craftgrrl | Soaps & Salts: Label tip (Reply)

As I am friends or acquaintances (past and present) with several people with contact allergies, when putting together my first batch of homemade soap and bath salts, I decided to make labels including what the item is and the ingredient list. I'd highly recommend this to anyone else (if they're not already doing it).

Since I'm dealing with vast quantities, I resorted to using address labels I picked up at Office Depot, and my computer and inkjet printer. And then I lucked out, and found out that MS-Word 2000 *includes* address label templates under 'Envelopes & Labels'. Even though I got the generic brand of OD labels, they had an Avery equivalent which I could plug-and-chug into Word, and voila! instant formatting.

I used Monotype Corsiva font to give it a handwritten look, and then went from there.

IMNSHO, the labels turned out very neat looking, easy to apply (self-stick), and on the saran-wrapped soaps, made a good way to tape the ends down so they don't come unwrapped.

I'm inordinately please with myself over this.