Tutorial: Water Bottle Labels

I didn't forget my promise to show you how to create your own water bottle labels. And, I'm finally making good on that promise! Here are a few tips before you begin:
*Aquafina labels can be harder to remove. Brands with paper labels are bit easier to remove.
*Find some fun graphic paper to use.
*Pick up a Xyron! This is my version-- Xyron 500.

*Get a paper cutter... preferably one that cuts to at least 12". Most graphic paper comes in 12" x 12" pieces, so you want to be able to easily cut the paper to 8.5" x 11".

First you'll want to remove all labels from the bottles.

Then, you will need to create a template for the water bottle labels.
*Open a Microsoft Word document
*Select Tools at the top of the screen
*Select Letters and Mailings
*Select Envelopes and Labels
*Select Options
*Under Label Products, select Other/Custom
*Create a New Label using these requirements:

• Page size: 8.5" x 11"
• Top margin: 0.39"
• Side margin: 0.39"
• Vertical Pitch: 1.5"
• Label Height: 1.5"
• Label Width: 8"
• Number Across: 1
• Number Down: 7

*Name the new template

Once you've created your template, you can begin inserting your text. Then, print! Now that you've printed your sheets of labels, you can begin the Xyron portion of the project. For the Xyron model I have, you can only run sheets that are 5" wide at a time. {They do make larger versions, but they're obviously more expensive.} I use my Fiskars paper cutter to cut the labels in three sections-- two that are just under 5 inches and one that is just one label wide. Once your sections are cut, you can begin running your sheets through the Xyron.

You put the sheet into one end of the Xyron.
As you "guide" from that side, you turn the handle on the side of the machine. The sheet will come through the other side.
Once you've reached the end of your sheet, you rip the section off. You'll see that the paper now has an adhesive backing.

I cut off one end of the backing that sticks out past the paper, so the edge will be flush with the original sheet you ran through the machine. By doing this, you'll have one straight edge to use to cut the sheet into "labels" with your paper cutter. If you don't have a paper cutter, then you can measure each side and make a line in which to cut using scissors.

Once you've created your labels, you will peel off the backing. You will want to place the label on the bottle from the middle and work your way out to make it as straight as possible.

Then, you're done!

{Note that you will have little strip sections once you've done the larger sections from your original sheets. You can run those through the same way.}

This process really is a snap!