If you’re itching to plan something just a little different but still enjoyable for the fathers and graduates in your family, why not send them out to the driving range together?  If the dads and grads in your family enjoy golfing, this is a truly fantastic way to celebrate and enjoy one another!

Just make sure you send them out there with plenty of personalized bottled water.  Custom water bottle labels are a fun way to add a little something extra to the celebration, and lucky for you there are  many designs to choose from!  You can go with our “Golf Green” water label design, as shown above.

If you like, you can also order a few different designs to commemorate everyone on the trip.  Just think of how special the people on the trip will feel to see their photos on their very own bottles of water!  For the grads, you can choose from two different photo designs.  ”Congratulations Graduate” features a cap and diploma, while “Cap Toss” shows a crowd of graduates throwing their caps in the air.

If you want a truly custom design, you can always use our Design Online tool.  You can easily upload images, add text, and change colors to create a completely unique design.

Whichever way you choose to go, this outing is sure to be a hit!  For golf enthusiasts, there’s really nothing better than spending a day at the range with loved ones.

Dinosaurs are awesome.  Huge and exotic, they can captivate a roomful of children like nobody’s business.  That’s why we designed our adorable “Dinosaur Duo” water bottle label: to help you harness the fun of dinosaurs!

The great thing about dinosaurs is that they’re not specifically a boy or a girl thing, everyone likes them!  You can throw a dinosaur birthday party for a little girl, a little boy, or both: the only thing that’s for certain is that everyone will have fun!

The same kind of idea applies to this label design.  You can use this design to customize the bottled water at your party, or apply the design to custom labels and have custom birthday stickers with cute dinosaurs on them.  You could use these custom stickers to seal birthday party favor bags, or even just throw a couple into each bag for the kids to play with later.

This design isn’t limited to birthday parties, either.  Imagine how adorable this design would look at a charity golf tournament to benefit a children’s hospital!  You could hand out personalized bottled water bearing this design, or even turn the design into a bumper sticker and hand out custom bumper stickers instead.

Much like the dinosaurs themselves, the possibilities for how you can use this label design are huge!

We’ve been praising the merits of personalized promotional bottles of water for years now, but it always helps when outside authorities on the subject agree!  Media Life Magazine recently published an article called “Your Client’s Logo on a Water Bottle” endorsing the practice of using custom label bottled water to spread the word about your company and make coupon offers more effective.

Some of the highlights of the article include:

“…after completing an inspection, an auto shop could place a complimentary bottle of water in the cup holder of the customer’s car, with a label coupon for a discounted oil change on the next visit.”

“Top venues for water-bottle giveaways include hospitals, meetings and conventions, trade shows, spas and resorts, golf courses and colleges.”

“In addition to coupons, labels can also include a call-to-action prompting the consumer to text a code to a particular number in exchange for a special offer.”

We’ve been helping companies create high-quality promotional bottled water for over seven years.  Our new Design Online tool makes it easy to upload logos and graphics to water bottle labels, and our purified spring water is delicious and safe.

If you’re interested in reading more about how customized bottled water can help you promote your business or spread the word about special offers, peruse our archives or click over to read more of the article.  We’ll also be happy to talk to you in person about the project you have in mind, so feel free to contact us for more information!

Every once in awhile a new design comes around that captures our imagination.  Swirl Frenzy, designed by Lacy Labels, is just such a design.  Swirl Frenzy is classy, dramatic, and full of possibilities.

Imagine this gorgeous water bottle label design adorning bottled water at a glamorous fundraising gala.  The swirls keep the design from getting stuffy, and the generous black area on this label provides ample room for event details.  Using this label design would be an easy way to make bottled water sophisticated enough to look appropriate at a black tie event.

This design would also look right at home at a classy 50th birthday party.  The black and gold color scheme are rich and easy to coordinate with, and there’s plenty of room in the black portion to include a picture of the birthday girl if desired.

Of course, this design would also look beautiful at a wedding reception.  If swirls are a part of your wedding’s design scheme, this design would fit right into your reception decor.  Provide your guests with beautiful custom label bottled water, and enjoy admiring how lovely these bottles look on your reception tables!

That’s the beauty of custom labels.  One design can spark your imagination!

Welcome to the newly redesigned Bottle Your Brand!  As you can see, we’ve done a lot of work here on the blog and on our main site to change things and make everything even easier to navigate and use.

Here are some of the improvements we’ve made:

• Our new Design Online tool!  We are so pleased to offer this to you.  Trust us, you’re going to love it!  Now you can upload your photos, designs, and images to your labels using our website.  You can create completely custom designs from scratch, and now you even have the option to save your designs for future use by creating an account.
• Easy-to-shop layout.  You can now browse by design category (e.g. wedding designs, birthday designs, sports designs, etc.) or by product (e.g. wine label designs, water bottle label designs, beer label designs, etc.)  It’s easy to find your way around!
• New products!  We’ve added custom labels to the products we offer for customization.  Our custom labels are currently available in two sizes, square and rectangle, and in a variety of sizes.  These are perfect for craft labels, DIY holiday gift labels, or labels for favor gift bags.

In celebration of our new look, we’re having a sale through the end of February!  If you’re buying custom labels (any shape or size, excludes bottled water orders) just enter this promo code at checkout to receive free Ground shipping: FREESHIP

*Disclaimer: This offer is not applicable to any orders that have already been placed.  To receive this discount you must enter the promo code at the time of checkout*

Go forth and shop, and be sure to let us know what you think about our new look!

We always get so excited when someone at our company gets married, has a baby, or celebrates a birthday because it means we get to see our products used firsthand!  One of the lovely ladies in our office recently had a baby, and as you can see in the photo above she put our mini water bottles to good use at her shower!

It was a lot of fun to watch the women at the baby shower milling around, chatting and playing games with these bottles sitting convenient right next to them.  The small size was great, because it gave the women at the shower the ability to juggle plates of food, purses, and their drinks without spilling anything.

There was also a beautiful little girl at the shower, and she felt very special indeed to have her very own bottle that was just the right size for her wee little hands.  The 8 oz bottle size is just the right size for grown-ups and little kids alike!

Custom label bottled water is stylish, a natural addition to baby showers.  You can match the colors of your label to the décor of your shower, so that while your guests walk around it’s like the decorations get to mingle right along with them!

As you gather with friends and family this holiday week, take advantage of seeing everyone by making a mental list of the holiday gifts you’d like to buy this year.  If someone you know would appreciate a bottle of wine or beer this year, you’re in luck!

We’re having a holiday sale: 10% off ALL our products!  Just enter the promo code BYB10 at checkout and you can save 10%.  Buying a personalized holiday gifts cost less at Bottle Your Brand!

You can save 10% off customized beer labels, personalized wine labels, custom water labels, and customized bottled water.  Finding custom holiday gift ideas is inexpensive and fun this year!

Happy holiday from all of us here to all you, we hope your thanksgiving is warm, wonderful, and stuffed to the brim with all the wonderful things life has to offer!

Here are some tips to help you stay cool:

1. The number one most important thing to remember about staying cool is to stay hydrated.  Most people can stay healthy and reasonably cool so long as they’re drinking plenty of cold water.  Stay away from sugary or caffeinated drinks, as those will dehydrate you!  If you’re planning an event this summer, make sure to stock up on cold water for your participants; it’s the best way to ensure everyone feels great and has fun.  We offer personalized spring water with bright, eye-catching labels, so if you want to put a little pizazz in your event, this is a great option for you!
2. Have fun with your food.  Buy a cucumber and stick it in the refrigerator.  Once it’s cold, slice it thin and then apply the cucumber slices to your eyes, your forehead, and cheeks.  Relax, sip a cold beverage, and maybe snack on a little cucumber salad.  You’ll feel like royalty!
3. Wrap ice cubes in a washcloth and hold it on pressure points.  Hold it between your wrists, behind your neck, and on your cheeks and forehead and before you know it you’ll feel like a new person!
4. Eat cold food.  Snack on some ice cream, have a salad, drink a smoothie, anything cold that passes between your lips will help cool you down.
5. Be strategic about your windows.  Draw the shades and shut the blinds and curtains during the day to keep the sunlight from heating up your house.  Then, when the temperature outside is cooler than the temperature inside, open your windows and blinds and let that cool night air inside.  Your house might not be as cool as it would be with air conditioning, but it’ll stay cooler than it would be with the windows open!

What about you?  Do you have any tips or tricks for surviving the swelter?

Beaches are natural locations for parties, because there’s a little something for everybody.  Playing in the water, hitting a volleyball around, or even just lazing around and taking in the view, no matter who you invite it’s bound to be a good time.  If you’re one of the lucky few who lives close to the beach, take advantage!  Beach parties are perfect for birthdays, holidays, or just about any other occasion!

Here are some beach party ideas to spark your creativity:

• Shelter.  Beaches don’t tend to offer a lot of shade naturally, so pack up a folding canopy or some umbrellas.  Someone will inevitably forget to put on sunscreen and will appreciate the shade like you wouldn’t believe!
• Cold drinks.  Beaches get hot, and there’s nothing worse than being parched and stuck without anything to drink!  Pack a cooler or two with ice and load it up beverages.  If you’re feeling extra fancy, use custom labels to spice up your beverages.  How cute would the water label featured above look on some water bottles sitting on the beach?!  Don’t worry, all our labels will withstand water and ice without smearing or falling off.
• Seating.  Sure, sitting on the sand is fine, but pack along some chairs as well for those who don’t want to or have difficulty sitting on the ground.
• Ice.  Don’t fall victim to food poisoning!  Keep all your food properly refrigerated by bringing along lots of ice.  Beach parties are fun, botulism isn’t.
• Activities.  Bring a volleyball net, some sports balls, and wood for a bonfire if you have a pit nearby.  By making sure there’s a variety of activities, you’ll insure your guests don’t get bored, though who can possibly get bored on the beach?

We have some really wonderful summery designs for water, wine, and beer.  Nuptial H2O, Adventurous Red, and Four Star are all perfect for summer, with bright colors that will really pop on the beach.  As far as beach party ideas go, this is a pretty original one!  Just stick on our fully adhesive labels, throw them into a cooler, and have fun!

A wonderful way to go the extra mile in making your guests comfortable is the out of town bag or basket (a.k.a. The OOT Bag).  These bags, or baskets, are placed in each out of town guest’s room and supplies them with a few personal touches they may need or want throughout your wedding festivities.  Here are some suggestions to help get you started on creating OOT Bag for your own guests:

• Pain relievers.  Advil, aspirin, ibuprofen, any of these will be welcomed by any guest that suffers a headache or muscle sprain.  You can buy single serving packets of these from Target or any drug store and you can bet your guests will appreciate them!
• Shout Wipes.  There’s nothing like an untimely stain to ruin the perfect wedding outfit!  If you throw some single serving Shout Wipes into your OOT Bags, you could potentially save someone’s favorite outfit!
• Snacks. You can really get creative with this one.  Choose snacks that are special to your area or particular favorites of the bride and groom.  Guests will love this custom touch and yummy food!
• Welcome letter/schedule.  Take some time to personally thank your guests for taking such a long trip to come see you.  This is a wonderful way to start the festivities out in a custom, grateful way.  Include a schedule of festivities, along with a map, to insure your guests know where to be and when.
• Personalized bottled water.  Coordinate the label with your wedding colors and theme.  Not only will this help set the tone of your celebration for your guests, it’ll also provide the added benefit of giving them something to drink that isn’t ridiculously expensive hotel bottled water!

You can buy inexpensive baskets from Michael’s and customize them with a ribbon or fabric that matches your wedding decorations, or buy color-coordinated totes from any wedding favor retailer.  With a few minutes of effort, you’ll make a huge impression on your out of town guests and make them feel truly welcomed.

Will you or have you used OOT Bags?  How did you add your own personal flair?