Professional bottle labels????

[Jejune43]

Anyone know where I can design and get professional looking bottle labels? Or if there is a DIY method that works. Thanks in advance!!

 

[SouthernBliss]

Do a search for water proof or water resistant printer labels. I know someone posted a link to some at one point. You will need to pick a label size and type before you do the label layout. You also could contact some local print companies about having them done. I'd check both do it yourself and having someone else print them and see how that prices out. A printer may help you with layout free or charge extra. Depends on how they work. Layout isn't that hard though so you may be able to sort that yourself.

 

[Gsr1379]

the guys that made ejuice me up. Have made a template you might want to look at.

Print Your Own Labels

 

[vernhall]

I use a 'P-touch' labeler... Waterproof and graphics are importable on at least a limited basis... I just, basically, use a format that shows: Name of juice, ratios if there's space, date made, and for whom... No graphic, though I have been considering adding one... At the present my DIY is for my wife and my personal consumption so fancy isn't really a consideration...

 

[NancyB]

I use a 'P-touch' labeler... Waterproof and graphics are importable on at least a limited basis... I just, basically, use a format that shows: Name of juice, ratios if there's space, date made, and for whom... No graphic, though I have been considering adding one... At the present my DIY is for my wife and my personal consumption so fancy isn't really a consideration...

I'm with you on the P-Touch label maker - LOVE mine! I can well do without the graphics and (normally) unintelligible maker's name that is part of the graphics. These aren't 'business cards' (size-wise) - just needed info - IF we like them, we want to find the makers 'easily' !(have run into this when trading juices)
Also, when juice hits the label, no ink is lost or smeared! These are also re-positional as well - without leaving any sticky behind.

I don't like receiving 'samples' in larger 15ml bottles where they wrapped the WHOLE bottle in their big label - I can't see the level of the liquid!! Did they use that larger bottle (1/2 full) cuz their label won't fit on a 3 to 6ml or even a 10ml bottle??? ie, did they send me a full bottle's worth?? is 1st question in my mind (cuz it looks like they are hiding something). I also don't like cheap paper topped labels that 'go south' when juice hits them / also they are NOT repositionable to a smaller bottle or one of my choosing.

Thus my preference for my own P-Touch label maker - single or double line, Caps and/or small letters, numbers, symbols, choice of vertical or horizontal printing, color choices in tape, as well as size/width of tape, and 4 or 5 sizes of type, the list goes on with their capabilities!! had one for years and used it MANY times! ok, done with my little 'rant' - haha but definitely things to keep in mind if your labels are being used 'for others' reference of all the basic info needed (well, perhaps not the warnings, nor graphics or pictures)...

just these: Maker's name or website, name of juice, Nicotine level/%/mg, PG/VG%, amount of flavors added (high/lo/%/ml), date made.... etc. however you want to specify it's contents basically, but include all of this short list (somehow) on the labels.

added: please tell us the ml/size of the bottles used also - so many dif. shapes, drip tip tops and caps! ie, if I combine your flavor with my tobacco mix, will it fit?

ok, that's my 2cents worth (I found a website discussion telling the makers of juice what they'd like to see on the labels, but it was closed, so I couldn't add my 2 cents worth there - rats!) so my apologies if this doesn't 'fit' in the realm of answers you were looking for.

 

[dannyv45]

I use a 'P-touch' labeler... Waterproof and graphics are importable

Have you by chance hot water steeped with these lables. Does the printing come off or do the lables peel from the bottle?

 

[mediocre toker]

Personally I use this approach and it's never let me down. Unless you want to start your own e-liquid business or have OCD then this is the way forward. Just use a Pental pen in black and you can use the bottle again and again
simply by wiping the words off with some alcohol (i use nail varnish remover(don't tell the wife))
(just change the words to something more in keeping with your hobby)

 

[NancyB]

Have you by chance hot water steeped with these lables. Does the printing come off or do the lables peel from the bottle?

Hi Dannyv45 - I have not steeped any bottles with these labels, but give me a chance and I'll give it a go and report what happened. Both Hubby and I have eye doctor apts in Phoenix tomorrow, so most the day will be driving into town and attending to some shopping as well as the apts, then driving the 1hr plus back to our rig - so if you can hang on say 24 hrs, I'll post a little follow-up on this question. NancyB (I don't think that either of those things will happen, but I'll see for sure for you.)

 

[dannyv45]

I'm asking because I have a p-touch still in the original never used wrapper. May give it a go.

 

[NancyB]

Sorry, got sidetracked - just now putting a bottle of juice to seep with a P-Touch label to test for ya... will report in 24 hrs.

6/21/2013 7pm
Report:
for actually more than 24 hrs - but still the same results - NADA (nothing! in English) -
the labels held up well in water for the test and didn't loose any ink, smeared or otherwise, either.
They are 'fresh as a daisy' as they came out of the water (as they were when they went into the water).

I had nuked the bowl of water in the microwave for 2 mins, getting it HOT, then put the bottle of juice in the bowl with water covering the P-Touch labels on the plastic 30ml bottle, waited a good 24 hrs and removed the bottle and nothing changed regarding the labels other than their surfaces were 'wet' - haha
so, just as I suspected, neither of your fears were realized in this test. The water was cold when I removed the bottle.

I haven't 'steeped any juice for myself' so not sure how you go about it - guessing at beginning with hot to warm water and letting the bottle sit there until the water cools down - ??

So - unwrap your P-Touch label maker and get busy making your own labels for your juice products! You will be happy you have the little machine to work for you - grin. You may also need a pair of scissors to trim off the excess borders on the new labels.... and to remove the backing of the label, drag a finger nail along the edge of the label, the last 1/4" before a corner, towards the corner, and then stick a fingernail between the label and it's backing paper in order to place the sticky backed label onto you juice bottle - tis easily repositioned as well if not straight the 1st time placed - no fear there, either! (as long as your fingers are clean and not dirty - k?) Hope this helps you.

There are combos of several different keys pressed that do special things like clear the memory, etc. found in the instructions. If you have questions, PM me and I'll help ya - k?

bottom line - P-Touch Label Maker works great making vertical or horizontal labels for many things!! including e-juice bottles (that need steeping), or clearomizers with names of contents, or empty Altoid tin boxes for keeping track of new atomizer heads for your 'tanks', or numbering your batteries as to which ones are running down in length of time they work for you (older ones of similar color and size to newer ones, etc.)....
I bought my little label maker at Office Depot many years ago - but I'm sure they still make them and any office supply store would carry them, along with dif colors of tape as well as sizes/width of labels desired.