Looking for Free Oval Labels for Your Jars, That You can Customize or Print As-is! in 2024? Scroll down this page and follow the links. And if you bring home some fruit or vegetables and want to can, freeze, make jam, salsa or pickles, see this page for simple, reliable, illustrated canning, freezing or preserving directions. There are plenty of other related resources, click on the resources dropdown above. If you are having a hard time finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.
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After spending the time and effort to make great homemade jars of jams, jellies, pickles, applesauce, apple butter, salsa and other goodies to eat in the winter or give away as gifts... don't make a simple scribbled label! With a color printer and these templates, you can quickly and easily make your own labels! I've done all the hard work of formatting and adding the graphics. You just need use MS Word (or compatible word processor) to add your name and print! Or, if you are in a hurry, just choose the PDF version and simply print it and stick on your jars!
The customizable template is a Word file, which you can edit. For those less technosavvy, there is a standard generic PDF file for each fruit/veg/etc., which you just print and us, as it.
On the left is what a typical customizable Word label looks like.
Obviously you replace "Your Name" with your name! And the right
is what the generic PDF label looks like. The actual label templates
for you to download are further down the page!
Small label stock
iframeOval labels: are 2 inches high by 3-1/3 inches wide. There are 8 labels per sheet (2 across, 4 down). These are great for any jar 8 ounces and bigger. They use Avery 22820 (Print-to-the-Edge Oval Labels) which works with either laser or injet printers.
Where to buy the label stock - These are very common label sizes, commonly used as address labels. You don't need to use Avery brand; as long as the labels are the same size and layout as defined above, they will work. You can find them at Office Depot, Office Max, Staples, Sam's Club, Costco and many other stores. You can also order them right here (see the boxes at right) at competitive prices, and sales help keep this website going, just click on the links below for details, with no obligation to buy!
There are a few tricks and tips to get the labels to stay stuck to jars which will end up in a cold refrigerator and often exposed to moisture.
If you find the labels curl up later, swipe them with a glue stick!
Other tips: labels printed on Laser printers are more waterproof than those printed on most ink jet printers. If your smudge, cover them with a piece of clear adhesive tape (clear packaging tape works well) will seal the labels under a waterproof cover.
I'm adding more labels daily, so stop back or email me if there is a size or type you need.
When you click the link, your browser downloads the file. Note: every browser is different, most like Chrome just download the file and you will see it in the bottom left corner of your screen. That may not be obvious! You then click on the downloaded file to open it in your document editor so you can customize. That's why it is a doc file and not a PDF (PDF's are not editable!)
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