Free Printable Labels To Organize Your Stuff
On this Free Printables to Organize Your Stuff page are all the free printable labels for Home Organizing and more that I have shared and posted here on In My Own Style.
Working With Printable Labels
All the labels shown below are sized to print out on 8-1/2″ x 11″ size paper using a standard home printer. If you would like to print them smaller or larger, use your printer’s interface to print to a specific size.
On some printers you may not have a lot of choices. You can always simply change the Print %. Choose a number larger than 100%. For smaller labels, choose a setting number under 100%.
Below the following labels is a guide on how to print, cut and attach the labels.
Select the links on the images below to go to the post where you will find the free printable to use in your home.
Select the images below to open up the file to print on your printer.
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How to Cut Printable Labels for Organizing Your Stuff
- I usually use white printer paper or card stock to print the labels and then cut them with a small paper cutter that I bought at the craft store.
How to Laminate Printable Labels for Organizing Your Stuff
- I make all my labels wipeable so that I can change the names if the contents in the box or basket changes. To do this, I use self-sealing clear laminating sheets over paper labels. I buy the self-sealing sheets at Walmart or Staples.
- You can add the lamination before or after cutting out the labels depending on the look you want.
- Follow the directions on the self-sealing laminating sheet package.
There are two ways to use self-seal laminating sheets when making labels:
1. Cut out the labels. Lay the label face down on the shiny non-sticky side of the laminating sheet, place the sticky side over the back of the label. When cutting you will need to leave about 1/8″ – 1/4″ of lamination all around the label so the lamination can seal. This is the way I make most of my labels.
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2. Lay a cut out label or a sheet of labels face down on the sticky side of the laminating sheet and then cut out the label right along the shape of the label. This leaves the back with no lamination, but you don’t see it. There will be no lamination border around the labels this way, but the fronts will be shiny and protected.
How to Attach Printable Labels for Organizing Your Stuff
- Using a hole punch, punch a hole on both ends of your label.
- Push a closed brass fastener into each hole.
To Attach Labels on Boxes: Use an awl to make two holes on the center of the front of the box. These holes should be the same distance as the holes punched into the label. Use brass fasteners to attach the label to the box.
How to Add Words To the the Free Printable Labels
Using Photoshop or Photo-Editing App
Once I have saved the .pdf file to my computer. I open Photoshop and upload the file to add the wording to each label. I use various free fonts that I have on my computer.
Using Microsoft Word or Word Processing Programs
If you have Microsoft Word – You can choose any pretty font and add to your computer. Type the words for the label into a Word document in the font size needed to fit on the label. Print this out. Tape it to a window and center and hold your label over the word and trace the word onto your label. EZ peasy. :-)
Simply Write the Words on the Labels
If you don’t have access to photo editing apps or a word processing program, you can simply use a black marker to write the word you want on each label.
Organizing Ideas on How to Use The Labels
Select the links below to see the organizing projects and posts showing how I use these labels in my home.
Cheap, But Decorative Storage Baskets
Decorative Clothes Closet Labels
Basement Storage Bin Organization
Home Office & Magazine File Organization
Browse Through More Free Printables
Head to my Free Printable Galleries Main Page where you will find printables for the holidays, arts & crafts projects and more.
