Do you drink bottled water? Have you ever considered giving bottled water as a gift? I hadn’t either until I attended a bridal shower and was given a party bag with a personalized bottle of water in it. The bride-to-be had created custom-made labels featuring a picture of her and her fiancé sitting near a stream. She simply wrapped the labels around ordinary bottles of water and gave them away as gifts. I thought it was a clever idea and later found out how easy the labels were to make.
Here’s what to do:
You don’t necessarily have to give the personalized bottles of water away as gifts–you could offer them at an event and have the label reflect the name of your club or the title of the occasion. Or you could simply make a label for your personal water bottle. I was thinking of doing one for my daughter so she would know which bottle of water was hers at home and at dance class. Since she is too young to read all she would need to do is look for the water bottle that bore the label featuring her picture.
If you have a picture-editing program, you can create the entire label on your computer. Your other option is to print out the title on a label measuring about 3 x 3 inches, then paste on the picture. Simply remove the original label from a bottle of water and attach yours with double-stick tape. Just make sure your printer ink is waterproof.
PHOTO GEAR
In a previous blog I listed some holiday gift ideas for the photographer in your life or items you might consider putting on your own gift list. This next item is perfect for the days when you are taking just your camera’s body and a single lens on a photographic adventure.
Think Tank Photo has a great Digital Holster. It’s available in five sizes (the one I looked at was the Digital Holster 10. It’s designed for smaller cameras, such as the Canon Rebel XTI and XT, and the Nikon D40, D50, and D80) and its expandable “Pop Down” bottom section allows it to hold lenses of two different vertical heights with the hood in position or with it reversed. There’s also a side pocket for holding memory cards, a soft flap to cover the camera’s LCD, a shoulder strap, and a seam-sealed raincover in every model. The nicest part about this holster is that it offers a form-fitting design, which minimizes a traditional camera case’s bulk.
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