Free wine labels – you can do it yourself. If you have created your own home made wine, you surely can create your own distinctive labels to mark your bottles. Creating wine labels is just one more way you can show off your creative nature to your friends!
There are, of course, website which offer to produce wine labels for you incredibly quickly, but these are not free. You can select from a limited number of designs, and add your own personalized text to them. The labels will be shipped to you. These sites may be the quickest solution, but they are not the cheapest. If you are want to create wine labels for free, you can still take advantage of the designs to base your own around them.
The wonders of modern technology have provided us with the ideal tool to create free wine labels, the home computer. To get started, you will need some graphics software. Even this can be free if you haven’t got any already! Although Photoshop is the industry standard and the best graphics program available, there are free alternatives which will be every bit as effective in producing something as simple as free wine labels.
Learn How Your Software Works
Take some time to learn how the features of the software work, if you are not familiar with the program. Also take time out to study some of the designs of other experienced and talented designers, as they can give you some extremely creative ideas for free, and lead to some inspiration from yourself.
Open up the software package, and experiment. It doesn’t matter how many times you fail to get the result you want, you can just clear the screen and start again! It is probably best to start with a relatively simple design, especially if you are still learning how to use the software. Keep trying, and you will get the moment of satisfaction when the design you are looking for is there before you on the screen.
Don’t forget to check your spelling too!
Don’t Forget the Paper
The only thing you cannot get for free is the label paper you use to print your creations. You can buy label paper with adhesive backing or good quality plain or colored paper if you plan to apply your labels with glue. The advantage of plain paper is that it is easier to peel off and you can reuse your bottles after they are emptied. Whichever kind of paper you choose, it should be bought well in advance.
It’s a good idea to test your design by printing it on standard paper to see how it looks. If you overlay the test copy on the label paper and hold them up to the light, you will be able to see if the margins are in the right place.
When everything looks good, print your first batch of labels. Make sure that the ink is dry and your hands are clean before you apply the labels to your clean wine bottles. That’s all there is to creating your own do-it-yourself free wine labels.
