I got these cute ceramic canisters with three purchases of salt. I thought they would make very practical salt and pepper shakers and an extra canister for an herb or spice I use a lot. They have these great flip top vacuum lids. The small ones also have shaker holes in the top.That's so nice for cooking; because sometimes you want to season to taste and just sprinkle the salt and pepper until you get it right. Other times you want to scoop out a specific measure.
Problem was all they had as labels were these nice Dutch-looking designs with the brand name, so it would be difficult to know or remember what was inside. Lazertran Inkjet Waterslide Decals to the rescue!
I'm delighted with my new salt and pepper shaker set with matching canister for Herbes de Provence. Here's how to DIY.
In a text editing (like Microsoft Word) or graphic software program (like Photoshop) type the "S", "P" and any other label name you need. Size them to fit the containers.
Print them onto the chalky white side of a sheet of Lazertran Inkjet paper. Let dry for a half hour. Cut off the printed strip and save the rest of the sheet for other projects. Cut the "S", "P" and "whatever" as rectangles.
Drop the decals into a shallow bowl or basin of water. They will curl up. Wait for them to relax and then, one by one, lift a label from the water. The decal should slide right off the backing paper. Slide the label into place on the jar and smooth. Let dry.
To make the decals more durable, as well as to turn the white portions transparent, coat the labels with oil or mineral spirit-based varnish.
Those are cute containers. I've never tried that paper, but I'll keep it in mind.
ReplyDeleteThey're from La Fina salt. Don't know if you have that brand in your area; but the containers are really good quality.
ReplyDeleteI actually didn't need the salt. I just wanted the neat containers ;-)