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Hydro Flask Bottles & Stickers: The Ultimate Solution for Hydrating, Customized!

March 1, 2023 by bottleyourbrand Leave a Comment

Staying hydrated is crucial for a healthy lifestyle, and Hydro Flask bottles have become widely popular recently for many people looking for a reliable and durable reusable water bottle. Hydro Flask is a company that has gained a reputation for producing high-quality insulated water bottles that keep your drinks cold or hot for hours, and they come in a variety of sizes and colors. They have almost become a status symbol of sorts, similar to a designer jean or hat, Hydro Flask bottles say “look at how I love to stay hydrated, and I’m willing to spend $50 to look good doing it”.

basketball team name stickers for a hydro flask bottle

Why Are Hydro Flask Bottles So Popular?

One of the primary reasons for Hydro Flask’s popularity is the quality of their products. Hydro Flask bottles are made of high-grade stainless steel and are designed to withstand rough handling that comes with adventuring in the outdoors. They are also double-walled with vacuum insulation, which means that they can keep drinks cold for up to 24 hours and hot for up to 12 hours, making them perfect for hot summer days or cold winter hikes.

Another reason for Hydro Flask’s success is the range of sizes and colors they offer. Hydro Flask bottles come in sizes ranging from 12 oz to 128 oz, so you can choose a size that suits your needs. They come in a range of colors and designs, so you can find one that fits your style.

Hydro Flask bottles are also incredibly convenient to use. The wide-mouth design makes it easy to fill and clean, and the screw-on cap ensures that your drink will not spill (if you have kids you know how important a quality lid or cap is). The caps are also insulated, which helps to keep your drink at the desired temperature for longer. You can tell Hydro Flask spent some time and money on R&D when they engineered their bottles, they function and hold well.

cute corgi sticker for a hydro flask bottle

Customizing Your Hydro Flask Bottle with Stickers

In addition to the high-quality and convenience of Hydro Flask bottles, you can add a personal touch to your bottle with custom stickers. You can choose from a wide range of designs or create your own custom design to make your Hydro Flask bottle unique and reflect your personal style. We’ve got dozens of pre-made designs or you can make your own. If anything create a custom name label so everyone knows that’s your bottle and not theirs, this is especially important for kids who take their bottles to school, practice, etc..

Make Your Own Now!

Our custom Hydro Flask stickers are made of high-quality, fully waterproof vinyl material that is designed to withstand the elements and remain vibrant and durable for years, up to 4 years in the direct elements in fact. We custom die cut them in house and you can make any shape or size you want. Use a photo, logo or just simple text, you can design whatever you want for your sticker and we will print and ship it out within three business days.

personalized name stickers for hydro flask bottles

These Sound Amazing! Are There Any Downsides to Hydro Flask Bottles?

While Hydro Flask bottles are incredibly popular, there are a few downsides to consider. First, they are relatively expensive compared to other water bottles on the market. However, the high quality and durability of the bottles can make them worth the investment in the long run. If you are looking for alternatives though visit any Target, Costco, Fred Meyer, Ross or even HomeGoods and you’ll find plenty of Hydro Flask knock offs for a fraction of the cost. And our stickers will work on them just as good.

Another potential downside is that Hydro Flask bottles are heavier than other water bottles. This is due to their double-walled insulation, which adds weight to the bottle. However, many people find that the added weight is worth it for the benefits of having their drinks stay cold or hot for hours.

The Exciting Conclusion

Hydro Flask bottles are a great choice for anyone who wants a reliable, durable, and stylish water bottle that can keep drinks cold or hot for extended periods of time. And with the addition of custom Hydro Flask stickers from us here at BYB, you can add a personal touch to your bottle that makes it uniquely yours. Whether you’re hiking in the mountains or commuting to work, a Hydro Flask bottle with custom stickers can help you stay hydrated and refreshed all day long. Cheers!

Put a Sticker on It! Ideas to Transform Boring Promotional Merchandise

February 1, 2023 by bottleyourbrand Leave a Comment

Corporate gifts and branded swag bags are notoriously terrible. (How many cheap logo pens does a person need…?) But promotional merch still exists because it can work. When it’s done right, free merchandise can help draw a crowd, increase recognition and visibility, or show that your company cares.

So, how can you stand out? These unique corporate gift ideas are designed to stick around:

Design-Your-Own Water Bottles

In the promo merch world, reusable water bottles are both a blessing and a curse. They’re universally useful and easy to carry around, but most people already have a junk drawer full of them.
Instead of a boring logo-etched design, give guests the opportunity to add stickers and make it their own! We specialize in small batch sticker printing, so you can set up a merch table with multiple options to choose from. Are you pre-packing swag bags? Mix up the variety so that guests can share and compare customized water bottles.

Add your own custom logo sticker to a water bottle for a unique handout.

Design a few dozen custom stickers, each batch with it’s own design. Since we specialize in low minimum orders you can have a variety of custom sticker designs without having to order thousands or even hundreds of each.

Custom Beer, Wine, or Mocktail Labels

Whether you’re gifting bottles or just serving drinks at an event, custom stickers add a little something extra. Add a small bottle neck label and hang tag to share a personal message, or get permission from corporate to create a full-size, custom label.

12oz. can labels you can customize — Customizable 12oz. can labels are perfect for trade show handouts.

These small details can turn your next trade show mixer into an Instagramable event.

Add a QR Code Surprise

Turn your welcome notes or swag bag packet into a treasure hunt worth flipping through. Did you know that QR codes work on our matte-finish & high gloss stickers? Now you can blend virtual and in-person activities to keep attendees more engaged. Set up a ‘spin the wheel’ mini game or raffle drawing, then order QR code stickers that can be scanned to unlock online entry!

scannable qr code stickers — Make your own QR code scannable sticker in any shape.

At Bottle Your Brand, we’re passionate about helping you create branded gifts worth giving. Visit our DIY design portal to create custom labels and stickers for your next corporate event.

Make Coquito – A Classic Puerto Rican Holiday Drink – With this Recipe

December 1, 2022 by Cindy Springer Leave a Comment

With the Christmas countdown officially started, we’re here to bring you a holiday drink recipe that’s easy to make and is a Puerto Rican classic – Coquito! This tasty twist on the fundamental eggnog drink is a treat for your taste buds. Looking to make homemade gifts or to entertain? Consider making this easy-peasy Coquito recipe. If a dazzling and enchantingly effortless drink is something you’re after, read on.

Coquito drinks homemade for the holidays. Order Coquito labels with your personalized information. Peel and stick labels for your Coquito bottles.

First though, what is Coquito? This drink is often referred to as the eggnog of Puerto Rico. Coquito means “little coconut” in Spanish. It’s a coconut-based drink that’s creamily delicious and when spiked with rum it’s a winner. Let’s face it, the holiday season is brief, so add this to your drink line up in place of regular old eggnog and you’ll be kicking up your drink game to the next level of YUM! If you want a family friendly drink then simply leave out the rum! It’s still delicious.

Coquito Recipe

Ingredients:

Two egg yolks beaten
1 12 oz. can evaporated milk
1 14 oz. can cream of coconut
1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup white rum
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Instructions:

Combine the egg yolks and evaporated milk in the top of a double boiler and bring the water in the double boiler to a simmer. Cook over the simmering water, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens or to 160 degrees (F) temperature.
Pour mixture in a blender, then add the remaining ingredients: cream of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, water, rum, vanilla, cinnamon, cloves. Blend until well combined roughly 30 to 60 seconds.
Pour into sterilized glass bottles. Chill for about 8 hours or overnight before serving.
Store in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to a month.
Label with a custom Coquito label for gifts.

Printable Coquito Recipe

Coquito-Recipe-Printable-Flyer Download

The holiday season is a time for making, drinking, and giving festive beverages. While you might think that eggnog is the top pick for homemade holiday beverages, Coquito, as it turns out, is right up there; another reason to make your holiday Coquito gift shine with your own Coquito labels. How do you do that? Choose a Christmas theme label you like and modify it by changing the words to your own. Any label you take a fancy to can be your own Coquito label. All you need to do is change the text. OR, you can do like Shirley from Shirley’s Coquito and upload your own label design. Her Coquito is famous in the state of New Jersey as well as New York. Hear all about the recipe she uses and the rest of her story here.

We’re not talking eggnog from the grocery store here, folks, We’re talking traditional Puerto Rican Coquito for the holidays. Something with a little kick! Use this Coquito label template to add a personalized label to gifts. Order just one or as many as you need.

A clear glass bottle full of Coquito with a custom label and tied with a red ribbon for holiday gift giving.

Coquito drink labels you personalize online. Add your custom information to make this label. Peel and stick, waterproof Coquito labels for your Christmas drinks.

For individual custom party favors these mini bottles are what you’re looking for. Find similar bottles here on Amazon. Then add a custom circle sticker for a wow factor.

A nod to it's heritage, this Puerto Rico Coquito label is ready for you to personalize. A coquito label with the Puerto Rican flag, coconuts, and a delicious drink glass. Made in red, white, and blue. Change the colors and text to your own.

Small bottle of Coquito with custom label. Perfect for homemade Coquito bottles as gifts or party favors.

This drink is seasonal, so whip some up while you can, then get your Coquito labels here. We ship them out in two business days so you’ll have them in time for the holidays. If you need assistance we’re available on live chat M – F, 9 am to 3 pm Pacific time or leave a message in the comment section.

Canvas Printed QR Codes – What are they? Why Your Business Needs One & How to Make One

October 1, 2022 by Cindy Springer Leave a Comment

We’re excited to share the news that not only do we give you the tools to create a QR code for custom labels, but now it’s easy to turn a QR code into a canvas print. These innovative tech gems display code which redirects anyone with a smartphone to online information.

A canvas printed QR code. Make a custom QR print for your business.

What Exactly are QR Codes, What Does QR Stand for, How do I Scan One?

QR stands for Quick Response code.
A basic QR code looks like a black dot matrix on a white background.
QR codes are brainy barcodes with content encoded in the image that direct a user to a URL (webpage).
To use a QR code, scan the code with your smartphone. Here’s how: with most phones simply point your phone’s camera toward the code and a pop up will ask if you want to open it in a browser. If your phone is smart, but not that smart, then go to the app store on your smartphone and type in QR Reader to download a mobile app. Once you have the QR code app installed, open it and hold your phone screen so the QR code fits in the bracketed site lines, and instantly the reader opens the web page stored in the QR code.

Canvas printed QR codes display information about your business or event. Make on online now.

Seven Innovative Uses for Canvas QR Code Signs

You might wonder why anyone would need to hang a QR code sign in their business. This is why – your customers find information they need fast, and better yet, it’s right at their fingertips! To show these custom canvases are more than just a pretty patterned face, here are seven brilliant ways to use QR canvas prints.

Restaurant Menu – Direct customers to your current restaurant menu.
WiFi Access – Share WiFi details for vacation rental properties, guest rooms, or business waiting rooms.
Mobile Payments – Scan the sign to pay. Display your QR code so customers can submit payments to any of these online payment services: Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, or crypto accounts.
YouTube Videos – Hang the QR canvas in your business, convention booth, or waiting room to direct viewers to “How-To” videos or information about your products and services.
Exhibitions/Museums/Gallery Information – Provide specifics about artists, artwork, and artifacts.
Advertising – Give details about products, real estate, events or performances.
vCard – Virtual business card. A vCard contains a name, address information, date and time, photographs, as well as a company logo. It’s an online business card!

A QR code menu on canvas. Made for restaurants, cafes, coffee shops to direct customers to your menu, catering, and on site services.

How to Make Your Own Canvas QR Code Sign

Pick the destination URL. Copy the URL: (CTRL+C for PC or CMD+C for Mac)
Go to https://www.bottleyourbrand.com/qr-code-sign
Choose a canvas size and canvas quantity
Click the blue Customize More button
Once in the online designer either use the QR code link to the left of the template and follow the instructions to paste the URL (CTRL+V for PC and CMD+V for Mac) OR type your URL in the text field and we’ll generate the QR code for you.
Click Add to Cart and proceed through the checkout.
Once your order is received a proof of your canvas is emailed to you for approval.

QR code canvas with information to scan to connect to WiFi. The perfect amenity for guest rooms, AirBNB, VRBO, and business waiting rooms. No more repeat questions about what your WiFi password is.

Create a Colorful Custom QR Code

If you want more than a run of the mill QR code, create a QR code with custom colors using the tools on this page. They offer a service where you choose patterns, eyes, a logo, and bespoke colors. Once you receive your colorful QR code file save it on your device and upload the file here to make your QR wall sign.

About Our QR Code Canvas Signs

Our QR code signs are mounted on thick 1.5” pine wood frames. The canvases are available in multiple square sizes, 12″ x 12″, 18″ x18″ & 26″ x 26.” And good news…being patriotic souls at heart, our QR code signs are made in the USA and are shipped on their way to you within 6 business days. Hanging hardware, wall anchors, and screws are included.

For questions please live chat with us on bottleyourbrand dot com weekdays, 9 am to 3 pm, Pacific time or email us; info at bottleyourbrand dot com. Leave a comment below and we answer those as well.

Make Your Own Food Labels – Three Common Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

January 1, 2022 by Cindy Springer Leave a Comment

Example of a "make your own" honey label on a jar.

Whether you’re just getting started selling your food product and your budget is tight or you’re making food labels for your famous homemade hot sauce, our short-run printing is what you need. With an online design studio and small print quantities, many business owners and foodies utilize our services. However, your food expertise may not translate to good label design so here are the three most common mistakes seen on customer created food labels.

#1 – BLURRY LOGO

Before you start designing your label make sure your logo is print-ready. For a logo to print clearly it must be the correct resolution. Many people copy and past their logo from a web page. A web page is only 72 pixels per inch resolution, but printing requirements call for 300 pixels per inch resolution. A low resolution logo will appear pixelated. If you don’t know how to create a logo there are websites that offer that service; Logomaker and Freelogodesign to name a couple.

Look at these two logos, the one on the left is 72 ppi and the one on the right is 300 ppi resolution. The 300 ppi logo is sharp while the 72 ppi logo makes your eyes feel like they aren’t quite focused.

If you’re making homemade food labels you might consider using one of our pre-made food label templates. The templates are set up for you to edit the information to make it your own.

TIP: FILE FORMATS COUNT

When using the online designer to make your own label art, the best file format for uploading logos is PNG. Why? Because a logo in PNG format has a transparent background. This means you can add it to a label without a white box around it. A JPEG or PDF will upload brilliantly, but if you want to add a background color be prepared to see the dreaded white box framing your image if you use those file types.

Above: JPG logo VS PNG logo

#2 – ILLEGIBLE TEXT

Legibility means the reader can recognize and figure out words to understand them. Make sure you choose a font style and a font size that are easy to read. Font is a name for the character style of letters, numbers, and punctuation. Fonts are measured in points. A font size smaller than 5 pts is generally going to be too small for most people to read. It doesn’t matter how good your product is if no one can read the words on the label!

Legibility is a result of the chosen typeface and font, its size, spacing, and the contrast between text and background.”
Jurek Breuninger

TIP: FONT STYLE & FONT SIZE MATTERS

Choose a font style and font size that is easy to read when making your own food label.

A food label with text that is too small to read.

Above: The font on this label is way too small!

TIP: CONTRAST IS KEY

Choose colors with contrast. That means the text and background colors should not be the same color value. Black letters on a red background sound good, but if the two colors are dark the text will disappear when printed. Pick colors for your text that have a high contrast from the background color. What looks good on a bright screen won’t always translate the same to print.

Food labels for hot sauce bottles, how to make your own with text that is readable.

Above: Low contrast colors vs. high contrast colors

Choose colors for your food labels that have good contrast. Use opposite colors on the color wheel.

#3 – CLUTTERED LAYOUT

Layout is the process of arranging graphics and text in a way that they’re visually appealing. Good layout is important and should make it simple to find out what’s inside the package. Too much information can be a bad thing if it means your label is crammed with words and images in a random way. Think grids; grids organize the various elements of the label like text and images in a way that makes it easy for the eyes to process.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
Leonardo da Vinci

This is an example of a food label layout that uses a grid. It’s easy on the eyes and simple to read.

Template of an example food label for apple juice create with grids.

Limoncello labels - make your own online

Have Questions?

If you take into consideration these three things when creating your own food label you’ll have a great jump start on design. If you have questions please feel free to ask us either using our live chat weekdays 9 am to 3 pm Pacific time or email us at info at bottle your brand dot com.