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Circle Label Sizes and What Each Diameter Actually Fits

Circle Label Sizes and What Each Diameter Actually Fits

Every circle label diameter we cut, from a half inch dot to a 4.5 inch lid seal, what each one fits, sheet versus roll pricing, and where a round label lifts.

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Circle Sticker Sizes and Round Sticker Dimensions Explained

Circle Sticker Sizes and Round Sticker Dimensions Explained

Every circle sticker size 4OVER4 prints, from .375 inch seals to a 4.625 inch CD label, which diameter fits which surface, and how to set bleed on a round cut.

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Custom Kids Stickers That Survive Lunchboxes, Bath Time and a School Year

Custom Kids Stickers That Survive Lunchboxes, Bath Time and a School Year

Kid-safe sticker ideas for name labels, reward charts and bedroom decor, plus the vinyl, laminate and adhesive that survive water bottles and painted walls.

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Domed 3D Stickers and How the Resin Dome Actually Works

Domed 3D Stickers and How the Resin Dome Actually Works

How the resin dome on a domed 3D sticker is poured, why polyurethane beats epoxy outdoors, the shapes it holds, and when a flat vinyl sticker wins instead.

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Envelope Labels Explained and How to Size Them for Any Mailing

Envelope Labels Explained and How to Size Them for Any Mailing

What an envelope label is, which label size fits a #10 or A7, when a printed envelope beats a label, and the two USPS zones a label must never cover.

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How to Size, Choose and Apply Envelope Sticker Seals

How to Size, Choose and Apply Envelope Sticker Seals

Envelope seal sizes that fit A7 and #10 flaps, when a clear seal beats foil, and how to place and press a seal so it holds without warping the envelope.

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Foil Asset Tags for Equipment Tracking With Barcodes and Serial Numbers

Foil Asset Tags for Equipment Tracking With Barcodes and Serial Numbers

How foil asset tags are built: why barcodes need a matte window on metallic stock, sequential serial numbering, tag sizes, adhesives and where printed tags fail.

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Custom Safety Labels That Meet ANSI and Stay Readable

Custom Safety Labels That Meet ANSI and Stay Readable

Which ANSI signal word and color your warning label needs, how GHS chemical labels differ, and the substrates, adhesives and placement that keep it legible.

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How to Print Bulk Mailing Labels That Machines Read First Time

How to Print Bulk Mailing Labels That Machines Read First Time

Roll or sheet, how variable data addressing merges a spreadsheet into thousands of unique labels, which adhesive holds on kraft, and what bulk labels cost.

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Hard Hat Sticker Placement, Sizing and Materials That Last

Hard Hat Sticker Placement, Sizing and Materials That Last

Where hard hat stickers can safely sit, what size fits a curved shell, and which vinyl and reflective materials survive sun, sweat and a hot truck cab.

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Ways to Create Creative Stickers That Print as Well as They Look

Ways to Create Creative Stickers That Print as Well as They Look

Creative sticker ideas that survive printing: custom die-cut shapes, holographic and glitter stock, clear windows, kiss-cut sheets, and the file setup each one needs.

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How to Design a Store Window Decal That Reads From the Sidewalk

How to Design a Store Window Decal That Reads From the Sidewalk

Design a store window decal that reads from the sidewalk: size the caps to viewing distance, choose first or second surface, and set the file up so it cuts clean.

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