Labeling question

Just a plain old glue stick

Ed

I use glue stick for my more exotic fantasies

I use Avery labels, they come right off. Others use 'glue sticks' and seem satisfied with that. Regards, Joe

I use MILK, yep milk, it holds label fine and easy to remove. also... if you spray your label with clear spray it won't run when wet.

I print on a color laser printer with plain paper and stick my labels on using an Elmer's glue stick. This works great and the labels come right off in water for reuse.

Joe, do they really come right off? Every avery label I have tried takes a bloody jack hammer to get off. Have you left your labels on for more than a day? :)

just looking at your website tonight greg... you have awesome labels! very awesome! love that laser printer...I don't have one...

Rick

I also use milk. However, I find it works even better to add a couple of tablespoons of packaging glue(white) to a cup or so of milk. The labels come of easy in a soak but will adhere for long lengths of time. Better than milk alone. Tim

Thanks Rick. I'm pretty proud of my labels. I have a few more that I just did that I also like. I should have them on my web page some time soon.

You can use any kind of printer -- if you use an ink jet printer, you can seal your labels with that spray acrylic sealer you can find in art stores. That will keep the ink from running. Or, if you take your labels to Kinkos or someplace, you can use a color copier.

Greg, I have a jack hammer, so it's not a problem... Just kidding. No, 5 minutes in hor water and an old credit card to scrape with and they come right off.

I had one batch that were too sticky, but I bet we have gone through

The oldest one I have left is from 96; we will have the jack hammer ready just in case... :o)

Regards, Joe

Greg, I have an Epson C80; the ink is waterproof. If you use inkjet labels they come out very sharp. (I still use laser jet labels, they are good enough for what we do and are half the price...)

Your labels are VERY sharp by the way; nice work. Regards, Joe

Greg, there are two types of avery labels. "Permanent" and "Removable". The permanent are very difficult to remove (unless they are stored at 90ºF+ temperatures, in which case they peel off like bar). The "Removable" are the opposite.

I just use a clear glue stick, but make sure that it is washable. Goes on easy and the labels soak off easy in water.

What software are you using to design you labels? You are quite artistic, I am impressed.

As several others have already said, a plain old glue stick is the best thing - it sticks well and because it's water-based the old labels will easily come off with just minimum soaking.

I've also used Avery type labels in the past and though these are convenient and excellent stickers they can be difficult to remove due to their oil based glue.

Thanks. I have used a variety of programs -- Canvas or Photoshop works well. I have also used Adobe Pagemaker to set up my labels. Now, for my most recent labels (which are all on my web page) I actually use Apple's presentation software Keynote on a Mac (a powerpoint competitor) to set up my labels. Compositing the graphics in different layers and transparencies is very easy. But you can simply use Word or something to make a decent label. Most of the art I find on the web. I try not to use copyrighted material, but if I find art I like, I ask permission the artist if I can use the art for my personal, non-commercial labels.

I think there are two types of avery labels, the permanent and removable types.