Jars with Vintage Labels

I have been saving jars for awhile. So the other day I went onto Graphics Fairy and downloaded a few vintage labels.

  First thing I did was to print them off with my laser printer. 

 A few of them I painted with watercolors and the rest of them I left plain.

I especially like this vintage bottle with the vintage label.

I brushed Mod Podge to the back of the label and applied to the bottle carefully wiping away any glue on the bottle and smoothing carefully to remove any wrinkles or bubbles.  When the labels were dry I added a protective coat of Mod Podge to the front of the labels.  You can wipe the labels with a damp cloth when necessary to clean the outside, but I wouldn't submerge in water unless you want to remove the label entirely.

These I plan to use to store dry goods like rice and pastas in the larger bottles and dried herbs from my garden in the smaller ones.

This set I picked up awhile back at one of the craft stores.  I want to find corks to fit the tops and plan to use these for herbs and spices, too.

These I have already filled with things like peppercorns and alphabet soup pastas.

I really like these little jars they are useful again, plus I have saved them from the landfill.

Happy Crafting!

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Vintage Labeled Bottles

I thought I would try a technique I have seen on Pinterest many times using packing tape to transfer images to glass.

I have been saving a few glass bottles and containers to alter.  For this project I choose 3 of different sizes and shapes.

First thing I did was go to Graphics Fairy and printed a few vintage labels in black and white on my laser printer.

I choose tree of them to work with and cut them out close to the images.

Next I cut packing tape to lay over each image and again cut them close to the images.

After the tape was in place I rubbed them to make sure all the air bubbles where out.

Once they where all prepared I placed them in a bowl of hot water for a few minutes.

When these soaked for a few minutes I turned them over and carefully rubbed all the white paper off the back of the tape.

Here they are sticky side up and all the paper rubbed off the tape.

Using a hair dryer on low fan I gently dried each label.  Drying with the blow dryer helps to make the tape sticky again so they will stick to the glass.

Be careful not to get them too hot causing them to burn or curl.

Next I applied one label to each jar making sure not to leave any air bubbles.  Rub across the  entire labels to make sure they are adhered to the glass completely.

That's it, that's all.  The trio is ready to hold bath salts, spices or flowers.

Remember these are not water proof, but you can clean them with a damp cloth.

Happy Crafting!