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This one is my gumballhead I had planned on using for mixed drinks but it,s much better just on a little ice :thumbup:

Have to thank Jimbo for the info on beerlabelizer.
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Is there a good app for labels?
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googe wrote:Is there a good app for labels?
Yeah check out http://www.beerlabelizer.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow it's free unless you want to use your own pictures but even then it's pretty cheap.

Jimbo turned me on to it
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Windy City wrote:Jimbo turned me on
Ah huh :think:
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You have some strange thoughts Brendan :lolno:

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Thanks windy, there beer labels?.
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googe wrote:Thanks windy, there beer labels?.
It's called beerlabelizer but could be used for spirits. I imagine they don't call it spirits labelizer due to the legalities of our hobby :lol: you can control the size of the label all the way from 8 labels up to ginormous 1 label per 8 1/2" x 11" page of label paper. I normally print with 4 labels per page for a short fat 750 ml bottle

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Finally figured out posting pictures( now your in trouble!) here is my label so you can see why I was embarrassed .
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Here I thought it was from the almost naked ladies :lol:

In that case, here is another one.
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Naked ladys don't embarrass me- amateur labels do!
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Here ya go!
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Those are great! I'll have to go to that site,but I'll need my wife's computer, it says I need adobe on my iPad .
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I don't even have a computer. Wish I did.
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ive made up a few labels, cant post em because im at work. am I the only one without a label of scantly clad women?
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WooTeck wrote:ive made up a few labels, cant post em because im at work. am I the only one without a label of scantly clad women?
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Every label I make has an adult version and a innocent version with a picture of something like a piece of fruit, or a boat.
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last christmas i wanted to print a bunch off to make the bottles more presentable as gifts i spent alot of time finding resources to yield good labels. i ended up printing them off on paper and taping them to the bottles...lame...i used a sketch pic of captain morgan and called the rum "Scallywags"..
i wish i found this thread then...great labels fellas!
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Thanks to Jimbo, some others and beerlabelizer, I came up with this, not sure if the naked yellow jacket is a male or a female LOL
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so here are mine...
irn bru is a fine Scottish drink
irn bru is a fine Scottish drink
for a distillate that stated its life out as just root beer. surprisingly tasty
for a distillate that stated its life out as just root beer. surprisingly tasty
this was just a laugh. obviously edited for this sight
this was just a laugh. obviously edited for this sight
for a strong knock you on your ass drink
for a strong knock you on your ass drink
the black death is a complete origonal.

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:clap:

Very nice! How'd you make them?
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spent a little time on Photoshop. was thinking about converting one of my favorite drawings i did to a label. as i make ale and use the spent grains (idea thanks to jimbo) for a sugarhead. it would be for both. wish me luck will post it when its done :)

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This is a label that I used recently for a small batch (100 L) run. Usually we have more art including company logo and color, but went back to an older style label for aesthetic purposes. These are going out as Christmas/ New Years gifts to friends and such. I don't have the reverse label image that shows ABV%, bottle size, and product notes. Sorry for the blacked out areas. They show our name and location and I cannot disclose that without possibly breaking a stupid law at this time. :roll:

The product is "Lacrime Degli Angeli"- Translation: "Tears of the Angels".
Angel's Tears is a clear, somewhat syrupy triple distilled liqueur of 42% ABV based on Organic Wild-harvested herbs, roots, etc., local to the mountain areas within 25 km of my distillery.

Loved seeing the great labels posted by other members. Such creativity!!!!
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Great labels! Everybody's. Its great fun seeing others creations. Clever eck with the jd takeoff. Funny.
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Jimbo wrote:Great labels! Everybody's. Its great fun seeing others creations. Clever eck with the jd takeoff. Funny.
the lied about at the bottom left did make me giggle for quite a while :D

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making a sugar head bourbon this is the pun filled label
guy faux bourbon
guy faux bourbon
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Some great labels you guys have there. Here is my first label I've designed for my first scotch whiskey.
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Those are awsome labels. You guys have a lot of talent. :thumbup:
I will try to post mine soon.

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Black ghost wrote:Some great labels you guys have there. Here is my first label I've designed for my first scotch whiskey.
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thats awesome :clap:
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I saw a cask shop in Passau Germany that had bottles of their different alcohols for sale and they were bottling in bottles that the label was sandblasted. Since I have access to all of the equipment thought I might try it on a bottle or two.

PS: Love the labels
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Bushman wrote:I saw a cask shop in Passau Germany that had bottles of their different alcohols for sale and they were bottling in bottles that the label was sandblasted. Since I have access to all of the equipment thought I might try it on a bottle or two.

PS: Love the labels
No idea how hard the sandblasting idea would be, but you can get glass etching kits from just about any craft store. I was just about to try my hand at it, on a nice square bottle from Town Branch Bourbon.
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Here is another good label site that also does coasters, keg and carboy labels, mini tags, beer and wine signs (So why not spirits) etc. No affiliation etc etc

http://www.grogtag.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow
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