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Custom Label Projects We Love

April 29, 2011 by Jenny Walters 1 Comment

Today, we thought we would just share with you some of the cool projects and ideas we’ve seen around the web lately, using custom labels. There are some really cute ideas here, so be prepared to be inspired about your next wedding or party project involving personalized labels!

This first ideas comes from the Room for Dessert blog. They simply took brightly colored soda pop in bottles and attached their own custom labels for each guest at the wedding. The bottles serve not only as a fun favor, or sweet treat to sip on, but also as the guests’ seat assignments. Cute and useful – we love it!

The next project are some adorable custom beer labels for a wedding that we saw on Green Wedding Shoes – we love the playful way they worded the names of their “personalized” beer. Its also a great and stylish idea to make a few different bottle labels that are all in the same color scheme and style – to add some variation to your bottles – plus, its more fun than making just one label. Till Death do Us Porter and Happily Ever Amber? Does it get sweeter than that?!

We’d never even thought about putting labels on a bottle of bubbles until we saw these over on Martha Stewart’s website, but isn’t this a fantastic idea for a kids’ birthday party?

Wedding Paper Divas gave us this sweet idea for favors at a wedding, shower or party. Even if you didn’t have a wedding or party coming up, this is a cool idea if you have a “world famous” cookie, brownie or jam recipe. Share with your friends and family as gifts and a personalized label to make it look all the more professional.

Feeling inspired? Which one is your favorite?

DIY Chalkboard Wine Bottle Project

April 26, 2011 by Jenny Walters 4 Comments

We are continually amazed and impressed by what people are able to create out of old wine bottles. We’ve seen so many awesome projects that you can make yourself, at home, with left-over bottles of wine and today’s find is one of our favorites of all time. This one, we might actually try for ourselves – it would look fantastic in your kitchen or wherever you choose to display it.

All you need is this: and empty wine bottle and a can of Chalk Board paint – which is easy to find at any local hardware or craft store. After you remove the label, all you have to do is cover the bottle in two coats of the paint and wait for it to dry.

When it’s finally dry, you can create fun results like these:

All you need is a creative idea and a piece of chalk. Wouldn’t these make great decorations on tables at your wedding? You could write the table numbers on them in chalk!

Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

April 25, 2011 by Jenny Walters Leave a Comment

When spring arrives, wedding planning everywhere seems to kick into high gear. For example, spring has sprung and all we have heard about the past few weeks has been the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Not that we mind! One doesn’t expect anything less this time of year since for many brides its crunch time before their summer nuptials.

If you’re a bride or know one that is currently in the middle of her planning, we have a super cute idea for you! If you haven’t yet asked your best gal pals to be at your side as bridesmaids on your big day, why not try asking them in a clever, fun way like with a custom label on a bottle of wine. Something like this, perhaps…

You can use a favorite image of you with each one of your ladies and have your big question printed on the label. This is a unique and thoughtful way to ask good friends to be a part of your special celebration. We’re sure they will appreciate the thought you put into it and keep it forever!

Cheers!

Baseball Birthday Party – Invitations and Ideas

April 19, 2011 by Jenny Walters Leave a Comment

Spring has arrived, and with it…baseball season! We recently added a water bottle label and invitation for a baseball-themed birthday party for kids, and then, what should we stumble upon, but a ridiculously cute baseball party dessert table set-up from Mon Tresor over on the incomparable Amy Atlas‘ blog. They are such a perfect compliment to each other, we just had to share!

Baseball Themed Invitation from Bottle Your Brand

Have a little slugger that would love to have a baseball party? Send out personalized invites and plan a party at your local park, complete with popcorn, snacks and a rousing game of America’s favorite past time. Plan it for a warm spring or early summer day, and keep the little ones hydrated with bottles of water that are personalized with a matching label.

Baseball Party Themed Water Bottle Label

Complete the party set up with a cute dessert table like this one from Suzanna at Mon Tresor, an Australian based party business with a million and one cute products and ideas.

Baseball Party Dessert Table, from Mon Tresor, Amy Atlas

Red, white and blue is a great color scheme for celebrating America’s favorite past time. Topping with table with astro-turf is an added cute bonus.

Baseball Party Ideas, from Mon Tresor, Amy Atlas

How cute are these little glass bottles tied with red and white bakers twine?

Baseball Party Ideas, from Mon Tresor, Amy Atlas

Make cupcake toppers complete with your little guys’ favorite number.

Baseball Party Ideas, from Mon Tresor, Amy Atlas

Making these adorable baseball cookies is easier than you think!

Baseball Party Ideas, from Mon Tresor, Amy Atlas

Have you ever seen a cuter cake?

Hope you’re feeling inspired – we are! Check out the rest of the pictures and the whole feature over on Amy’s blog!

DIY Wine Bottle Centerpieces

April 15, 2011 by Jenny Walters 3 Comments

With all of the gray skies here in Seattle recently, we have been craving bright pops of color in our lives – just so we can feel like it really is spring around here. These DIY wine bottle centerpieces that we encountered over on the Ruffled blog, are just the ticket we’ve been looking for. Perfect for a wedding or party, these colorful bottles are a little pop-art and a lot of fun. What a perfect way to brighten up your table-scape and display candles or flowers.

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Submitted by one of Ruffled blog’s readers, this is a great project for someone with lots of left over wine bottles…like us! Check out all the details and directions, below:

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What You’ll Need:

– wine bottles
– liquid soap
– alcohol swabs, rubbing alcohol, Goo Gone and/or hard dish brush
-spray paint
– quick drying high gloss white spray paint or white primer spray paint
– quick drying high gloss spray in whatever colors you desire
– old sheet, drop cloth or any sort of covering for the surface you will be painting on

Instructions:

Step 1: Submerge wine bottles in warm soapy water until labels easily come off (this can take anywhere from 10-20 minutes).

Step 2: If you are having difficulty removing labels, try holding the bottles under warm water and use a hard dish brush to scrub off excess label/glue. I also find using alcohol or Goo Gone can help with this as well.

Step 3: Make sure soapy water is rinsed out of bottles and let bottles dry.

Step 4: Cover hard surface outside (away from anything you might damage with spray paint) and place bottles on the surface. Spray one thin, even coat of white spray paint or primer on each bottle (note, this does not have to be perfect). Make sure you are not holding the can too close to the bottle or the paint will get on too thick and start to drip. Let dry for about 15 minutes, then you can test the bottles by touching them lightly; if the paint is sticky they need more time to dry.

Step 5: Repeat this step about three more times with the colors you choose. If you are having trouble getting the paint on evenly, put your finger into the bottle opening to pick it up so you can see the bottle at a better angle and spray where needed. Because you are doing several coats, it will not be completely even until your final coat. If you need to do more than three or four coats, that is fine, just make sure they are not too thick.

Step 6: Pick up bottle and spray around the bottom edge so no glass is showing through. Then do a quick spray at the very top of the bottle. Leave bottles out to dry in a shaded place.

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Bright, bold and beautiful!

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