If you’ve been bitten by the organization bug, you aren’t alone. 66% of Americans say a untidy home makes them feel stressed or anxious, and clutter is seen as the most annoying kind of mess.
So, cut through the noise and create the space you want to have with the help of labels.
In this post, we’ll explore the different ways you can use labels to keep your home in top shape. Plus, you’ll discover how to make labels for all your needs in just a few surprisingly simple steps.
How Labels Can Help with Home Organization
Before you jump into the label-making process, you need to decide how you want to use them in your home.
These are some of the ways you can use labels to take your home organization goals to the next level.
Kitchen Labels
Use labels for everything in your kitchen, from food storage containers to spice racks and cleaning supplies. To make things easy to find, make labels that stand out from the background.
For example, when thinking about how to make labels for jars, if you’re using a white label, choose black ink so it stands out. This way, you can find what you’re looking for at a glance.
Garden Labels
If you’ve ever planted a garden, you know that it can be easy to forget what is growing where. To make sure you always know which plants are in which spots, try making your own garden labels.
For best results, plan out what information you want on each label before you begin designing. Then, use waterproof ink or paint and thick, durable material to ensure that your labels can stand up to the elements.
Toy and Play Room Labels
Labels are an easy way to identify your kids’ toys and belongings. They can also help you save time by avoiding the usual “Where does this go?” debate.
You can use any material or style you’d like here, but customization will come in handy, especially if you have multiple children. It can simplify the process of keeping track of everyone’s items.
3 Different Methods to Make Labels
Not sure how to make custom labels for your home organization needs? Here are three of the most common ways to put them together yourself. . . .
Going Handmade
There are several ways you could make labels by hand, including simply writing labels on paper, cutting the pieces out, and taping them to your item.
You could also use chalkboard paint on regular paper. Just paint the front of the paper with chalkboard paint and let it dry completely before writing on it and affixing it to a surface.
If you want to make adding labels even easier, purchase pre-made stickers. This is a great option for people who don’t have printers but still want their own personalized labels for their homes. You can draw or write on anything you’d like.
Making Labels with a Cricut
Before you can start making labels, you’ll need to download the Design Space app and find or add the design you want to use.
Then, select your cutting material, place it on the cutting mat, and press the button to load the mat into the machine.
From here, select the correct material settings in the Design Space app to ensure your Cricut cuts properly, then press the flashing button to let the machine do the work to bring your label design to life.
You can find even more details about how to create labels with Cricut in this post:
Using an Online Design Tool
You can create your own labels digitally, without having to be a professional designer or having any design skills at all.
You just need to know what information you want on your label, where you want to put it, and how big it should be.
From there, you can find label templates that you can customize to fit your vision.
How to Make Labels in Shutterstock Create
Looking for guidance on how to make labels at home? Shutterstock Create makes it possible in a few clicks.
Here’s how the process works. . . .
Prepare Your Canvas
In Create, select Custom Size and enter the dimensions for your DIY label.
Select a Starting Point
From here, search templates or continue on with a blank canvas. You’ll have access to thousands of fonts, graphics, textures, effects, and color combinations to pick from.
If you want to start with a template instead, simply click Templates then search and select one that meets your needs.
No matter what you choose, you’ll have access to the same customization options.
Make Design Changes
Click on any element to make your adjustments and see what options are available to you in the toolbar on the left side of the editor.
Choose Your Visuals
Update images or graphics to meet your needs by clicking Images or Graphics.
From here, upload, browse through the photo library, or select from your catalog. Be selective with your visuals to avoid overcrowding the label.
Download Your Custom Labels
When you’re ready to download, click the Download button in the top-right corner and select your preferred format.
From here, you can easily share your labels, get them printed, and add them to your items.
Now it’s your turn. If you stick with the knowledge you have from this article, you’ll know how to make your own labels to suit your home.
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