Candle Warning Label Maker for Jars and Tins

A candle sold in the United States is a consumer commodity under the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act, so its front label follows the same federal rules as other consumer products: a statement of identity, a net quantity in ounces and grams, and the name and place of business of the maker, packer or distributor. Candles also carry a fire safety warning. The warning is where the candle label maker adds the words and the symbol that a buyer looks for before lighting the wick.

The fire safety warning has four parts in this candle warning label maker. The first is the safety alert symbol, an equilateral triangle with an exclamation mark. The second is the signal word, WARNING or CAUTION, in bold capitals. The third is the three safety rules. The fourth is the optional burning instructions and the optional maker line. The block is editable after it is placed, so a brand can use its own wording while keeping the structure.

The sizes follow the label stock people actually buy. The 1.5 in circle fits small jars and tins, the 2 in and 2.5 in circles fit standard jars, and the 3 in circle fits larger tins. The 3 x 2 in rectangle fits the side of a jar or the back of a package. A warning label on the bottom of the jar is common practice.

The three rules are the trade association's summary: Burn within sight. Keep away from combustibles. Keep away from children and pets. The National Candle Association explains each one on its candle label guide: watch a burning candle and put it out before leaving the room, keep it away from furniture, drapes and other things that burn, and keep it out of reach of children and pets. The same page advises against burning a candle for more than 4 hours at a time and suggests discarding it when about 1/2 in of wax remains.

The U.S. Fire Administration adds the fire service view: use stable holders, keep candles at least 12 in from anything that burns, and blow candles out when you leave a room or go to bed. The burning instructions in the candle label maker come from the trade association's advice and common practice: trim the wick to 1/4 in before each use, burn on a level and heat-resistant surface, burn no longer than 4 hours at a time, and stop when 1/2 in of wax remains. They stay optional because the three rules are the core of the warning.

ASTM F2058, Standard Specification for Candle Fire Safety Labeling, is a voluntary industry standard, not a federal rule. The candle warning label maker gives the common warning and the trade association's three rules, and the standard's text is sold by ASTM for anyone who wants the exact wording.

Most candle warning labels are placed on the bottom of the jar, and that is the usual place for a warning circle on a container that already has a front label. The bottom label is out of the way of the artwork, it is read when the candle is picked up, and it leaves the front for the brand and the scent.

A warning label can also go on the back or the side of a package, and the 3 x 2 in rectangle in the warning group is made for that. Whatever the place, a candle warning label must be readable at the size it is printed: a 1.5 in circle holds the three rules at 6.75 pt with the burning instructions and the maker line left out, while a 2.5 in circle holds the full block with the burning instructions and the maker line. The candle label maker shows the chosen type size and what it had to leave out, so the decision is visible before printing.

The front checklist can mark the name and place of business and the fire safety warning as on the warning label. That keeps the front clean: the front carries the brand and the scent, and the bottom or the back carries the safety and the maker details.

The candle warning label maker offers ten sizes. The front group has the 3 x 2 in rectangle on Avery 22822, the 9.75 x 2.75 in tumbler wrap on a custom sheet, and 2, 2.5 and 3 in circles on Avery 22807, 22808 and 5655. The warning group has 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3 in circles on Avery 8293, 22807, 22808 and 5655, and the 3 x 2 in rectangle on 22822. The sheet count is shown in the print panel, so a pack of labels lasts as long as expected.

A 2 in circle sheet of Avery 22807 holds 12 labels, which suits a batch of standard jars. A 2.5 in circle sheet of Avery 22808 holds 9, and a 3 in circle sheet of Avery 5655 holds 6. The 3 x 2 in rectangle sheet of Avery 22822 holds 8. The 1.5 in circles come 20 to a sheet of Avery 8293, which suits small jars and tins.

A wrap too wide for the portrait page, such as the 9.75 in tumbler wrap, turns the custom sheet to landscape and prints two on a Letter page, 11 x 8.5 in, with 1/4 in margins and 1/8 in gaps. The same wrap prints two on A4, while narrower wraps keep the portrait layout.

A wrap label is measured around the jar, not across it. Multiply the diameter by pi, 3.14159, to get the circumference, or measure a strip of paper around the jar for the exact number. Then subtract a gap between the ends, or add an overlap if the label is meant to stick to itself; the wrap calculator starts at a 1/8 in gap or a 1/4 in overlap, and you can change either. The result is the label width.

The label height comes from the straight part of the jar, not the whole jar. Measure from the bottom to where the side starts to curve in, then subtract a clearance at the top and the bottom, usually 1/8 in at each end. The candle label maker's wrap calculator does both steps and shows the size before it applies it, so a jar can be measured once and a label ordered with confidence.

The 9.75 x 2.75 in candle warning label wrap is the tumbler wrap the AI candle page uses: a 10.05 in around tumbler with a 0.3 in gap and 1/8 in of clearance at each end, 2.75 in high. The wrap calculator gives 9.925 in wide for the same tumbler with its default 1/8 in gap. A jar with a different diameter gets a different width from the same arithmetic; a wrap too wide for the portrait page is laid out two to a landscape page, and a narrower one stays portrait.

The net quantity on a candle label goes in ounces and in grams, in the form NET WT 8 OZ (227 g), as 16 CFR 500.7 and 500.8 describe for consumer commodities. The candle warning label maker starts every front label with that statement and keeps the numbers editable, so a 4 oz tin and a 16 oz jar each get their own line.

The place and the letter height follow the panel, not the label stock. On a principal display panel larger than 5 sq in, the net quantity sits in the bottom 30 percent of the panel, and its letters must be at least 1/8 in high when the panel is 5 to 25 sq in, 3/16 in when it is 25 to 100 sq in, and so on with the panel area. A tin lid counts the whole top of the lid, and a jar counts 40 percent of its height times its circumference. The candle warning label maker sizes the net weight for the label's own area, and its checks measure the letters in the actual font. A larger principal display panel may need larger type.

The net weight is set in a condensed bold type so the ounces and grams fit a small circle at the required height. On a 3 in circle the statement runs across the lower part of the safe area, and on the 3 x 2 in front it sits below the scent and the statement of identity. If the letters are too small or the statement sits too high, the Checks tab says so and the front checklist leaves that item unticked.

A home printer can make a candle label that looks store-bought if the sheet is fed straight and the print is at 100 percent. Print the test page on plain paper first, hold it against the label sheet in front of a light, and measure how far the outlines sit from the labels. The printer offset fields move every label by the same amount, and the test page is the quickest way to find the number.

The candle warning label maker prints the design on its own sheet, or as single labels when the design is a custom size. The PDF and SVG draw the text as vector outlines and keep the shapes as vectors, so a print shop can output them at any size. The PNG is for a quick proof and for craft machines. Set the bleed to 1/8 in and keep the safe area at 1/8 in, and the words stay clear of the cut.

For a warning label on the bottom of a jar, use a circle that fits the jar: 1.5 in for a small jar, and 2 in or 2.5 in for a standard jar. For a front label on a tumbler, the 9.75 x 2.75 in wrap prints two at a time on a landscape sheet. A test print on plain paper costs nothing and catches a size mistake before a sheet of labels does.

The text on a candle label has to be exact, and the art can come from anywhere. When the words are in place, the Design with AI panel sends a picture of the label to the AI candle label design page. A candle label starts the panel in restyle, which replaces the whole label's look and brings the result back as the bottom layer. The panel can also make background art only, with the design's words left on top as editable text.

The AI page is optional and paid per design; this candle warning label maker is free and needs no account. A brand that already has artwork can upload it as a picture and place it behind the text. The result lands on this label.

A good candle label reads at arm's length: the brand small at the top, the scent large in the middle, the statement of identity beneath it and the net weight at the foot. The warning label is the opposite: dense, plain and readable, with the signal word first. Keeping those two jobs apart is what makes the pair work on a jar.

ASTM F2058, Standard Specification for Candle Fire Safety Labeling, is a voluntary industry standard, not a federal rule. Its current edition is F2058-07(2021), and ASTM sells the text. The candle warning label maker gives the common warning and the trade association's three rules, and the page checks the federal label rules that do apply.

The front checklist covers the statement of identity under 16 CFR 500.4, the net weight under 500.7 and 500.8, its place and letter height under 500.6(b) and 500.21, the name and place of business under 500.5, and the fire safety warning. Those items are shown as what to add, not as a pass or fail grade, and the last two can be marked as on the warning label. The result is a label that says what a buyer needs and what a printer can produce.

The federal rules are read on eCFR; the trade association's advice is on candles.org and the fire service advice on usfa.fema.gov, both linked above.