You know I love me a good quick and easy DIY project. And these DIY Ice Cream Labels are just that! We make a lot of homemade ice cream during the summer. So I thought it would be perfect to order some ice cream containers to store it in.
Up until this point, we have been storing the ice cream in just Ziploc freezer bags. Classy, right? Lol well now I ordered me some cute containers from Amazon.
And I thought I would take it just a step further and make cute little ice cream labels with my Cricut machine. For July 4th this year, we were designated to bring ice cream to the family cookout.
I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to test out my Cricut and make us some labels. That way, our containers don’t get mixed up with anyone else’s since they are personalized too!
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Materials Needed:
- Ice Cream Containers
- Vinyl (I used a mixture of both black and pink vinyl)
- Transfer Tape
- Cricut Standard Grip Mat
- Cricut Machine (I used my Explore Air 2 machine)
Design Your Labels on Cricut Design Space
The first thing I did was to design my DIY Ice Cream Labels on design space. I simply came up with two different designs since I had four containers.
I wanted them to be a little different and not all the same. So I just typed in “The Gentry’s Homemade Ice Cream” in the Bradley Hand font for one design.
Then, I just searched for ice cream in the images section of design space and found one simple image that I thought would be cute for it.
I used some of my Cricut tools to remove the excess vinyl. Again, the more you do this, the easier it becomes. I think I am finally getting the hang of it now!
It doesn’t take me near as long as it once did. And these labels were a breeze compared to the vinyl I had to cut out for my DIY Vintage Advertising Jar I did last week! This was much more simple!
Apply Transfer Tape to Labels
Once I had my lettering all cut out, it was ready to apply. I applied these labels the same way I always do with my other Cricut projects. See my DIY Plant Labels post for more specific instructions if you missed that in the past.
I must say getting a huge roll of transfer tape is a must if you plan on making a lot with vinyl too. I ordered a big roll of it when I first got my Cricut machine. And I still haven’t ran out of it yet.
Even though, as you can see on my blog, a lot of my DIY projects here lately have been Cricut related!
Just cut out a piece of transfer tape around the same size as your label. Then, place it on top and go to town with the scraper tool! Again, if you don’t have a scraper tool, a credit card will work just fine here!
You basically want to make sure it sticks to the transfer tape completely. But, don’t worry if you start to pull it up and some of the letters aren’t attached. Just place it back down again and apply more pressure.
Apply Labels to Ice Cream Containers
The next step to these DIY Ice Cream Labels is to just apply them to the container! After you peeled the transfer tape from the vinyl backing, you can now stick it on to the container.
I was a little worried that they wouldn’t stick well to this container because of the material. But it worked like a dream! My Cricut hasn’t let me down at all so far!
Once you have it placed where you want it, just apply firm pressure again to make sure it adheres well to the container. Then slowly, and at an angle, peel the transfer tape off of the container. And that’s it!
You now have cute and customized ice cream labels! You could really go all out and even make custom flavor ones. Like if you always made a certain flavor, you could create that as a label instead.
I’m too OCD for that though. I couldn’t store “Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough” in a “Strawberry” container if you know what I mean!
Lol but seriously, that is what I love about my Cricut machine. The possibilities really are endless.
How The DIY Ice Cream Labels Have Held Up
So I made these labels several weeks ago and they have held up just fine. The ice cream containers are dishwasher safe, but since I added the labels, I decided to do hand wash only.
I am not sure how well they would hold up in the dishwasher. They also store ice cream just perfectly in the freezer. No freezer burn or anything!
I would definitely recommend them, even if you didn’t want to make your own DIY Ice Cream Labels for them! In my opinion, you can never have too many containers to hold some tasty homemade ice cream.
Am I right or am I right?!
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I’m so jealous that you have one of those circuit machines – so cool! I’ve actually just ordered some labels from The Label Lady for my scrapbook. Love the design of yours x
Awe thank you so much! I am so happy to have one too! I use it all the time!
This is so cute and creative. Thank you for sharing this DIY.
Thank you. So glad you think so!
I love your creativity and vision Charity! These are so cute and useful! I can see you doing that for a wide range of baking and cooking too. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! You definitely could do that for a lot of cooking and baking projects too!
What a cute project! I need to do this for my homemade ice cream. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, so glad you thought so too!
This is such a lovely idea and project to do, those ice cream labels are lovely! x
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Thank you, I am so glad you thought so as well.
That’s adorable. I’m going to make those for my parents for Christmas. Thank you for sharing!
Oh that’s a great idea! They will love that!
If the ice cream tastes good and the font is cool then you should be selling ice cream. I can imagine it would go down well. Lovely, creative article.
Lol yes that would be cool but I don’t have any plans on selling ice cream anytime soon!
Such a cute idea and I love how easy they are to make!
Thank you! They were very easy to make!
These look oh so cute Charity! I’m pretty jealous of your Cricut so I hope I can get myself one soon and I will be following some of my favourite posts from your blog (including this one!)
Oh yay! You definitely should get one, You would love it too!
These are so cute, I really want to make my own now! I love how easy they are to make too. Thanks for sharing x
Thank you so much! You should definitely make your own too!
Homemade ice cream is so beautifully thick and creamy that it makes great at-home eating as well as a little something extra to take to a friend’s house. Love the idea of these DIY labeled ice cream pints to make the delivery/gift even more special.
Thanks for sharing.
Yes! Homemade is definitely way better than store bought in my opinion!
Great post! I love these labels and I think they add a bit of nostalgia to an ordinary ice-cream 🙂 thanks for sharing x
Thank you so much. I am so glad you think so as well!
This is a great idea! Love the DIY ice cream labels and it’s nice that you personalised them! Thanks for sharing this!
Thank you, I am loving them too!
This post is really cute. Enjoyed.
Thank you so much
Those labels are so adorable! I love the idea of not only making your own ice cream for get-togethers but showing up with containers that feature your own personalized labels. It’s such a fun way to add your own spin to it all. I have been wavering on purchasing a Cricut but the more that I see people using them for projects like this, the more I feel like I need one lol
Thank you! You definitely should get one! I love using mine. It is so much fun!
Creative ice cream labels! So cute. Thanks for sharing! Would want to make homemade ice cream with my family someday.
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Thank you, you definitely should! Homemade ice cream is the best!
This looks awesome and really allows you to get as creative as you’d like with decorating the jars! Wonderful to hear the jars have held up well and hope you all enjoy the yummy ice-cream inside!
Thank you so much! I love having all the yummy ice cream inside too!
Oh my! These look really great. Thanks for sharing another DIY tips! I’ll definitely be trying to make these Ice Cream labels myself.
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Thank you so much! You definitely should! They were a lot of fun to make!
These are so cute! I love this idea. I started making homemade ice cream just this summer and I definitely see the appeal of these containers. Great DIY idea!
Thank you so much. I am so glad you think so as well!
Great idea!!
I’m looking into getting a cricuit machine. They look fun to use.
Thank you, you definitely should get one too. I love using mine so much!
that looks amazing definitely gonna save this to try it one day, thanks for sharing
Awe yay! I am so glad you think so too!
Amazing idea, looks so cute and creative..
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!