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The woman who features in the book I’m launching in April is a highly organised person. “Everything has a place and a place for everything’’.
I was in the office of one of the men who once worked for her. He said how he had his folders all lined up on the shelf with some scruffy, handwritten labels pinned to the outside. The next day, when he arrived to work, he found all his folders with neat little labels on them.
He pointed to the shelf behind him in the office where he now works. “That’s how much of an influence she had on me.’’ His folders were neatly lined up on the shelf, perfectly labeled and easy to identify.
It might seem like a minor thing in the scheme of things, but as he said, it’s kept him organised. And being more organised means being able to achieve more.
I’ve always been a fairly organised person. But throw in two children, a husband, a business and a decent-sized home and suddenly it becomes harder to keep on top of things.
I’m not perfect. Not by any stretch of the imagination. But I have to know where things are.
So labelling my folders helps.
It’s been a while since I’ve done a review and giveaway for a product. I have to really want something these days to take the time to review it.
So when I was approached about doing a review for the Epson LabelWorks 600P, it was a bit of a no-brainer decision. It became an even easier decision when I learnt it can connect to my smartphone and tablet. This is just another way to get some order in my life and increase productivity.
Types of labels
This little machine goes a little beyond that though. The type of labels have suddenly opened my eyes to the type of things I could be doing.
For example:
Along with standard, pearalized and reflective tape, there’s also ribbon where you can design unique ribbon prints. I’m thinking these could make wonderful branded ribbons for gifts for high-end clients.- You can actually add photos icons, symbols, QR codes, handwriting, different fonts and images from your camera roll, Dropbox or Google Drive.
- Labelling folders, particularly those for education and those for my own programs and products I’m developing.
- It’s great for leaving inspiring notes around my office space. My words for this year are: Shine – Flow – Clarity – Abundance. So I’ve placed them – with a label – on the front of one of my folders so I can be reminded of them every day.
- Barcodes for physical products. Not sure what that physical product will be yet, but hey, the idea is there!
- And of course, there are all the girls’ school items. Unfortunately, this arrived a tad too late to do the girls’ drink bottles, lunch boxes and all their books with labels and wrap around book covers. I refuse to do contact! However, with many of the old labels from a previous labeller continually falling off, you can guess what we’re replacing them with!
With plenty of symbol and icon options, the girls also get the chance to make the labels truly their own and unique for each item. This is one of the things I’ve never much liked about buying label packs in bulk where two years later the pretty princess picture is just not cool to a seven-year-old anymore.
Using the label maker is actually quite easy. Setting it up on my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone – which meant downloading an app – was also fairly straight forward. What it can do design-wise from the phone is pretty incredible.
Setting up and using the label maker
My big challenge came in trying to get it on my Macbook Pro. I think it had more to do with the high security settings on my laptop, but downloading the software and then getting it to connect to the label printer took a bit more time than it did with the phone.
I eventually had to disable my security for a short period to get it to work. Then, it only came with a lite version, which couldn’t do nearly as much as the phone.
So, I’ll be sticking to the phone and iPad.
What I like about the labeler
Some of the things I like about the label maker are:
- The fact I can use my iPad or Galaxy Samsung phone via Bluetooth. With the Macbook Pro, I just used the cord to connect, which is easier when I’m sitting at my desk.
- I can use it for anything from labelling the girls school items through to labelling my folders and gift wrapping and gift cards in my business through the variety of ribbons that are available. I think this is the thing I love the most.
- It says you can “print on the go” and, while that might be right, I’m not sure I’d want to lug the labelmaker around with me. This may be a huge benefit to some though. I noticed some of the other models look slightly smaller. This one really is ideal to sit on your work desk.
- Built in cutter and ability to choose the size of your adhesive labels from 6mm to 24mm, depending on the tape you’re using.
- I mentioned it before but the handwritten message on a label is such a great touch. My next task is for the girls to write their own names and use those special handwritten labels for their school books.
- The tapes we were given were reflective, pearlized, standard and ribbon. You can also get iron-on, glow-in-the-dark, metallic and florescent tapes.
Want one for yourself?
If you would like the chance to win an Epson LabelWorks 600P Label Printer + 1 additional ribbon (RRP: $160.99), all you need to do is:
- Tell us in the comments how you would use the labeller in your home or business? The person with the most creative use for the labelmaker will have their creativity fulfilled with their own label printer.
- Click one of the share buttons at the top of this post to share with friends on either Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, email or Google+ and let me know where you shared it in the comments.
Disclosure: Kellie O’Brien Media received product and payment for review purposes.
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Seriously…. Every where. Home. Office. Kids (Just so I dont forget their names, ha) And these are just so pretty and the blue tooth function is to die for. <3
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We moved to do another renovation and my office space ended up being in the corner of the lounge-room (don’t feel sorry for me it’s a huge room so I have lots of space!) however, all of my documents and folders are still in boxes.
We have just finished converting an old downstairs garage workshop into a lovely study, with new lighting, paint and carpet. I cannot wait to get set up and organised into this quiet space, where I can blog the hours away uninterrupted. The best part will be seeing all of my folders neatly placed on shelves and in cupboards, labelled so I can locate everything at a glance.
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Initially for mischief and mayhem, some inappropriately humorous labels placed here and there…..on the inside of his jocks will guarantee a laugh or two! Definitely plan to label the license plates of fellow drivers who have irritated me too (randoms and colleagues), as a public service to warn fellow drivers and to give them a chuckle. Then onto the serious stuff of the expanding file which I don’t use alphabetically but categorically, hence being unable to find a single thing I need!
I would use it to label our electric toothbrushes because my husband and I keep getting them mixed up and we have accidentally used each others toothbrushes many times! Gross.
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“How you would use the labeller in your home or business?”
As an author, I always need to organise my things. A labeller would really help me keep track of my files and stationary!
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Where to start? 1001 labels around the house and office – kids, dog, husband, kitchen pantry, desk, filing cabinet, cords (because, despite what my husband says, they all look the same and I’m tired of the neverending ‘Not that black one, the other black cord’ conversations).
Of course, none of those reasons are particularly creative or inspiring (and hence unlikely to win me the awesome Epson labelmaker.
So, my very first, amazingly creative and inspiring labelmaking project would be to create personalised envelope labels to put on the postpaks I will use to send out copies of my very first, can’t believe it’s actually happening picture book called Don’t Think About Purple Elephants. 🙂
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I would label anything from A to Z especially all my kids books and clothes, my pantry would need labelling and my laundry too, also this would be amazing in my study wow how organised would I be.
The main thing I would use it for is to label my daughter’s socks, she like her friends all have to have “Globe” socks, but they seem to walk out of the house on their own when other kids are over
We’ve just had cupboards put in our laundry and it a huge mess I need to rearrange it all and label everything I’d even label the doors so I don’t have to open everyone to find what I’m looking for 😉
Sure I could label some books, or even containers or jars
Or I could label outdoor things, or things in either of the cars
But no, there’s only one thing that I want labelled, in font big and bright as a town
A message for hubby, on the toilet seat declaring “PLEASE, OH PLEASE, PUT ME DOWN!!!!”
I have shared on twitter here: https://twitter.com/queenofcomps/status/571964201079607296
I would label the shoes of my daughters entire tap class with LEFT and RIGHT. Every little bit helps!
I would love to label my pantry! It would be fantastic to have it organised and looking neat, it would transform the space from drab to fab. It would mean less stress and being able to find everything a lot easier. Shared on Facebook.
I’d label files and folders and drawers and be super organised.
But my partner would think me strange and be a little surprised – Seeing labels on my knickers.
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First point of call the toilet seat, Remember to put seat down after use, 2nd point of call the kitchen ” PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF!
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This would be perfect for the children’s party business I am starting… how sweet would party bags tied with personalised ribbons with each little party-goer’s name be? They could keep the ribbon to re-use for their hair! And best of all, this is so portable I could bring it with me for any last minute guests so nobody is left out.
Shared on pinterest here 🙂 – https://www.pinterest.com/pin/184718022192714866/
Thanks for the chance, this looks amazing!!!
I would label my books and DVDs so people know to return them, as I lend out so much but few make it home – Shared on twitter
Hehe, the first thing I’d label would be something glittery and attention getting on the toilet seat to remind my husband to put it down!
Then my inner organisational nazi would come out and I’d go to town on the pantry containers, daycare clothes and I’d make a tidy filing system I stead of the haphazard paper pile that exists since the newborn came along. Oh the fun I’d have with this labeller and best of all, I could create them all from my iPad while trapper under the constant nursling! Winner winner!
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Has a winner been announced for this? Still have my fingers crossed that I could win one of these to help with my picture book marketing. 🙂
They’ve just been contacted, Susan! 🙂
I’d label ever last thing on and around my desk at work – Most especially my huge 2nd monitor! Every time I take a holiday, or work in a different location for a few days, my huge monitor gets “borrowed” and in an IT department of VULTURES can take me forever to track down! And lets not talk about chairs……I’d label it all if only to make it easier to retrieve everything.
I would donate it to my camera club for labelling photos and equipment and name tags for members..