation paper is on top.

We need to wrap the whole project in protective paper. Make sure you have the protective paper on top and the bottom. Because the spinner has openings the sublimation print will transfer and you don't want it to transfer onto your heat source or your mat.

Regardless of if you're using a heat press or EasyPress do not skip using the protective paper.

This sublimation wind spinner calls for 385 degrees for 3 minutes and 45 seconds. I recommend medium pressure so I will apply pressure on my EasyPress for the entire time.

This is a long time to hold down pressure on the EasyPress. You can use a standard heat press for this project and the time will be the same.

When the time is up lift the EasyPress. Remember, this is all going to be very hot. I am using a heat-resistant glove to peel back the sublimation paper.

Notice the sublimation ink on the bottom protective paper? Without that paper all of that ink would have ended up on the heat mat ruining it.

Look at how great this turned out. Now we need to repeat the same steps for the other side.

Do not reuse the protective paper with sublimation ink on it. You'll need to replace that piece of protective paper. My top sheet didn't have any ink transfer so I can use that piece again.

For this sublimation wind spinner, I used the same design on both sides. I love how this design turned out. It's perfect for a garden.

To form our wind spinner so it will spin in the wind we need to bend it.

You can wait for it to cool down before bending. If you try to bend it while it's warm make sure you're wearing your heat-resistant gloves.

To form the spinner we want to fan out the sides. To do this we need to hold the center portion and twist it away from the rings.

You can continue to twist them and fan them out until you get the look you want. It's totally up to you. I like to have the middle section at about a 45-degree angle from the closest ring.

For my project, each side of the ring bent separately. I can adjust them individually to get the exact look I want.

The sublimation wind spinner I purchased comes with a 360-degree swivel clip. The great thing about this clip is you can decide which side you want to clip onto the spinner.

I felt like the clip side being attached to the spinner was the best option. That leaves the hook side to hang the wind spinner.

With the hole in the bottom, I can add more designs to make a longer wind spinner.