How I Make My Labels
If you're new here; Hi, I'm Emily, I have ADHD and I love to label everything! One of the questions I get frequently is how I make all of my labels. Long story short: I do it using my Cricut. I have a Cricut Explore 3, which was actually gifted to me by Cricut a few years ago when I worked with them on a campaign. I had bought myself a Cricut Explore 2 the year before, and I was using it to make labels then too. Like I said, I love labels! Let's talk about the steps it takes to make a label with the Cricut.
How I Make My Labels | Using a Cricut to Label
First, when I'm wanting to label something, I determine what's going to go in each spot. I put the text into Cricut, print it out and weed (or take out all of the excess material) everything out. I put it on transfer tape and then I put it onto the drawer or whatever else I'm going to be labeling. I will say that materials with a lot of added texture are a real pain to put labels on because they are not smooth. It's really, really hard to get the transfer tape off and to have everything stick, but if you're super patient you can make it work.
I will say that making labels is probably the thing I use my cricket for the most. Like I said, I have ADHD and so it's really helpful for me to have labels so I can see where everything is, I know where to find things, and I know where to put things. This also means anyone else who's in my house, whether it's my husband, my daughter, or someone that's visiting, can easily find something without having to go digging for it because It should, theoretically, be in the place it is labeled.
It can take a little bit more time to make labels with a Cricut instead of a label maker. I find doing it with my Cricut allows me to make bigger labels than I would with any other label maker so in my mind, it's worth the extra time. Would I recommend getting a Cricut just to make labels? No, because that's silly and a big price point just to make labels. However, if you're going to be using your Cricut for a lot of other things you feel like and you can use it to make labels, then I would do that. I like to use all different kinds of fonts just depending on where things are.
For example, I used more of a script font in my daughter's bedroom and in the closets I use more block fonts. The other nice thing about using a Cricut is they have different materials so some are permanent and some are removable meaning that I can easily switch labels up when I need to. Sometimes stuff doesn't go in that box anymore and I need to change the label on it. That's totally fine, I just peel it off and make a new one!
Hopefully that gives you a brief overview of my label making process and look out for some more videos on me labeling things because I'm doing a bunch of organizing right now. You can shop all of my label making supplies below.
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