Every Diwali, boxes of sweets travel between homes: to neighbours, relatives, colleagues, teachers and friends. A plain cardboard box becomes a thoughtful gift with a pretty label and a tag that says who it is from. This sheet gives you six round labels and four hang tags on one US Letter page, all in rich festival colours, all ready for your family name.
Labels and Tags on the Diwali Sheet
Six round labels
The top two-thirds of the page hold six circles, about 2.4 inches across, in two rows of three. Each has its own background colour: wine, teal, marigold orange, deep aubergine, magenta and midnight blue. A fine gold or cream ring sits just inside each edge. At the top of each circle is a small illustration: a brass diya, an orange marigold, a painted diya, a pink lotus, a terracotta diya or a yellow marigold. Under it, Happy Diwali is written in Great Vibes script, then WITH LOVE FROM in tiny white capitals, and The Shah Family in Cormorant Garamond. A dashed circle around each label shows where to cut.
Four hang tags
The bottom third holds four classic luggage-style tags with clipped corners and a punch hole near the top. Each has its own colour (magenta, saffron, forest green and wine) and illustration: a star lantern, a clay diya, a teal hanging lantern and a star rangoli. SHUBH DEEPAVALI sits in Cinzel capitals, followed by TO and FROM lines for writing names by hand. Dashed outlines show the cutting shape.
Personalising the Labels
Click The Shah Family on any label and type your own name. Each label is separate, so you can give every label the same name or personalise each one for a different recipient, for example, For Nani, For the Iyers next door, For Mrs. Thomas. Keep names under about 18 characters so they fit inside the circle on one line. You can also change Happy Diwali to Shubh Deepavali or Happy Deepavali.
Printing on Sticker Paper
For labels that stick directly to sweet boxes, print on full sheet sticker paper (also sold as full page label sheets) for your printer type, inkjet or laser. Download the sheet as a PDF and print at actual size, without fit-to-page scaling, so the circles keep their size. Cut the circles out along the dashed guides with scissors, or use a 2.5-inch circle punch if you have one, which gives a clean edge with a thin border of colour around each label.
The tags work best on card stock rather than sticker paper. If you want both on sticker paper and card, print the sheet twice and use the labels from one copy and the tags from the other.
Making the Hang Tags
- Print the sheet on card stock of 200 to 300 gsm.
- Cut along the dashed outline of each tag.
- Punch the hole at the white circle near the top with a standard hole punch.
- Thread a ribbon, gold thread, or kalava (red and yellow sacred thread) through the hole.
- Write the recipient and your name on the TO and FROM lines with a gold or white pen.
- Tie the tag around the sweet box, gift bag, or hamper.
Ideas for Using the Labels
- Seal the lid of a mithai box with a label across the opening, so it doubles as a seal.
- Stick labels on jars of homemade chakli, chivda or nankhatai.
- Decorate glass jars filled with dry fruits as gifts.
- Label return gifts for guests after a Diwali party; the return gift tags in this collection are designed for that too.
- Put a label on the front of an envelope holding a Diwali card or a cash gift.
Colour Choices and Changes
The six label colours are chosen to look good together in a stack of boxes. If you want a coordinated set in your own colours, click each circle to change its background and select the illustrations to adjust their colour swatches. For a classic look, make every label wine and gold. For a playful children’s party, choose brighter pinks, oranges and turquoise. The rings and text can be recoloured too; keep light text on dark circles for readability.
How Many Sheets Do I Need?
A rough guide: count the boxes you plan to give and divide by six for labels. A family giving sweets to 15 households needs three sheets of labels. For tags, divide by four. Print one extra sheet for mistakes and last-minute guests.
When to Prepare Sweet Box Labels
Sweets are usually exchanged in the days before and on Diwali, which falls on Sunday, November 8, 2026. Print and cut the labels a few days ahead, and attach them once the sweets are packed so the boxes stay clean.
Labels and Tags Questions
Can I make all six labels the same?
Yes. Change each circle’s colour to match and type the same name, or delete five and copy one label into their places.
Can I add a photo to a tag?
Replace an illustration with a small circle from the Elements panel and use Replace Image to add a photo.
Will it print correctly on A4?
The sheet is US Letter. Printing on A4 at actual size works, with slightly different margins; avoid fit to page if you want exact label sizes.
Matching Labels to the Sweets Inside
A colour code helps when you give different sweets to different people. Use the teal label for nut-free boxes, the wine label for dry fruit boxes, and the orange label for milk sweets that should be eaten quickly, and tell recipients the meaning on the tag. It is a practical touch for relatives with allergies or diet preferences, and it helps you keep track of which box goes where when the table is covered in packed sweets on Diwali morning.
Wrap Your Sweets With Care
Type your family name, print on sticker paper and card, and spend an evening labelling boxes with the family. It is a small step that makes every box of mithai feel like a personal gift.
