Many months ago, as I was making plans for my daughter’s candy party I started looking into getting custom water bottle labels. I’d seen parties (on-line) that had cute custom labels on the bottles and I wanted to try to do the same. I found labels I could buy for $0.80-$1.00 each, but that was out of the budget. I continued searching for any “how-to’s” on making my own labels, and searched for good prices on the printable vinyl that most custom label sellers seemed to be using. Even the vinyl was quite expensive. I continued looking for information, and I was finally able to put together some ideas from a few different sights and make my own cute labels. The best part is, I didn’t have to buy any special materials, and the cost per label is only pennies!
Within about a weeks time I made custom labels for my daughter’s party (photo above), the “She’s about to Pop” showerI helped a friend host (below), and also some pretty labels for a 55th anniversary celebration (second photo below).
You need-
A strip of paper (custom designed, or just printed scrapbooking paper) 1 3/4″ tall and 8 1/2″ wide.
Paper cutter (for neatly cutting your paper)
Packing tape (clear, heavy tape 2″ wide)
Water bottles(I use Target’s store brand, Archer Farms, because they are smooth, sleek looking bottles).
Hi! I just find your blog via wedding bee and I loove this idea! the tape thing is really genius! Love it!:)
Best wishes
Wow, great tips, and very inspirational. Thanks for posting!!
Thank you so much for all these great idea! I know now what my H2s Strawberry Birthday party will look like!
I love it – thank you for sharing your how tos!
You mentioned that they weren't totally waterproof…Could you laminate them and then tape them on??. The great thing from your side is that you give such huge and practical concepts, free of cost. Don't have any party but going to make custom labels of all the jars and bottles in the kitchen.
that's exactly what i do to our custom water bottle favors! :0) i just always forget to document. nice way of doing so!!!
love you blog. i'm a new fan for sure!!
You are so creative…Love your blog!!! I have become "party table" obsessed and would like to make a post on my blog about party tables and would love to include a few of yours with your permission. Please email me at aliceharbin@hotmail.com when you get a chance. Thanks, and thanks for sharing your talent!
Love it! Thanks for sharing. You've got a new fan for sure!
Well smack my grandma… that's my kind of craft project !! Wish I had run across this a week ago for a graduation party, but so happy to have for future. Thanks for sharing, E
I'm thinking…that maybe if you used packing tape on both sides of the label, as kind of a poor man's lamination, that might work?