Is making your own labels up yourself for candles worth the stress or should I pay someone else to do it???

Question

Can you recommend me a cheaper alternative??

Answer 1

i would look into getting a bulk amount of labels printed to save time and money,

Answer 2

Try again.  This one doesn't make sense.

Answer 3

Out source, that the trend these days.

You better concentrate, on your product.

Answer 4

Making labels is easy to do yourself, type them up on word, then print them put on normal paper first, and put them underneath the label paper to see if they line up, if not, do the same again until they do, and then print onto the real stuff.

Answer 5

depends on how many candles, who/what they are for and how much it costs. in any business model its best to specialize when you can as you will be far more efficient in one type of industry rather than branch out. if you are simply making a couple candles to keep or sell, make them yourself. without quantity, there is no savings in specialization.

lastly, if those candles are stress reduction candles for your personal use, then maybe it would be best to get someone else just to help them work.  :D

Answer 6

I make my own labels for candles and I enjoy it, don't find it stressful at all.  It is a lot of work but I find it best to do it in bulk- I do about 100 candles at a time.  If you have the patience and a good place to work from then I'd suggest to do it yourself.

Here is how I do mine:

1)  I use water slide decal paper for inkjet printers, they also have it for laser and copiers.

2)  Set up my margins and columns on microsoft word- so that I can use the most of the decal paper but still fit on the candle.

note:  I divide my page up into 4 sections because it is the best fit for 6" candles.

3)  Set up my page with  images, pictures, text, names or poems.

4)  print out final draft onto regular paper, so that when I put it up against the candle it will fit.

5)  If I like it, I'll go ahead and print it on decal paper.  I usually print one copy to see quality of print.

6)  if quality is good I'll print as many more as I need.

7)  Spray decal paper with varnish, I usually do 4-5 coats.  Let dry.

8)  Cut out labels, place into luke warm water for 30-40 secs.  Film will seperate from paper.

9)  Place film (label) onto candle.  This is the hard part and will take practice but won't take long to master.

10)  Let film dry overnight.  Next day spray candle once or twice and let dry.

11)  for added elegance, I wrap candles with celophane and finish it with ribbon.

Then you have one beautiful candle, it is a lot of work but well worth it.