Halloween Labels for Bottles (and more)

Step 3 Prepare & Affix Paper Labels

Now you need to add the words!  Names of Poisons, things you'd find in a witches brew, whatever you think would be appropriate for what you're labeling.  For example, the Amaretto bottle, labeled as Cyanide, I think is a nice touch.  Here is a List of fictional toxins, too ... Iocane, anyone?

Measure the dimensions of the center of your foil label to determine how much space you have for the words.  Then prepare your paper insets.

For these I picked some creepy gothic and horror fonts and just printed out what I wanted, in different sizes, so I didn't have to measure too specifically, on my printer.  Here are some good fonts to consider, look for the free ones here - Medieval or here Horror

You can, of course, hand-write your labels if you prefer.

Cut the paper labels out to the appropriate size, and glue on using white glue or decoupage glue.  I also put a coat of glue on top of the paper.

Hint:  To get close to the size you need, press the paper on top of the foil so that you make an impression on the paper.  Then cut out slightly inside your impression.  This is also a good way to make sure your text will fit.  I printed several sizes of the same words, and would try different ones on different shaped labels. (see photo 2)