I never would have thought to do this. Putting wine bottles in the oven is a little scary. I'd be in big trouble with Mrs BamaVol if one broke.

Martha Stewart covered this one day. She said to put contact paper over it. They use the side of knife or similar to go over it, then roll the contact paper and pull up (best to have two people working this) and pull the label up. Martha seemed to be having a quite problem but she managed to get it off. Don't know how well this will work for your project, but Martha seemed to think this was great. She recommended putting it down in a journal and writing the menu of the meal you had the wine on the opposite page. There is a reason I don't watch Martha Stewart on a regular basis.

Also the method recommended by Wall Street Journal wine reviewers

The ink that was used for notes and autographs on the labels may run or bleed when you decoupage the tray. I would do a small test spot first and then if necessary spray the labels with a fixative before decoupaging them to the tray. Oh no....another trip back to Hobby Lobby!:D

I haven't worked off the willies from the first visit yet. How about you give me a complete list now of what I'll need. Then I'll send Mrs BamaVol. :cool:

How about you just order online and then you won't need therapy afterwards.;)

For gluing down and sealing the labels:

Waterproof Acrylic Gel Medium

If you need to seal the ink first:

Spray Fixative

Thanks. ^ Not only do I get to keep my sanity a little longer, but keeping Mrs B out of that place will definitely save money!

Hi there,

A while back i managed to find a british labels company on their website they had some great tips on removing labels so it may be worth taking a look at their website for some more ideas.