Printable Egg Carton Toppers allow you to dress up any 12 count egg carton and label it with a darling design for your recipients! We’ll show you how easy it is to print and cut these clever labels.
please note the free topper label in this post is not farmer’s market/seller legal in Texas but is legal to use to give away free eggs
If you have chickens, chances are people give you empty egg cartons. Most hope you will refill them with more free eggs! Since that is often the case, why not make your cartons look fantastic?
The Cute Side of Recycling
Not all egg cartons are made equal. Some are downright ugly. I wanted to both recycle and share nice looking cartons of fresh laid eggs with neighbors but how? I knew I would have to design something myself.
An Idea is Born
I first started using an egg carton topper as a way to advertise my website. If I was giving away free eggs, why not let them know about my dot com, too? Folks seemed to like the custom labels and I figured my readers might enjoy using them as well. Here is how they work!
How to Use Egg Carton Toppers:
download the free topper label below
1. Download the Printable PDF File Here:
2. Print the PDF on White card stock (minimum 110 index weight)
3. Using a craft paper trimmer, cut inside the black dotted cutting guidelines that appear on the print out. This will give you 3 toppers from each sheet.
4. Optional: Using a corner rounder punch, round the corners for a better fit. (You’ll notice egg cartons also have rounded lid edges.) This can be done by hand with scissors, too.
5. Affix the topper to the carton using a few pieces of double sided tape.
Now you’re ready to give your eggs away knowing they look charming!
The Great News:
These have worked on every single egg carton we have ever tried! We’ve yet to find a standard sized carton they didn’t fit. (We did have to trim them a smidgen more to fit one brand of clear plastic cartons.)
Two Cents
The supplies needed are minimal: card stock, a paper trimmer, a printer with black ink and double sided tape. Since the toppers print three to a page, when it is all said and done the cost is about two cents each. A great price considering how cute they’ll look in the end!
Let’s Get Crafting!
Now that you know how to use our egg carton toppers, try them out and let me know what you think! Feel free to leave any design requests in the comments and watch for a post about How to Sell Eggs that has more freebie carton labels included!
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