Warm

[clevermanka]

I was shocked this morning when I opened the back door to turn on Kitty T.V. (feed the birds and squirrels) and it felt warmer outside than inside. Sixty degrees at 9:00 a.m. on December 26th? Craziness. I left the door open for a few moments so Fetish could get a good sniff of Outdoors. So far nobody has shown up for breakfast, though, so I think the local fauna is as bewildered as I am by this weather change.

A small crew of us met up at Henry's last night--cba1282zyx, charmed_art, shrijani, and pamelonian, as well as a few other LJ-less freaks. It was a great time, although I burned my right ring finger on the damn heating lamp outside. Ouch. It's a fairly nasty burn (feels like a callous on the tip of my finger) so I'll wrap this up.

Question for the masses:

What is your method of removing labels from glass bottles and jars if you want the label to remain intact? I've shredded a couple lables I wanted to save by trying the soak-in-hot-water technique. Any innovative suggestions?

Comments

[royal-spice.livejournal.com]

A soak in rubbing alcohol may work, depending on the type of label (slightly laminated, vs. straight up paper). I guarantee nothing. ;)

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Take heart -- it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Yeah, I have been impressed by the freaky predictions.

Sorry, but a water soak is the best option. Then lift by using a razor blade to separate the glue from the glass. By looking inside the glass you can see the glue pattern and where the razor has to be applied.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Take heart -- it's supposed to snow tomorrow

Take heart? As in "take your heart, throw it on the ground, and stomp on it"?

The razor blade suggestion is excellent. I'll give it a try, thank you!

[saffronhare.livejournal.com]

I've had good luck with steaming, too. But that's still essentially a water soak. Good luck!

[apocalypticbob.livejournal.com]

When I used to work at the winery, we sold this stuff at the gift shop:

http://www.beveragefactory.com/wine/winebooks/Label+Off.shtml

I have no idea if it works or not, but it might be worth a shot.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Hot damn. This looks pretty spectacular. Thank you!!!!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

The ones I've shredded have all been thin paper that were too fragile to separate from the glass.

[caitlin-storm.livejournal.com]

I fairly often will use the blowdryer. You heat the label and ever-oh-so-slowly peal it off as the glue heats and loosens. This requires patience (of which I have in very little supply) but works pretty well. Good Luck!

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Wine labels... a soaking in Goo Gone as you slowly peel it off with a blade.

I checked on that laminated-sort of stuff.. I think clear Contact paper would be cheaper. :)
...and Cottins hardware is locally owned.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I shall try it! Thank you!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Oooo! Contact paper. Clever girl!

[shrijani.livejournal.com]

How long did you soak them? I find that when I forget about a soaking bottle for, say, ten or twelve hours, I am able to get the label off in tact. Sometimes, I use just a little dish liquid or liquid hand soap in the mix.

And I am so sorry to hear about your finger!

Had SUCH a lovely time at your place! We must assemble that group again!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I only soaked it for a few hours. I'll try the next one overnight, thanks for the idea.

And yes, more! I want more cocktail parties with good conversations. Henry's is lovely, but it's so hard to talk, sometimes, in a crowd.

[shrijani.livejournal.com]

Yes! I am kind of burning out on Henry's, too, and I don't really want that to happen. More cocktail parties! With intermittent selections loud music, perhaps!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I am happy to provide a venue, certainly. Yay!