Making Wine Labels

[Hippie]

You go Stinkie!


I am not good at designing labels. Instead of finding the time to learn, I would rather use avery sheets and make simple labels with the family crest and type of wine and date.

 

[Maui Joe]

I"ve expedited cleaning the inside of bottles by using a "Cordless Drill" and a bottle brush. The plastic handle is removed from the brush with the help of a hammer. Attach the brush and away you go.


Hope this helps some!

 

[Hippie]

If a bottle has a deposit that proves hard to remove, it gets chunked. I simply just do not have the time to mess with moldy deposits or stubborn label glue.

 

[Maui Joe]

Regarding labels, I have simplified making them now. I design them using my inkjet on plain paper. Then I take them to the local print shop like "Kinkos" where they have the Laser printers and sheets of "label" paper. The Laser printing does not bleed when wet. A full sheet costs 96 cents and it a saver on my ink as well. George has this type of paper available as well. Good stuff!

 

[Hippie]

Very good idea, Joe! Thank you for that. Sure will be simpler.

 

[MedPretzel]

Joe,


That is such a good idea!!!!! I have always had that annoying white border around all my labels and that would make them go away! Brilliant!

Thank you!

 

[Hippie]

I like simple labels, but I still do not like to use all my ink at home, and I know it's gotta be cheaper to let someone else copy them.

 

[MedPretzel]

I've started to make different size labels (to use up a lot of old label paper) but this seems to be pretty good. I can never get it right anyway with those avery lables. It really bothers me that I have those white edges.

 

[Hippie]

Me too. I have resolved to very simple labels with mostly just my family crest, then I write on them with a fine tip Sharpie.

 

[Maui Joe]

My penmanship looks alot like a pharmacy prescription. I think that my calling was to be a Doctor....of what I don't really know. I'll stick to the keyboard.

 

[MedPretzel]

Hehe, that reminds me of my 4th grade teacher. She said to me "Martina, you're handwriting is terrible." And I told her that I wanted to be a doctor and they all have terrible handwriting anyway.


She didn't make me redo my handwriting assignment that day. Alright!

 

[Maui Joe]

Now why did'nt I think of that then???

 

[Hippie]

I hardly said a word between the ages of 1 and 17. Since then I have seldom stopped talking.


I really like simple wine labels, though. Just tell me what it is.Edited by: Country Wine

 

[MedPretzel]

Although, simple doesn't mean boring. This is something I played around with last year around halloween. I got the picture off of google images and just added the text. I don't think it's too bad. I just hated the white border around it. Darn Avery labels.

http://www.quitobee.paetzel.info/images/pumpkinwine2004s.jpg

 

[Hippie]

This is my favorite of all your labels, Martina.

 

[Maui Joe]

Very interesting..I like it!

 

[MedPretzel]

Awwww, thanks guys!





It was very easy actually. If you have a good (simple) graphic program that can do some effects like lighting, you can make spectacular results.





Glenvall, it must be the cat, huh?

 

[Hippie]

Spectacular it is, and I don't even like cats!

 

[Maui Joe]

Martina, what label do you make for Christmas time-curious?

 

[MedPretzel]

Oh, no real label for christmas.... I had a happy-holiday one, but due to lack of time, I didn't give much booze away for christmas this year.