Last week I purchased a large collection of tiny vintage cheese labels designed for individual packaging of cheese wedges. Fantastic graphics! So, hold on to your hat, this is going to get fun!
I started by organizing the labels onto cardstock for scanning. American Crafts sent me some This-To-That adhesives to try a while back and the dispenser tabs roller worked perfectly for tacking down each label.
Once scanned, I created free digital PDF files of two different sets for you to play with. Click on the images to download the files to your computer.
These files are completely free for you to use in any project, I simply ask that the images are not resold as digital files.
I printed the files onto inkjet magnet sheets from Office Depot. The graphics turned out beautifully and were easy to cut out.
First I cut each label apart loosely.
Then trimmed out each with a bit more precision.
The magnet sheets are pretty thin, so magnets made this way easily stick to metal surfaces, but won’t hold things up, such as notes and photos. But they looked awesome along my stainless steel stove hood.
My stainless refrigerator won’t hold a magnet, but the freezer in my pantry will, so I dolled it up a bit.
It’s also fun to create cheese pinwheels.
If you want magnets strong enough to hold things, try sticking printed paper images to thicker business card magnets and trim out.
To create cheese bunting with labels printed on plain paper, I grabbed some cheese colored Divine Twine and used super glue along the end section to harden it for easy lacing. It gives it a plastic-end shoelace effect so the twine doesn’t keep bending when you thread the labels.
I punched tiny 1/8″ holes into the upper corners of each label.
Strung the labels together…
…and created darling cheese bunting for my studio.
If you’re printing to plain paper, it’s also a good idea to print the images onto cardstock, coat the sheets with Mod Podge and allow to dry for a bit more plasticity and shelf-life.
Here’s some other ideas for using the cheese label graphics:
• Deck out kitchen towels with sewn on fabric cheese labels, see this post for more info on that type of project.
• Print to iron-on transfer sheets and embellish an apron, seat cushions or curtains.
• Use them to decorate the edges of your kitchen shelving.
• Create gift sets: package a set of magnets up in cheese cloth, tie with Divine Twine baker’s twine.
Do you have any other ideas for using the vintage cheese label graphics? Share ’em!
You are just too awesome! I love the graphics on the labels … and I so want to make a bunting I can't stand it. Perhaps now is the time, huh? Thank you very much for sharing! Oh, I could make some of my tape out these too!
really cute!
I love these. I have been wanting some new refrigerator magnets but haven't liked anything. I think these will be perfect. In fact I had better make a set for my Mom or risk losing them. Thanks.
Have I told you lately that I love you ???? These are *super* great as my kids would say ! Thanks !!!
Sorry about the double post – I had a glitch !!!
oh wow!!! these are amazing!!!
That's darling what you did, honey! I mean it. I think I'll get some of those magnet sheets and do some roses for our….oh…whatever. Fridge, oven, I'll fine something to froufrou up, chick….
xoxo,
Connie
very cute!!! easy too! thanks for sharing.
Super cute, Cathe! Love the graphics, and love your projects.
xoxo
Super cute, Cathe! Love the graphics, and love your projects.
xoxo
Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful find Cathe! I've got some sort of idea in my head to do something with the labels and one of those round card cheese boxes – can't decide exactly what yet but there's definitely something there ;o)
Oh my life. Where does it come from? Love this. Thankyou Mrs H.
These are fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing them.
That cheese bunting is divine!
I soooo need some cheese bunting. Or just cheese. I am so hungry now!!
What the heck, Cathe?!? Is there no end to your fab ideas? Gosh, I hope not. The love these and can't wait to string them together. Big smiles, Sally
I have followed your blog for a while now and I just want to tell you thank you!! You come up with some great ideas- I love all of your vintage inspired graphics and it just tickles me that you are so generous by offering them for free. Seriously- you rock! I love your work. Thanks again for sharing your goods!
WOW! Gorgeous labels! =) Thanks!
What will you come up with next you brilliant woman!? From your post I discovered that putting the word "cheese" in front of anything make me giggle… cheese bunting, cheese colored twine, cheese magnets. giggle. giggle. giggle.
I've wrapped scotch tape around the end of the twine before to make lacing easier, but I love your idea of using superglue. So not cheesy.
Waauw — loove these. Thank you for this
A CHEESE label banner! Cathe! You slay me! This is too cool!
Amazing! I had no idea there were that many types of little cheese. Thanks for the images and the ideas.
I can't wait to have a dinner party! Going to use these as cheese markers.
Thanks for sharing!
These are ridiculously awesome. I've been bandying about some ideas for embellishing an apron for my sister and these may be just the ticket.
You are too fun!!!!!!!! I swear…I love this blog!!! LOL Thank you for the images and the ideas!
HOLY SMOKES, you are fun!
FUN, FUN, FUN! Love your show, baby!
OMG I can't wait to try out the bunting idea. These are amazing graphics, they so remind me of being a little girl as I seem to remember eating Dairylea cheese triangles a lot
oh that bunting is the cutest thing i've seen in ages!
thanks for sharing :0)
You're so great, Cathe! I want to be you when I get younger!
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Great pictures and article thanks for sharing. Everyone feel free to check out my craft blog Creek Corner
You did it again! Brilliant! Love the little buntings…magnetized and threaded versions. Always fun to visit your blog. xoxo
It's the first time I've been here! Your blog is gorgeous! Thank you so much for your great ideas and the print offs and other things you offer for free!
Gaby xo
Love them! Thanks.
How cute these are. I tried and tried and couldn't get the images to download tho. Maybe WordPress doesn't like them?
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thank you for your pdf's
Crystal
I just blogged about you at
http://crystalscreations-stillwatersgallery.blogspot.com
Check it out and leave me a message!
Thanks for your pdf's
Crystal
I tried to download them today and got a message that each file was damaged. Thanks so much for sharing the art as well as the great ideas.
Lynne
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I tried to download them today and got a message that each file was damaged. Thanks so much for sharing the art as well as the great ideas.
Lynne
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Hi Lynn,
I'm sorry you're having trouble with the files. I check them myself and they are loading fine. I'm off to the Renegade Faire for the day, but as soon as I return to the studio I will look further into this. If you would like me to email them directly, please contact me via email and I would be happy to send them over. Thanks for your patience.
Anyone else having trouble with a bad file, please contact me via email as well and I'll hook you up.
cathe holden at justsomethingimade dot com
These are great! What about creating a 'cheesy reward chart' for kids – except in reverse, each time they leave smelly clothes on the floor or forget to wash their hands they get a 'cheesy sticker'. The person with the least 'cheesy stickers' by the end of the week wins!
Im getting a "bad file" error message when I try to download these cute graphics. Any help you could give would be very much appreciated!
Hi Connie, sorry about the trouble. Please try again, I moved the files to Google Docs. The problem may be with the size of the files. I know others are able to download them ok. Let me know if you are still having trouble and I will email the files to you.
oh, Cathe! Thank you, thank you for your wonderful inspiratons. I received my order of baker's twine yesterday and cut out three sheets of labels and strung most of them last night… what fun I'm having with them. I get a great big grin on my face every time I open your blog and see that there is a new entry!
This is just toooooo cute! Thank you so much – a wonderful idea and thanks for sharing. Greetings from Germany
Oh this is fantastic – thanks!
I LOOOVE your blog and this is so awesome – thanks so much for scanning in the cheese labels so we can all make some!
I love your blog! I've been having so much fun going through it and reading it and saving the various images – you're so generous with the images! (Don't worry, they aren't for commercial purposes – just my random crafting.
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What pushed me to finally comment is that the images of the vintage cheese wedges don't seem to be working – something about the files being damaged keeps popping up on my computer. Can you re-upload them or send them to me? Thanks so much!
Kelly, So sorry you aren't able to upload the labels! Please try refreshing the post one time and if that doesn't work, just email me your email address and I'll send the files right over!
catheholden at justsomethingimade dot com
I love this!! Just totally cute!
Cathe, I just wrote a blog post re: cheese tables, and I thought your banner would be the perfect backdrop for any cheese buffet. Very creative.Thanks for sharing.
I loved these, Cathe and made too.
If you want take a look come to my blog. Thank you, thank you…thank you! Kisses
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Fabulous. I have NO idea what to do with them, but I’m thinking about it!
Wonderful!
These are so cute. Thank you.
Your studio looks like the best place ever!! I LOVE the colours together with the brown of the magazine holders and that adorable wooden drawer unit!
Is there a post with more photos of your studio?
Just under my profile photo there is a button for THE STUDIO that will take you to my Flickr photos! Thanks for asking!
Hi,
If you decide to get rid of the original labels, or have any duplicates, please contact me
Thanks
David
You are AMAZING!!! Thank you for being so generous with your creativity and ideas. You have truly been blessed and now you are passing it along to us. Thank you.
I found your very cute bracelet in the Country Living Magazine and downloaded the PDF files onto my desktop and ordered the shrinktdinks as directed. I have tried every way possible to print them, but Try as I might, nothing shows uo on the paper! I am quite sure I have done something wrong!! Can you please let me know just what the heck I have done to mess these up?? Checked out your site, and it was wonderful!!! What a wonderful brain you have! You must be the person we all wish we could be! Thanks for all your clever ideas!! Just Love the cheese lables. You are a joy to us all!! Thanks so much! Linda
Just stumbled across this, amazing! I love your creativity, and thanks for sharing the artwork with us. I can’t wait to make little magnet sets for gifts
I love these! Great ideas for using them, too. Thank you so much for sharing them!
Cathe! You simply have such an artistic eye! Who would have thought of making such, vintage cheese labels at that, into what you’ve made them? Amazing! You are really so imaginative. Keep giving us wonderful ideas to emulate.
Shelly
Medford Property Management
It is so great to find that kind of mental power.Good creator,good mother.
How happy are your children?
PLease.send your address to recieve a big collection of the egyptian cheese labels.
I wish i could see them in magnet form.
Best regards from the NEW EGYPT
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I love the creative stuff on this site , my little girl has just done a project at school about cheese and she has used some of these ideas..Thankyou
Thanks so much for the cheese labels, love the idea of making the cheese wheels.
That’s the real art. I like most the idea of making the cheese wheels. Thanks for sharing your masterpiece on cheese labels.
Wao!
What beautiful things you do!! Thank you so much for your projects and to share them with us! Your crafts are amazing! Thank you for sharing them!!
This could be such a fun way to make personalized refrigerator magnets but using something that are so vintage in a sense. Could bring back a lot of happy memories while being productive at the same time. Great job!
Thank you Cathe, these are great fun – I made a cheesy shrinkie necklace here
http://itsacreativeworld.typepad.com/its_a_creative_world/2012/08/its-a-bit-cheesy.html
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Wow these are brilliant! Thanks so much
hey dear Cathe:
thanks for sharing! really love it!!
may I ask you for the download file of these cheese crafts?
sorry I cant find it… really thanks you! Cathe !
ELLA MAE BALLARD 8523 GLEN BLUFF SAN ANTONIO,TEXAS 78239 LOVE YOUR CHEESE-LOVE YOUR LABELS.I HAVE NO ACCESS TO A PRINTER.I’M HOPING I CAN TALK YOU INTO SENDING ME A SAMPLEING OF A FEW DIFFERENT TYPES OF THE LABELS FROM YOUR CHEESES.i WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT EVER YOU CAN DO FOR ME,THANK YOU,ELLA.
thanks so much, i love these x
Cathe, your spirit of sharing your resources and creativity is really
special—and much appreciated! I kept finding so many PINS attrib-
uted to your site that I finally just added it to my “GREAT SITES”
board so that I can wander it at will! Thanks for doing what you do.