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D.I.Y Vintage Apothecary Bottles - Free Labels

Jun 15 2009

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 under Do It Yourself,Free Stuff,Home Décor,Vintage Style.
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  1. Steven said on Jun 15, 2009
    Wow these are really really cool! I wonder how they would look with wooden corks?
  2. Amy said on Jun 15, 2009
    Great idea! Wooden corks would probably create a more authentic vintage feel.
  3. Candi said on Jun 23, 2009
    These look gorgeous!
  4. Beth said on Jun 28, 2009
    I always eye up these bottles when I go to Ikea. Love the idea!
  5. Josh (in Wonderland) said on Jun 28, 2009
    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 said on Jun 28, 2009
    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 said on Jul 17, 2009
    These are so great! I bought those bottles last year and LOVE them, thank you so much!
  8. nicole said on Jul 17, 2009
    LOVE these!
  9. Denise Laborde said on Jul 18, 2009
    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 said on Jul 18, 2009
    No probs. So happy to hear that they're being put to good use :)
  11. Sophie said on Jul 22, 2009
    This is such a cute idea :)! Definitely affordable too.
  12. Caroline Davis said on Jul 22, 2009
    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 said on Jul 25, 2009
    Oh, I love them, thanks very much!
  14. Janele said on Jul 25, 2009
    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 said on Jul 26, 2009
    LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!!
  16. Angel said on Aug 6, 2009
    Awesome! I will totally print these on full sheets of label stock and use an exacto to (painstakingly) cut them out. Superb!
  17. kate said on Aug 8, 2009
    absolutely love these been searching the net for some!!
  18. Randy Hanson said on Aug 16, 2009
    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 said on Aug 17, 2009
    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 said on Aug 19, 2009
    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 said on Oct 17, 2009
    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 said on Oct 20, 2009
    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 said on Jan 10, 2010
    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 said on Feb 5, 2010
    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 said on Feb 5, 2010
    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 said on Feb 9, 2010
    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!
  27. simplyvonne said on Apr 21, 2010
    Hi Amy, thanks for the inspirations!!! I LOVE THIS

    I mentioned your name and ur site on my blog..hope u dont mind =) free free to visit.

    http://simplyvonne.blogspot.com/

    Used ur pictures but linked it back to here. Have a good day!
  28. Khrystle said on Aug 10, 2010
    VERY nice photography, Amy! I really love your eye for design and lighting! Nice simple, tasteful site too! Thank you for sharing your talent and finds!
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