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How to Make a Custom Label from a Pre-Made Label Template

August 2, 2017 by Jenny Walters Leave a Comment

You have an idea in mind for your drink label, but you’re not an artist, not even a budding one. You know the colors you want, the words, the tone, yet where do you start? We offer an easy-to-use online label design studio which allows anyone to create professional quality designs for any kind of drink label. Coupled with that is our huge selection of pre-made templates for all kinds of products from wine labels to mini liquor bottles. So for the average person, making a beer label for home brew or a birthday wine label for your best friend is no longer intimidating. You’ll also find the latest font styles to create a wedding wine label or maybe create something funky and fun for baby shower water bottle labels.

Where Do I Start?

What do you want to make? After you’ve decided, choose the product from the drop down menu on the home page or enter the product name in the search box. For example, “Wine Labels.” All of the pre-made wine label designs will be displayed in a large thumbnail format. Browse through them and choose which one you’d like to customize. Then click on it.

To show you how easy it is we’ll start with the popular mini Champagne label template Champagne Wishes. This is the version offered on the site. White background with pink stripes, and pink and black text.

Below is the label with changes made to the  background color as well as the text, and stripes (shapes). The text color is changed the same way as the background color, by selecting the text and changing the color on the Text Options tool bar.

As you can see this label starts with black text, pink stripes, and a white background. These may not be the colors you want for your event. Well, it’s not a problem because here’s how to make the changes.

Step by Step Color Changes:

Below is the step-by-step way to change color on the design. Click on the template to go to the text line page. Look below the text lines for the orange Customize button. Click on that button and now you’re in the online designer.

Locate the Background Icon on the left of the design canvas. See where the red arrow is pointing on the graphic below. When you hover over it you’ll get the message, “Click to add or change the background color or image…”

When you click on the Background Icon here’s a close up of what you’ll see. The menu opens up and there’s another palette icon that says “Color”:

There are four different ways to change the background color on a label. Choose whichever way works best for you.

  1. Select a point in the large color box.
  2. Pick a color from the design using the Color Picker tool.
  3. Type in the RGB color if you know it in the #box.
  4. Select a color from the color swatches palette.

These four options are for making a solid background. There are also options next to the Solid Color tab for creating a background with a Linear Gradient or a Radial Gradient. Most designs look better without a gradient, but that’s up to you.

Change Text on a Template:

It’s easy to change text on a template. All you have to do is follow the same steps as for a color change.

  • First choose a template.
  • On the next page there are text lines with example text, but look below them and click on the orange Customize button.
  • Once in the online designer click on the words you want to change and a text box pops up.
  • Type your words in the box. They will appear in a default font.
  • While the text is selected look at the Text Options tool bar for the Font Family drop down. There are hundreds of font styles to jazz up your design. That tool bar also lets you change the text size and color.
  • If you want to move the words around on the design, click on the text and hold down your mouse to move it.

Here’s an example of the same beer label with different colors and font styles. Even if it’s a plain old beer label template you can change it to a birthday beer label, just by changing the words. The online label designer is a blast to play around in. You might even find making custom labels is addicting!

Templates Before and After Customers’ Changes:

Here are some more examples of wine label templates that customers personalized. Our pre-made template is on the left and the version the customer ordered is on the right. So you see, even if you don’t know how to make a custom wine label you can make your own version of one of ours.

Each template becomes a unique design simply by changes you make with color, a photo, and font styles.

Here’s an example where the customer embellished the label with their own clip art. The BYB template is on the left. The customer added their own bride and groom clip art to make the label more personal. Besides adding clip art, he made changes to the font styles and placement. So what are you waiting for? Get started designing now. Create an account so  you can save your designs for free and and have fun creating a custom label from a template.

If you need assistance with making changes to a template we’re on live chat weekdays 9 am to 3 pm Pacific time. Or drop us an email at info at bottleyourbrand.com.

Here is a list of the kinds of pre-designed templates we offer for further customizing:

  • Beer labels
  • Bottle neck labels
  • Canning labels
  • Champagne labels
  • Mini Champagne labels
  • Cider labels
  • Cup labels
  • Bottled water
  • Food labels
  • Drink coasters
  • Growler labels
  • Liquor labels
  • Mini liquor labels
  • Wine labels
  • Mini wine labels
  • Soda Pop labels
  • Table number labels
  • Wine hang tags

 

 

 

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How to Make Graduation Party Favors Using Your School Logo

April 3, 2017 by Jenny Walters 2 Comments

Today I want to share a super cute favor idea for graduation parties. It’s a personalized bottle with a graduation topper for soda, beer, or wine bottles. I’ll show you how to make it with your graduate’s school mascot or logo. This also makes a great favor for tailgating parties and it’s also a lot of fun to make. It only takes cutting and tracing skills so anyone can assemble this favor.

Personalized graduation favors for bottles

First,  you’ll want to make custom stickers with the logo of your graduate. How do you get the logo you ask? Simple, do am image search on the web for the logo, then save it and download it to your device. Be sure to watch this video on how to download a logo.

In the example video I searched for a local university’s logo.  If you are unable to watch the video follow these steps to add a mascot or logo to your sticker:

How to Download a Logo From Search

  1. Do an image search to locate your school mascot or logo. JPG or PNG files work best with BYB’s online design studio. The larger the file size of your mascot or logo the better. Tiny files print blurry. PNG files give you a transparent background so you can add a background color to your sticker if you like.
  2. Right click on the file you want to save.
  3. Save the file to your desktop.
  4. Go to this page and select the label shape, size, and quantity.
  5. Click the Customize button and now you are in the design studio.
  6. Click  Add Image on the left nav bar.
  7. Search your files and select the file you saved, click OPEN.
  8. When the file uploads click on it to select it and drag the corner to the size you need while holding down on the mouse.
  9. Click Add Text on the left and start typing your message in the box.
  10. Select the text and on the right in the Text Options tool bar select the Font Family and adjust the font size. You can also choose the text color to coordinate with the logo or mascot.

Materials List

Supplies to make graduation favors-bottle toppers

  • Cardstock or scrapbooking paper size 8.5 x 11 inches in your school colors or better yet with your school logo or mascot. Our local scrapbooking store stocks craft paper with area college logos.
  • Scissors
  • Patterned or colored straws
  • Decorative Pom-poms (found ours at Michaels)
  • Double-sided tape.
  • Bakers twine
  • Craft glueGraduation favors

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Print out the PDF pattern provided below by clicking on the link. Trace the pattern on the cardstock or scrapbooking paper.  Tip: Trace on the backside of the paper so your tracing marks don’t show.
  2. Cut out the topper. For an even “craftier” look use scissors that cut a pattern, like pinking shears or scallops.
  3. Place your custom circle sticker with the school logo from Bottle Your Brand on the center of the cone template.
  4. Form the cutout into a cone matching the bottom edge, then secure the overlap with double sided tape.
  5. Glue a pom-pom on the top of the hat. Use glue liberally!
  6. Attach the colored drinking straw to the base of the soda bottle with baker’s twine using a simple bow knot. Secure tightly.
  7. Place the topper on the bottle. You’re done!

FREE PDF Template for Graduation Favor Bottle Toppers – Click HERE

I stumbled upon this scrapbooking paper at a local craft store. They stock paper with mascots from various nearby state universities. For those of you in a hurry to create a graduation favor and don’t have time to order a custom sticker, this is a great alternative for making your favors quickly.  Trace the hat template on the back side of the scrapbooking paper and cut out. Follow the rest of the steps to finish the bottle toppers. These toppers fit many types of bottles from water bottles to soda bottles. It’s an easy way to make your party look exceptionally festive.

Graduation favors made from scrapbook printed paper

Finish the Look with a Personalized Label

To complete the look of your graduation favor you’ll want to add a custom bottle label with the graduate’s photo. To create a custom bottle label, like a soda label, water bottle label, or beer label, simply choose one of our graduation templates and upload a photo into the online designer the same way you added the logo. All of our labels are waterproof so the bottles can be kept cool in the fridge until it’s time to take them out and add the custom favor topper. This is one graduation favor everyone will remember! I’ll bet the bottles are taken home as keepsakes once the party is over.

Graduation Favors personalize with a photo and mascot

If you need help making a graduation favor either with a mascot, school logo, or photo, feel free to chat with us online or email us at info at bottleyourbrand.com.

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Which Wine Label Size Fits Your Bottle? Four Recommendations.

March 7, 2017 by Cindy Springer 12 Comments

Creating a personalized wine label for homemade wine or for a special occasion is not something you do everyday so you might have a few questions about choosing label sizes. We’ve plenty of information on our site about creating label artwork, so this post will address what size label fits your wine bottle.

Whether you just made your first batch of wine, (congratulations!), or you’ve purchased wine to re-label for a gift, you’ll want to choose the best label size.

Choose the right wine label size for the bottle

Sizes for Re-Labeling Store Bought Wine for Gifts

You have two choices when re-labeling wine you buy to present as a gift. You can either cover the existing wine label, or, as we recommend, soak off the existing label and apply the new one. If you’re all about doing things the easy way then you’re probably only looking to slap that sticker on the bottle and go. In that case you will want to create a label that fits over the one already on the bottle you bought.

In the photo below are bottles from the store and the first three bottles on the left have rectangle labels that are taller than they are wide. Usually the 4″ w x 6″  h label fits bottles such as these. The next two bottles, number 4 and 5 from the left, the label is a little taller than it is wide. You’ll most likely have good luck with the 3.5″ w x 4″ h labels. The bottle on the far right has a square label. Because of the steep slope of the bottle shoulders a tall label won’t work on this bottle. The 4″ x 4″ square label would probably be a safe choice.

 

Different types of wines with varying wine label shapes. Cover the manufactureres label with a personalized label in the right size for custom gifts.

How to Label a Wine Bottle That Already Has a Label

For special occasions where you want to give a bottle with your custom label on it we recommend you first purchase the bottle and then measure the existing label. Order the label that will ensure complete coverage of the old label on the bottle. Since BYB labels are made from a synthetic material and are heavier weight than paper, covering up the old label is an option.

To put the new label on the bottle simply pull the protective backing from one section where there’s a seam. Leave part of the backing on the new label. This will give you a chance to line up your label on the bottle without messing up and having the entire label stick on crooked. Once you have aligned the label then pull the remaining backing off and smooth the label away from the center to all four edges. This gives you a good application without bubbles.

Choosing the best label size for a labeled bottleAs you can see by this illustration, the new label is taller and wider than the label on the bottle. This makes it easy to cover the old label without a lot of fuss. The custom label in this example is 5″ x 5″. If you’re a purist and want to remove the existing label before you put the new one on the bottle please visit this page for tips on how to remove the existing wine labels.

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Label Sizes for Homemade Wine

When labeling homemade wine the first thing you must address is the bottle shape. Bottle shapes are historically chosen by the wine producers from various regions in the world. True wine connoisseurs know what’s in a wine bottle just by looking at the shape! Vintners follow the traditions of their local area when it comes to bottling wine in the appropriately shaped bottle. So be sure to read on to view the bottle shapes and what size label fits them.

Wine Label Size Recommendations According to Bottle Shape

Five Common Wine Bottle Shapes

The sizes we recommend based on the most common bottle shapes are:

  • 3.5 inches wide by 4 inches high
  • 4 inches by 4 inches
  • 5 inches by 5 inches
  • 4 inches wide by 6 inches high or reversed 6 inches wide by 4 inches high

The pre-made wine label templates on our site are 3.5 inches wide by 4 inches high. The other sizes can be found on the Make Your Own pages either under Rectangle Stickers or Square Stickers.  Using the online designer any label size is customizable. Whether you use a template in the “standard” size 3.5 w x 4 h or make a design from scratch, all four sizes we listed are options.

We took the five most common wine bottle shapes and created this guide to help you choose a wine label size. You may know some of these bottle shapes already, but I bet you’ve never thought about what size label fits what wine bottle until you undertook making your own custom wine label. Use this guide to make the perfect label for your wine bottle.

Five Common Wine Bottle Shapes and Which Label Size to Use

#1 Alsace or Mosel Bottle Shape

Choose a wine label for this wine bottle shapeThe Alsace or Mosel bottle is a slender bottle with gently sloping sides. It’s taller that other wine bottle styles. This style bottle is used for sweet dessert wines like Riesling or Gewurztraminer. As you can see by the illustration the label shouldn’t be any taller than 4.5 inches to prevent wrinkles forming on the label. Recommendation: Use the 3.5″ w x 4″ h or 4″ x 4″ wine label size.

#2 Bordeaux Bottle Shape

Choose the best wine label size for this wine bottle shape.The Bordeaux bottle has straight sides and a defined shoulder. This is a widely used bottle size and most likely is the size you’ll use for home wine making. This bottle is versatile since many label sizes fit this shape. Label this bottle with a label as tall as 6.5 inches. The tallest label to customize on BYB is 6 inches high and looks great on this bottle style. Recommendation: Use the 3.5″ w x 4″ h, 4″ x 4″, 5″ x 5″, or 4″ w x 6″ h wine label size.

#3 Burgundy Bottle Shape

Choose the best size wine label for this bottle shape

The Burgundy bottle has gently sloping shoulders which cuts into height choices for labeling. These bottles have a slightly more stout width than other bottles. They are used for Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and some Barolo wines.  A label no higher than 4 1/2 inches fits this bottle perfectly. Recommendation: Use the 3.5″ w x 4″ h or 4″ x 4″ wine label size.

#4 Champagne or Sparkling Wine Bottle Shapes

Choose the best wine label size for this wine bottle shape.Champagne bottles generally have sloping shoulders and a deep punt, (the indentation on the bottom of the bottle.) The pressure inside the bottle is the reason for the shape and the thick glass. There’s a lot of pressure inside a Champagne bottle! Choose a label that’s no more than 4 inches high or better yet an oval label. Since some Champagne bottles have steeply curved sides we recommend you check your bottle first before creating your label. Recommendation: Use the 4″ x 4″ label size.

Champagne bottles are sometimes curved and require attention to the correct label size.#5 Rhone Bottle Shape

Choose the best size wine label for this bottle styleThe Rhone bottle is similar to the Burgundy bottle but may differ in circumference, (the distance around.) The shoulders have a slightly more angular slope than the Burgundy bottle. Wines bottled in this shape bottle are Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Syrah. The tallest label recommended for this shape is 4 1/2 inches. Recommendation: Use the 3.5″ w x 4″ h or 4″ x 4″ label size.

How to Label a Blank Wine Bottle

The best way to label a blank wine bottle is to follow these steps:

  1.  If you can find a wine bottle chock like the one here it will make labeling your bottle a breeze.  If not, place the bottle on a surface that will not allow it to roll, with the top of the bottle pointing at 12 o’clock away from your body. We recommend using your lap, with your knees holding the bottle securely.
  2. Slip one fingernail under the corner of the label or flex the label to ‘crack’ the seam on the protective backing. Pull away only one portion of the backing to expose the adhesive.
  3. Grasp the label lightly on both ends and align horizontally with the label area on the bottle. Most wine bottles will have a seam in the glass you can use to line up the vertical edge of the label. Press the label edge on the seam and once it’s aligned press down lightly on the edge. Pull the remaining protective backing away and smooth the label carefully with the pads of your fingertips. Do not use your fingernails to smooth the label.
  4. Smooth all the edges down firmly on all four corners.

Personalized wine labels on bottles

If you need help with determining a label size feel free to email us at info at bottleyourbrand.com. We’re happy to point you in the right direction.

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Last Minute Holiday Wine Gift Bags

December 7, 2016 by Cindy Springer Leave a Comment

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christmas-curly-borderGiving a gift you know someone is going to like makes Christmas all the more fun. Wine is a great gift since it’s traditionally part of celebrating during the holidays. Create a custom wine label for your wine and then make a special wine gift bag for giving it. Included in this post are instructions and templates to make two different wine gift bags with just a few materials. These gift bags are for full size 750 ml wine bottles. They can also be used for Champagne bottles.

Newsprint Snowflake Wine Bag

Snowflake wine bag project for DIYersThe newsprint paper used to make the snowflake on the example bag was purchased at a specialty paper store. The name of the paper is Graphic Newsprint. It’s double-sided and comes 3 sheets per package. The sheets ares 21.3″ x 31.5″ and the price was $3.00 per package. If you aren’t able to find this kind of paper and are in a pinch, grab a newspaper and use the stock market pages for a visually interesting pattern. The wine bag was purchased at Cost Plus World Market. You don’t have to use the snowflake template especially if you’re a talented snowflake maker, use your own snowflake creation! This is a project anyone can make and the variations are endless using other mediums besides newsprint.

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Snowflake Newsprint Wine Gift Bag Template and Instructions

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Kraft Paper Wine Bag Topper

Make this wine gift bag with kraft gift paper

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Kraft Paper Wine Bag Topper Template and Instructions

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After you cut out the two kraft paper shapes, lay them flat and glue them together matching them at the fold line. Next, cut a slit slightly wider than the width of the handles along the fold crease, to allow it to slip over the wine bag handles. Add a ribbon or tie a hang tag to one of the handles.

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wine-gift-bags-with-blank-bottleEach one of these wine bags takes less than 15 minutes to make. We recommend adding a holiday wine label to your wine or a holiday hang tag to each bag. Some simple ideas for a stunning result.

If you need help with your wine label, hang tag, or wine gift bag please email us at info at bottleyourbrand.com or live chat with us weekdays 9 am to 3 pm Pacific time.

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Morning After Mimosa Kits: A How-to-Guide Including Step by Step Photos

February 3, 2016 by Cindy Springer 2 Comments

How to Guide - Make Morning After Mimosa Kits for your wedding party

You’re getting married soon and you’re wondering how to wow your wedding party the day after the ceremony. You know, just a little something to say, “Thank You.” I recommend these simple to assemble “Morning After” Mimosa Kits. A perfect gift for that little pick me up the morning after the celebration. Included in this post are photos and a step-by-step guide to creating these inexpensive, yet gorgeous kits. Gift these to everyone who helped you on your special day. They’ll remember this gesture and trust me, they’ll want to steal “your” idea. Here’s what you’ll need.

STEP 1: Assemble Supplies

Things you'll need to buy for the Mimosa kit.

  1. Champagne splits (187ML)
  2. Mini Champagne labels
  3. Gable Boxes 8″ x 5″ x 5″
  4. Ribbon of your choice – I used one inch wide American Crafts Premium Ribbon
  5. Orange juice 12 fl. oz. bottle
  6. Washi tape
  7. Wrapping tissue
  8. Disposable Champagne flutes

STEP 2: Design and Order the Mini-Champagne Label

Check your Champagne bottle to figure out the size label that will work. There are two mini champagne label sizes we recommend to fit almost any bottle. These two sizes are a 3″ wide by 2″ high rectangle or a 2 inch circle. To be certain of the size, download our Mini Champagne Label Bottle Guide (also found at the end of the post) to see which label fits popular brands.  For this kit we used Cook’s Brut Champagne Split and the custom label is the rectangle shape 3″ wide x 2″ high. To change up one of our templates start here. To create your own from scratch go to this page.

Online label designer let's you make any design.

Step 3: Label and Embellish

With labels in hand and shopping for all of the supplies done, it’s time to get started. Either soak off the existing labels on the mini bottles or apply the new labels directly over the old ones depending on which works best. Make sure the bottle surface is clean, dry and at room temperature. Cut a length of ribbon about 18″ long and tie a bow on the neck of each bottle. Trim the ribbon ends with scissors.

Mimosa kits with mini Champagne bottles and personalize mini champagne labels

Using Washi tape of your choice, wrap the stem and the top of the flute below the lipstick line.

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Step 4: Assemble the Mimosa Kit

First, line the gable box with multi layers of wrapping tissue; certainly enough to prevent the bottle from breaking. Fill starting with the the heaviest items first. Start with the orange juice, then the Champagne split and last, the Champagne flute(s).

Fill the gable box with the Champange split, orange juice and Champagne flute.

Step 5: Decorate the Gable Box

Using the Washi tape add several horizontal stripes around the box. Use two complementing ribbon patterns to give it a little pop; it’s easy to do. The decorative tape takes the box from plain to pretty with very little effort. Finish by placing the label over the decorative tape in the center of the box. Tie a bow to the handle with the ribbon you used for the mini bottles or for a bigger impact use some Tulle. The “Morning After” Mimosa Kit is complete! Pass out these kits the night of your rehearsal dinner with a note to save for the “morning after.” For out-of-town wedding party guests make sure the bellman places one in each hotel room. If you want to go a step further include a bottle of water with your wedding design on it.

Mimosa Kit for Wedding Party Gift including mini Champagne bottles

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Decorative tape and a custom wedding sticker complete the look of the "Morning After" Mimosa Kit.

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Ready to get started? Find the Champagne split you plan on using and download with this handy printable guide.

Printable Guide to making your own mini Champagne labels for splits

Let us know how your kit turned out by sharing your photos with us. Email us at [email protected] and we’ll post the results on our social media.

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