D.I.Y Vintage Apothecary Bottles - Free Labels

Apothecary Bottles

Inspired by vintage apothecary labels, I designed my own decorative labels for these beautiful glass bottles from Ikea. ($16.95 AUD for pack of 3). I've supplied free templates of these labels for you to download.

Apothecary Bottles

DOWNLOAD FREE LABEL TEMPLATE

Instructions:  Print out onto glossy white stock and cut around the edge of the labels. To stick them onto the bottles, I've used double-sided tape.

Apothecary Bottles

These bottles can even be used as flower vases as part of table centerpieces.

Apothecary Bottles

They also look stunning displayed with backlight from a window.

(all photos by amy moss)

posted by Amy Moss June 15, 2009 under Home Décor , Do It Yourself , Free Stuff , Vintage Style . comments
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  1. Steven on Jun 15, 2009 at 9:59 PM
    Wow these are really really cool! I wonder how they would look with wooden corks?
  2. Amy on Jun 15, 2009 at 11:20 PM
    Great idea! Wooden corks would probably create a more authentic vintage feel.
  3. Candi on Jun 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM
    These look gorgeous!
  4. Beth on Jun 28, 2009 at 3:05 AM
    I always eye up these bottles when I go to Ikea. Love the idea!
  5. Josh (in Wonderland) on Jun 28, 2009 at 4:34 PM
    HAHAHAHAH oh my gosh.

    I was just literally typing "I always eye up those bottles big time at Ikea" and then saw someone else already said it. I then realized that person was Beth. Maybe the fact that we go to Ikea together and eye those bottles up together has something to do with it.

    Now that you've made these beautiful labels, I think we have an excuse to actually buy them. You in, Beth?

    Thanks for the printable labels!
  6. Amy - Eat Drink Chic on Jun 28, 2009 at 4:55 PM
    I have to admit that I think I came up with this idea just so I had an excuse to buy those bottles too! :)
  7. westsidewedding on Jul 17, 2009 at 3:00 AM
    These are so great! I bought those bottles last year and LOVE them, thank you so much!
  8. nicole on Jul 17, 2009 at 11:50 AM
    LOVE these!
  9. Denise Laborde on Jul 18, 2009 at 4:37 AM
    Thanks for the download. They are PARFAIT in every way. Plan on using them on a craft project.
    Bises, D
  10. Amy - Eat Drink Chic on Jul 18, 2009 at 5:39 PM
    No probs. So happy to hear that they're being put to good use :)
  11. Sophie on Jul 22, 2009 at 1:55 AM
    This is such a cute idea :)! Definitely affordable too.
  12. Caroline Davis on Jul 22, 2009 at 9:34 AM
    These glass bottles are fantastic - i love the blues and greens - i'm heading to IKEA now! The labels polish them up so nicely too!
  13. Elisa on Jul 25, 2009 at 6:39 AM
    Oh, I love them, thanks very much!
  14. Janele on Jul 25, 2009 at 8:07 PM
    Thank you so much for the free labels -They are so wonderful.I am actually thinking about putting them on some bottles that I canned.
  15. meghan on Jul 26, 2009 at 4:16 PM
    LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!!
  16. Angel on Aug 6, 2009 at 8:12 AM
    Awesome! I will totally print these on full sheets of label stock and use an exacto to (painstakingly) cut them out. Superb!
  17. kate on Aug 8, 2009 at 5:55 AM
    absolutely love these been searching the net for some!!
  18. Randy Hanson on Aug 16, 2009 at 1:52 PM
    Hey, what are the fonts used? I see one looks like "Currency" which is the engravers font, but the other sharp sans serif used all over the LOTION label--what is that one? Actually, what are they all? ;-) I am putting these on my custom syrups, tonic (yes, I actually made an herbal tonic) and other cocktail necessities. I can't wait to customize!
  19. Mik on Aug 17, 2009 at 7:29 PM
    Those are brilliant, don't have a use for them right now but inspired enough to go and find something I could use these one. Maybe get some vintage looking containers.
  20. Amy- Eat Drink Chic on Aug 19, 2009 at 10:27 AM
    Randy- Fonts used on my labels include "Mouse Deco"- which is the sans serif font for the LOTION label. "EcuyerDAX", "Masquerade" "Bosox" and "Cherboygan". If memory serves, I believe I got all of these fonts from http://www.dafont.com/.

    Thanks to all for the lovely comments!
  21. Stephanie on Oct 17, 2009 at 3:59 AM
    These bottles and labels are absolutely beautiful. I came across this page while looking for examples of vintage apothecary labels, which I would like to mimic for a school project.

    I was also wondering where to find some nice bottles to use, and will try IKEA.

    Thanks very much for the added inspiration! :)
  22. Michelle on Oct 20, 2009 at 2:46 AM
    Hi Amy,

    I love your labels. I see that they're not available for commercial use..
    I'm actually looking for some sort of label template or DIY label program (that's easy for non-graphic artists) to use for homemade products I make. I wanted to take a stab at trying to sell some of them.
    Do you have any ideas on where I could find something like that?
    Thank you so much!
    Michelle
  23. Rebeccal Hall on Jan 10, 2010 at 6:25 PM
    Hi Amy,

    I just wanted to know whether you can provide the actual border for the labels that are blank? In particular the Tonic label?

    Would love to customise the label but I just can't seem to find a blank label template with just the border shape.

    Thank you!
  24. erica K on Feb 5, 2010 at 7:20 AM
    Oh my, here I am coveting your bottles and you got them from IKEA! I go there all the time...how did I not see these? :)

    Thanks so much for the labels. They're wonderful!
  25. randy on Feb 5, 2010 at 7:24 AM
    Erica,
    I had trouble finding them too, but I eventually realized that they were not in the marketplace area like I expected. At my IKEA they were tucked into a corner near the bathroom showroom stuff. Some of the bottles are sold with a soap pumper and a soap dish, so I guess that makes sense.
  26. chia on Feb 9, 2010 at 12:28 PM
    these are just beautiful! i'm hunting for labels to put on these ikea white porcelain jars:
    http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00112521
    something rustic would be so perfect! any ideas? will use all your labels as inspiration, but i probably won't be able to come up with something i'll like enough!

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