What Happens When You Buy Wine Based on the Label?Simply select your label design and personal message and let us do the rest. (All messages printed in black ink, unless otherwise noted) FREE for Captain's Table Members Orders of a case or more - FREE $1.50 per labels for orders less than a case $10 one-time fee to set up $10 per case printing charge Logo must be supplied on disk or via email **Please allow 10 days for personalized wine orders-additional time for shipping** The following wines cannot be personalized: Butterfly, Miss Adventurous, Miss Behavin, Miss Chevious, Extra Dry Champagne, Vidal Blanc ICED, Cabernet Franc ICED, and 30th Anniversary Sparkling Wine.Putting vinyl on wine glasses and other curved glassware is something that many Silhouette users struggle with.  I am often asked if I have a tutorial on putting vinyl on conical surfaces like tumblers and the answer is no because to be completely honest I can't get it perfect and I can't share something I'm not confident in. 

But I can vinyl up a wine glass or two or four for a friend who needs a last minute gift for a girls' weekend.best gift wine 2014 Today I'm going to share 7 tips for adding vinyl to wine glasses and once I master tumblers, I'll be back with that tutorial.new wine 2015 songs First things first: pick the right design. buy one hope wineYou want the design to be the right size. best 2008 red wineIf it's too big you will definitely have trouble getting it straight on the glass so I say simple and small-er are best.   where to buy mini wine glassesIf you are adding a monogram to a glass I find it easiest to cut each letter separately instead of welding them together for this very reason. wine and food tourism

Smaller designs are easier to position without wrinkling, bubbling, and warping.best wine to buy at fresh and easy My friend originally asked for a multi-line "Keep Calm and Drink Wine with Your Besties" saying on each glass.  best bottle of wine for the moneyHer other idea was #Forever39.  best wine for new momI immediately suggestion that the Keep Calm phrase would be too big of a design.  Sure it can be done, but I didn't want to set myself up for a disaster knowing that the #Forever39 option she liked just as much and would be a lot less stressful! Use the right vinyl. You want to cut on permanent adhesive outdoor vinyl like Oracle 651. This vinyl can withstand washing (by hand). It has a stronger adhesive on the back to give it a better stick which is ideal for smaller designs.

Cut your design, weed, and then get ready to apply the vinyl to the wine glass. But before you do, fill the wine glass with water.  I filled mine about half way...but how much water you use all depends on where you want your design placed.  The water line is a guaranteed straight line of reference.  I usually use painters tape, but on a wine glass there's risk it would not be level because of the slightly conical shape of the glass. Use clear transfer tape to move your design from the vinyl backing to the glass.  Use the least amount of tape as possible. So cut the tape and the backing down as close to the vinyl as you can before peeling off the tape to transfer it to the glass. Place the middle of the design down on the glass first lining up the bottom edge with the water line (left below).  Then work out from one side to the other making sure the bottom of the design is always level with the water line. (I apologize, in advance, for the really bad picture...)

If you're having trouble with the design curving up or downwards slightly, use scissors to clip up into the transfer tape being careful not to cut the vinyl.  This just gives you a little wiggle room allowing the design to bend slightly back towards the water line. When the entire design is on the wine glass, carefully remove the transfer tape and burnish the vinyl down again with a Silhouette scraper. If you are doing more than one wine glass, pour all of the water into the next wine glass. This will ensure that all of the designs on every wine glass are in the same spot (so long as you don't spill any water while pouring)! And yes, I add my "PS Hand Wash Only" stickers, made with my Silhouette and white sticker paper to all wine glasses with vinyl to remind people they're not dishwasher safe. Read the Silhouette Sticker 101 tutorial Note: This post may contain affiliate links. By clicking on them and purchasing products through my links, I receive a small commission.

That's what helps fund Silhouette School so I can keep buying new Silhouette-related products to show you how to get the most out of your machine! Thanks for coming to class today at Silhouette School.  If you like what you see, I'd love for you to pin it!DISCOVER / CREATE / LEARN / TASTE Type Tasting founder Sarah Hyndman is on a mission to make typography accessible and exciting for everybody, not just designers. Sarah has created a programme of four exciting Type Tasting events for the London Design Festival this year. Each event takes a unique approach to exploring type: DISCOVER how it influences us as type consumers; CREATE customised letterforms from different times in history; LEARN how to choose fonts and use type to communicate effectively; TASTE the connection between type and all your senses (whilst enjoying delicious wine). TASTE: DO YOU JUDGE A WINE BY ITS LABEL? Wine and type tasting evening Thursday 22nd September, 7.30pm – 9.30pm (sold out)

Tuesday 27th September, 7.30pm – 9.30pm, £30 Laithwaite’s, Arch 219-221, Stoney St, London SE1 9AA A unique and enlightening wine/type tasting experience. Come on a journey of discovery through a selection of superb wines as you explore what the design of the label tells you about what you drink. How much does a bottle cost? If it looks expensive will you enjoy it more? What does the type tell you about its provenance? Try your hand at wine and font pairing as you identify the key flavours. Ultimately is the label just there to inform you, or can it transform your tasting experience? The wine and type tasting evening has been created by innovative type expert Sarah Hyndman, founder of Type Tasting, and will be co-hosted by Grant Hedley the wine tasting expert (tough job) with Laithwaite’s. The event will be held in the beautiful Laithwaite’s Arch store. This family owned, independent wine merchant has been finding some of the most exciting and enjoyable wines in the world for the last 50 years.

"Frankly brilliant idea of combining a type workshop with a wine tasting" It's Nice That “More than an excuse for weeknight drinking, wine was a clever example of the influence of typeface” Digital Arts “It was certainly an eye-opener to realise that so much of what we taste is influenced by our other senses” SEEN London LEARN: WHAT'S YOUR TYPE? Wednesday 21st September at 12pm (sold out), 2pm, 5pm, 7pm (sold out), 9pm, £15 Bedales Borough Market, 5 Bedale St, London SE1 9AL (No experience needed, booking is essential) An intensive and fun one-hour workshop designed to demystify typography and to give you a system for choosing fonts with confidence. Take part in experiments as you create your own set of tasting notes based on latest research results. Become part of the discovery process as we prove that a typeface can transform the meaning of your words—that it’s not just what you say it’s the way that you say it. • LEARN an easy 3-step process for choosing a typeface.

• FIND OUT why different fonts are suitable for different occasions. • UNDERSTAND how a font can look cheap, expensive, calm, angry or even alter your experiences. • CREATE your own ‘tasting notes’ to refer to when choosing fonts. • TAKE HOME tasting notes, certificate, spot prizes and a type sampler. Type Tasting is involved in extensive research quantifying how we respond to different typefaces. This workshop is based on results, not opinions; you will learn how to use this knowledge to make confident font choices. “Type Tasting surveys have given the graphic design community comprehensive information to use as hard evidence” Communication Arts magazine. This workshop is ideal for students, designers who would like a refresher based on research, startups branding their business, and the typographically curious. Spot prizes include books and tickets to the Museum of Brands in Notting Hill. You can also take home a printed Fontsmith type specimen along with a certificate and tasting notes.

FIND OUT MORE: www.bit.ly/LDF-WYT DISCOVER: TALK & BOOK SIGNING AT TATE MODERN 6–7pm drop-in games and demonstrations 7–7.45pm talk and book signing Join Sarah Hyndman, author of 'Why Fonts Matter', for a selection of Type Tasting games and demonstrations followed by a talk and book signing. What does your choice of font say about your personality? Which typefaces you would date, ditch or be ‘just good friends’ with. Can a font make a product look expensive or change what it smells or tastes like? “A fascinating insight into how type can influence our feelings, our senses, and even our taste” Professor Charles Spence, University of Oxford “Most books about fonts are written for designers, Sarah brings the power of fonts to everyone” Patrick Burgoyne, Creative Review FIND OUT MORE: www.bit.ly/WFMTateModern CREATE: TYPOGRAPHIC TIME MACHINE AT THE V&A Could you make a letter look like it is swaggering straight out of the Wild West of a century ago, or like it has travelled from the era of fairy tales and knights in shining armour, or like it has been beamed down from a space ship in the future?