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- Today, I want to share with you where I get my product labels. I am still a relatively small scale soap maker. So, it's more cost effective and faster for me to print my own labels. Besides, who has money to order thousands of a single label for one product? So, I go to www.onlinelabels.com. The labels are good quality and a good value. Check them out!
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Labels have been my biggest challenge for the last 2 years. I've been using those expensive Avery weatherproof labels. I don't know why I didn't search for this information sooner! Your video is very helpful. Thank you.
+Debra Welch awesome! Glad it helped. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your video. I'm starting out on my business and one of the only thing that was holding me back was the labels. What a help😊😊😊
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Love their weatherproof labels! I used their print program before and it worked very well, too.
very cool!
Great video. When I started, to get around the smearing of the ink, I used automotive clear coat from a spray can on the sheet of finished labels.
Thank you for the great information. Very helpful!Your labels look very well done. Great work.
That's awesome. Thanks for the tip man. Alot of soap makers don't really talk about where they go for their labeling needs these days.
Thanks man. I like to help where I can. :)
I'm nervous about doing my own labels for my Etsy, your video on this really helped me out
thank you! !
+Fun Ghoul awesome!
onlinelabels.com has a label producer called Maestro. It is free for 3 months with the purchase of labels. It is very user-friendly. If you try Maestro out and want to get a subscription to it, I wouldn't wait until the 3 months is up, buy it a few days before so you don't lose anything. You can create a label and also download them to your computer to have forever. The whole set up is awesome. I talk too much but I love to make sure people are informed ;)
has anyone else noticed that at 3:35 a bird comes flying across his left shoulder?
Ha! That was actually a honey bee...lol. We get them in the store a lot in the summer with all the soaps and bath stuff we make :)
Thank you so much for this video
The weatherproof labels are great. That is what I use. I used to have to use clear acrylic on my labels but not with the weatherproof.
Yes! Either clear acrylic spray or a clear level over top to help out. what a pain! lol
Hi do you a laser printer?
Thank you so much! Its such a pain to figure things like this out and I found it pretty quickly in my research thanks to this video! You da bomb
Thanks!
Thank you very much this was soooo helpful these people charging for labels are charging way to much for this stuff.
Thanks for the tip on the label provider. What LABEL SOFTWARE do you use to design and to print the labels?
Well printing is just like printing any document. I like to save each label sheet design as a PDF. That seems to be the cleanest way so far. As for design, we use a combination of MS Publisher and Canva (website) to design just about everything. Although, some of the artwork is drawn and digitized by an actual artist (like or logo) then we just add it to the labels.
Sorry.. this is my other channel ID..lol. Also, once the label is designed, we go to maestro at the onlinelabels website and design the sheet layout from that and then save it as a PDF back to our system.
@@Uncle_Jon Thanks for your reply. So you design in MS-Publisher and Canva and then save as PDF. What do you use to print a sheet of labels then?
@@Uncle_Jon Ah, I think I get it. So designing as above and then design the sheet layout from your PDF to onlinelabels and then print locally somehow. I guess that's part of the maestro piece..I haven't used that yet. I think I get your process better now though so thank you. I'm brand new but want to start my first tincture soon(was I find enough of the wild plants)
Just received the label, still working on design and printing
Uncle Jon's I was watching your video and you were talking about Avery being expensive. We recently found a website called blanklabels.com based out of Charlotte, NC and their prices are extremely cheap. We don’t get waterproof (they call it poly line) but the ones we get are 1x2 5/8 inches and they cost maybe 8 or 9 cents per sheet with free shipping within 24 hours if you pay with a credit card. They also allow you to mail them a check if you don’t want to pay interest on it. Great company that I highly recommend!
Awesome! I'll check them out!
have you done a tutorial on how to use? If not I would love to see that!
I might do that at some point. Although, lately, they've had a lot of alignment issues. Do, we might be searching for a new supplier. Stay tuned!
@@unclejonssoap i am currently using avery and enjoy it bc, they are easy to use and set up is pretty straight forward,.. just a fyi
Same place I get my labels. WAY more affordable then Avery!
thank you for the video, im researching for a home beard oil company. i am unsure what labels i would need for front and back of a 30ml bottles. also do you have a video regarding the software you use to print your labels.
regards Jonathan
It basically boils down to how you want the labels to look and how much information you're cramming on there.
On a 30ml bottle, the print will be small so I would go with a rectangular label the wraps around the bottle about 3/4 of the way. Then you can design your logo and important info so that it's easy to read without turning the bottle. You'll need to buy the bottles you're going to use so you can measure how tall and wide you need though. Because they're all a little different.
Are those the glossy weatherproof or matt? The website says the matt will need a protective coating. Do you use a coating? Thanks
The matt labels we just used as a water resistant label. Now, we use the good because they do hold up much better although not 100% water proof either but they hold up pretty good!
Hello again. Just for clarification,now you use the glossy? ( because you types "the good" lol) also is the glossy kind what's used in the video? 😊
@@sarahyahshebrew9522 sorry..lol. Yes glossy. In the video it was matte. But we're still changing over. It's worth the extra cost even for products that won't necessarily get wet. They look so much better and cleaner and more professional to me.
@@unclejonssoap good deal thank you much.
How do you make the ingredient/direction label? Do you have to make it first and then upload?
That, I generally make in the Maestro label designer right on the online labels website. It's easier than trying to get the right size and shape and import it in for me.
How do you apply labels on tin balm jars for top and bottom? I have been searching and can't find any machine to apply labels automatic.
We apply all of our labels by hand so I'm not sure. I know there are some smaller machines for applying side labels on round bottles and jars but I think you'll have to come up with something semi custom for the flat top and bottoms of tins and jars.
Hi, thanks for the video. I am having a hard time finding good label for my bath and body biz.
Just go to www.onlinelabels.com and you will have all the label choices you should ever need :)
Great information Jon
Thank you sir!
Thank you so much for this video, would the weatherproof polyester label work with the CANON PIXMA iX6820 printer?
It should as long as it says for inkjet
@@unclejonssoap Wow I did not think I would get a response that quick hahaha. The Polyester says it's for laser. The laser paper is half the price of the inkjet. I also found a laser printer for a decent price, should i go with the laser printer and the paper then instead?
@@Swaggymo lol..yep.. gotta keep laser paper with the laser printer.
Very helpful, thank you.
Hello what size labels do you use for you tins. Thank you for sharing this. I am trying to find labels for 2 oz tins.
It really depends on the tins themselves. For my 2 oz. tins, I use 2 inch round labels. But, with some style tyins, you can go a little bigger. I would just measure the area where the label is going to go on your tins. Measure straight across and that's your measurement for the labels.
Thank you for sharing that. How did you learn to use illustrator? Any tips? I'm struggling with it but I'm determined to figure it out. Your labels look great!
Charleigh Ann mainly, I used TH-cam to learn the basics. never went further than that.
I've been using onlinelabels as well, great resource. But man, spend $200 on a HP Laser Printer, I promise you will not regret it. So much better printing labels on an ink jet. The toner is more expensive upfront than ink cartridges are, but your cost per print goes down exponentially
Only problem is that I can't get certain detail when printing with laser as opposed to inkjet. That's the one thing they haven't figured out yet with certain print jobs.
@@unclejonssoap thanks for the reply, I'm relatively new to soap making and have really been enjoying your content. I understand that ink is superior for photo realistic stuff and I'm not too familiar with your labels yet. I just know that with mine it upped the quality immensely!
Very helpful, thanks.x
Hello! Jon, Do you use the software on their website to print your or do you use another software?
I use publisher for a lot of my lay out work then save that as a jpeg. Then I go to their website and use that template to set up the label sheet. Then I download it as a PDF and print that.
Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it
Any time! Thanks for watching! 😁
Hey Jon what software do you use to create your lables? I'm having a hard time getting my graphics and text to scale down to fit a 2x4 inch label. So a run down on what I'm doing. I made a logo which I need to put on a label with my ingredients and name of the fragrance. The problem I have is when I scale it down to 1 inch the text doesnt scale with the picture. I will be printing this on wood paper so using sticker labels wont work for me
I'm at America and I ordered some sample it's amazing! I sell stickers on Etsy. Not sure what to order I kinda like the weather proof matt stickers
who did your graphics for your logo/label! loveit! (the one in the video)
+Liz M thanks! A couple friends helped with that. It's not what they do for a living but they got me straight ,😁
Good to know!! I'm still using Avery and spraying them with photo sealing spray... 😂
+Peggy W (Pegalious) Yeah... it's a pain. You'll love these!
+Jon Conley I actually bought a ton of clear labels from them but haven't printed them on my deskjet, afraid they won't work but I'll try them today!!
Peggy W Try it out! Are they the weather proof labels?
+Jon Conley They are Clear Gloss for inkjet. I'm going to try them right now
OMG, it worked perfectly!! I'm so excited
Can we get a tutorial on how u make the labels and your printer?
That's a definite possibility.
Uncle Jon's please i am waiting
@@willanthaclarke37 lol.. well, it could be a little while. But I'll see what I can do 😁
Thank you sooooooo much!!!
Hi John, Found this video very useful! Can you suggest any good product/ graphic designers?
just go to fiverr.com and search for logo or label design
Thanks for the info on fiverr. I would rather pay a freelancer than a big company.
Thanks for your great tips😃
I want to make my cp soap colourful but here micas are very expensive so can I use food colour in my soap?
You can but I think the colors might fade quickly
Thank you
Great video, do you have the label numbers for the 2” weather proof labels.
+Bthebarber I don't at the moment. But if you search by size of 2 inch circle, then you can just pick the label from the drop down list. Mine are matte weather proof. I haven't tried the glossy ones yet to see how they work.
Uncle Jon's thanks again!!
But what software did you use to design your label? You just purchase your labels in bulk from online labels right? But did you use word or something else to actually create the info you wanted to print on the label? And can I use Any printer? or is there one you would suggest? Thanks!!!!!!!
The final labels are saved as .pdf files for printing in the labels. To create the labels, I use Adobe illustrator. There's a bit of an expense and a learning curve. You can also use Microsoft publisher. Just don't expect perfect lines with the text and pictures. But it will work for a while when you first start out. Most inkjet printers are fine when starting out. If you go full color on tour designs, you may want to find a printer that will print to the edge of the page though.
hi jon.is it possible to make a triple milled shave soap? I seem to be headed that direction of late.thanks for the video and cheers !
Hey Caleb. It's not really possible for an artisan to do any milled soaps. The cost of equipment and the amount of space required makes it something for the very large corporations. I've never found any real advantage to milled soaps personally. I prefer a softer, dual lye soap. I think they load easier and lather better. What is the draw for you to them?
+Jon Conley I began to use the Williams mug soap ,Dr Harris and Green Mountain soaps again lately, I noticed I use these soaps in a mug with a boar brush. I suppose these soaps let me face lather more accurately than a softer soap which seems more time consuming to refine on my face. in my lathering bowl I have zero issues with balance with any soap.i hope this is accurate enough, I tend to ramble a bit.haha.
+Jon Conley and I definitely do not want to come across as downing any soap, :) I suspect my question was prompted by what folks call first world problem thought train :-))
+caleb McCullough (Blistersteel) understood... lol. I never took it as a slight at all. I was curious if it made a difference. The equipment is super expensive and it would take a rather large warehouse to set it up. Plus, there are ingredients that would have to be added that I would rather not mess with. They aren't necessarily harmful but it's nice if we don't need them. :)
I know this is an old video, but I bought these based on your recommendation and I’m needing help! I’m having a hard time getting these to cut with a circle cutter. They cut fine if I use a straight cut but as soon as I try to use my circle cutter it won’t work? Any idea why or what would work?
I don't use cutters so I'm not sure about that. Sorry.
What kind of printer do you use specifically? Is it cost effective? I thought ink is really expensive because of the mark up for retail prices.
The ink cost isn't too bad as long as I need to print my own short runs. It's actually cheaper for now. The price per is a Canon inkjet ix6820 wide format printer.
Uncle Jon's thank you for the reply!
Do you print them yourself? If so what kind of printer? Awesome content! 👍🏼
Right now, I use a Canon wide format inkjet printer. Can't remember the model but it wasn't expensive at all.
Uncle Jon's Can you let me know which one it is so I don’t buy the wrong one lol? Thanks a lot!
CANON PIXMA iX6820
Uncle Jon's Thank you!!!
+Uncle Jon's Soap & More i have been looking into selling soap as was wondering how you got around putting your physical address on the labels. I read you had to do this to sell soap
TheAverageWonder I'll have to look into it. When I started, there just needed to be some way of contacting us as a company.
TheAverageWonder where did you read that information?
i was looking up what i need to label and was asking around and someone told me the fair packing and labeling act applies to soap. I may have read it wrong tho I think having the website listed is good now that i look back on it.
Do u still use Avery to create your designs for your label
Avery is to expensive unfortunately. We used onlinelabels.com. You can buy many different style sheets or rolled labels.
I'm currently using Avery for my labels and I hate them so badly. They always look off centered I've tried different sizes and shapes. And I'm really frustrated at this point.
Understood. All label programs have issues like this unfortunately. Takes a while to create work arounds.
We appreciate the review of OnlineLabels.com products. In the video, you mentioned an issue printing to the edge on our 2" circular labels. We do offer multiple 2" circular label configurations. You selected the OL5375 configuration (www.onlinelabels.com/OL5375.htm) where the labels run close to the edge of the sheet. We do offer another 2" circular label option that has more spacing between the labels and avoids the issue of running outside of the printable margin area. I recommend that you check out configuration - OL2682. It only has 12 rather than 20 labels on the sheet, but there is plenty of spacing. You can find it here: www.onlinelabels.com/OL2682.htm
+Online Labels, Inc. thanks for the reply! Unfortunately, that makes my per label cost go up quickly. To offset the issue, I started printing our direction/ingredient labels on the outside columns. It's a white background so it doesn't seem bothered. Still Loving the labels. Especially since I learned how to adjust the margins according to my printer.
3:36 No one else saw the bird fly by his head??!!
🤣 I have issues in my shop man...lol
@@unclejonssoap Yea, I saw a bird too. just thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.
I see a birdhouse in the office lol
Who's designs your labels? I am looking for a designer.
Had someone design our logo a few years ago but the rest we do in house.
3:35 FLYYY!!
Which program do you use to design your labels?
I use Publisher for the most part. I have friends who help with Photoshop work if needed.
What software do you use for your labels
I use Microsoft publisher for the final design. Adobe illustrator used for some of the finer points. But I try to let a couple friends do the harder designs and then I put them into my labels.
Thank you
prohibition is a cool label. who designed that.
+Anthont T actually I designed it 😁 Thanks!
what do you use to cut the round labels?
+Nina blaho they're already cut for me. They come on a sheet pre cut and I just print.
Thanks for the video. Always looking for better, easier, less expensive ways, eh. I use Vistaprint. They have really great deals, and they are great to work with. Shipping isn't so bad, either. Your labels are really handsome BTW.
+Apsara A Thanks! Getting close to that time when I just need to let someone else print them 😁
WHat is the printer you use for the labels?
It's just a Canon wide format inkjet. I can't remember the model offhand but most seem to do a good job. Just gotta make sure you use good quality art work and print high quality.
Hey there! Just got to my shop and the printer is a Canon ix6829 wide format inkjet.
I love the price of online labels but DAMN I cannot get these buggers to print right. Even hours on the phone with customer service. I think it's my printer but my dang printer is brand new. I could scream.
Mothyr Grimm sorry this took so long to get to. There are margin settings that you need to play around with to make your printer work right with their software. If you Google it, there are a few posts about that. I had to burn a few labels in the beginning but once I figured out the margins for each label size I wrote a chart. Now, when I create a new 2 inch round label, I go to margin settings and just type the numbers a figured out at the first one. Hope that helps.
Do you design and sale labels for other companies?
Thanks
I haven't before but I wouldn't mind trying. 😁
Who does your graphic design
It all depends. Sooner of it friends so for me. Some of it I do myself and sometimes I barter for it 😁
Eventually, you'll have to get a printer specifically for labels. I think the Epson TM-C3500 is the most affordable one.
www.labelbasic.com/
The problem is that we have about 10 different label sizes. Does that mean 10 different label printers? Or reload each run?
I love onlinelabels.com Avery is too costly
+Trish French agreed! They are a great source. Thanks for watching!
You are quite welcome my friend. I am a subscriber :)