What is professional printing?

Clear labels with silver printing: What? Where? How much?

• I'd like to order a bunch of small transparent adhesive labels with metallic printing. What is this printing style/technique called? How much should I expect to pay? And can you recommend someone who does this and can handle smaller runs? I have a small Etsy shop (selling beauty products), and I've been printing all of my product labels at home. The results are okay but not great, and it's a lot of hassle. I'd love to have professional-looking pre-printed labels. My preference is for clear labels with metallic silver... ink? Embossing? I don't actually know what it's called, and searching on various printing companies' websites hasn't enlightened me. The look I'm going for is something along the lines of http://bookstore.kennesaw.edu/SiteImages/19-SchoolImages/19-NEW%20WEBSITE/19-permanent_images/19-clinique-banner.png - I know some of those bottles have the info printed directly on them, but some use adhesive labels. The labels would be small - 1" square or under - and text only. I'd like to be able to order smaller quantities, between 50 and 200. I'd like them not to be prohibitively expensive, but I need to know what a reasonable price range would be. What's the name of the thing I'm looking for? Who can give it to me? How much will it cost?

• Answer:

  What you're looking for is called foil stamping or foil leafing. http://www.thestickershoppe.com/ indicates that they can do it on clear stickers—I'm sure there are many others.