Printing own labels

[Soulshine2]

Any suggestions for way of printing your own bottle labels? The only ones I can find work out as expensive as the bottle.

I design labels ,more or less to put on the boxes .I dont own a laser jet and Im not about to just for beer labels. I don't bother putting any labels on my bottles, since I hate peeling the labels off bottles in the first place.
I just buy different colored caps for each batch so I know whats what .

 

[MarkKF]

Never really found Avery labels particularly easy to remove.

You fill the bottle with hot water in a sink of warm water with Starsan and they come right off. A razor blade makes it even easier.

 

[Chalkyt]

Hi Maylar
My version of Beer Labelizer downloads in JPEG format. The process after that is a bit longwinded (but it doesn't really take much time). I understand that it also downloads in PNG format but I haven't used it.

I open the chosen label template in Word (in my case Unistat 38947 which is 70mmx68mm or about 2.8"x2.7", but I am sure that Avery has similar labels) then copy and paste the downloaded label to the first label space (the template is actually a Word table so the first label space is Cell 1).

You will then need to drag the corners of the downloaded label image to the appropriate size for the template. You can change the height and width of the downloaded label to fit the template space exactly as you would like it since a bit of a distortion in height or width really isn't noticable.

It is then just a matter of customising the appearance. If the chosen label is rectangular, you can just size it to fit the shape of the template label.

If the downloaded label is an irregular image on a rectangular label like the one I have attached, it will initially have a white rectangular boundary. So the trick is to get rid of the white bit. I do this by...

Click on the white bit of the downloaded label that you have copied to the template, and Picture Tools should appear on your Word Toolbar. Select Format then Recolour (or Colour Set) and choose Set Transparent Colour (this will turn the white bit into transparent)

Then, if Table Tools isn't already on the Toolbar, click somewhere in the template to bring it up. Then simply select Design, Shading, and choose a suitable background colour to fill the space between the label and the boundaries of the rectangular label (i.e. it replaces the white bit and fills in the rest of the label).

I will sometimes add some information such as the yeast I used in the area between the downloaded label and the edge of the template label, especially if I have used different apple blends or different yeasts in two different batches and I am doing a "comparison taste"(This is a good excuse for tasting and it lets you waffle on as though you know what you are talking about, without looking up your notes).

Then just fill the remaining template labels on the sheet with the appropriate background colour and copy the label from Cell 1 to the others. I get 12 or 13 bottles (333ml) from a gallon (4.5 litres) after a bit of wastage so I only have to copy a few rows of labels to get a sheet ready to go.

This label is simply one of Beer Labelizer's standard ones with an image from Google inserted. The labels wash off with hot water.

Phew! It sounds a bit complicated but really isn't.

 

[Maylar]

Phew! It sounds a bit complicated but really isn't.

Waaaaay more involved than I wanna get. Thanks anyway.

 

[danpshack]

Hi Maylar
My version of Beer Labelizer downloads in JPEG format. The process after that is a bit longwinded (but it doesn't really take much time). I understand that it also downloads in PNG format but I haven't used it.

I open the chosen label template in Word (in my case Unistat 38947 which is 70mmx68mm or about 2.8"x2.7", but I am sure that Avery has similar labels) then copy and paste the downloaded label to the first label space (the template is actually a Word table so the first label space is Cell 1).

You will then need to drag the corners of the downloaded label image to the appropriate size for the template. You can change the height and width of the downloaded label to fit the template space exactly as you would like it since a bit of a distortion in height or width really isn't noticable.

It is then just a matter of customising the appearance. If the chosen label is rectangular, you can just size it to fit the shape of the template label.

If the downloaded label is an irregular image on a rectangular label like the one I have attached, it will initially have a white rectangular boundary. So the trick is to get rid of the white bit. I do this by...

Click on the white bit of the downloaded label that you have copied to the template, and Picture Tools should appear on your Word Toolbar. Select Format then Recolour (or Colour Set) and choose Set Transparent Colour (this will turn the white bit into transparent)

Then, if Table Tools isn't already on the Toolbar, click somewhere in the template to bring it up. Then simply select Design, Shading, and choose a suitable background colour to fill the space between the label and the boundaries of the rectangular label (i.e. it replaces the white bit and fills in the rest of the label).

I will sometimes add some information such as the yeast I used in the area between the downloaded label and the edge of the template label, especially if I have used different apple blends or different yeasts in two different batches and I am doing a "comparison taste"(This is a good excuse for tasting and it lets you waffle on as though you know what you are talking about, without looking up your notes).

Then just fill the remaining template labels on the sheet with the appropriate background colour and copy the label from Cell 1 to the others. I get 12 or 13 bottles (333ml) from a gallon (4.5 litres) after a bit of wastage so I only have to copy a few rows of labels to get a sheet ready to go.
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This label is simply one of Beer Labelizer's standard ones with an image from Google inserted. The labels wash off with hot water.

Phew! It sounds a bit complicated but really isn't.

Regular paper? Glue stick adhesive?

 

[TasunkaWitko]

Regular paper? Glue stick adhesive?

Yes, and yes, at least for me.

 

[Pizombie]

Anybody know a site where I can order 1L bottle labels? I'd like to just upload my 3.5x6 design and get nice professional looking labels.

I get my labels done at grogtag.com
They have discounts periodically and a once a year 50%-off day where I'll stock up.