For a close up of this project, click on the picture with your mouse and it will open up in a larger window. Click on that picture with your mouse and you will see an even larger picture!Many thanks to Joann T. for this cute project! Joann very kindly allowed me to post her water bottle I.D. band. How many times have you lost your bottle in the fridge at work because several people bought the same brand water? These cute bottle I.D.'s were made with stretchy hair bands, wire, faceted beads and split jump rings! I'm going to make bands for stocking stuffers this Christmas and for some of my co-workers. See the instuctions below and enjoy!
You Will Need:
Thick Stretchy Pony Tail Holders (I found them at Dollar Tree today!)
Gold Beading Wire
Faceted Beads
Small Alphabet Beads (I found them at Michael's today for $3.99~Package of 400)
9 mm Split Jump Rings
6 mm Split Jump Rings
Instructions:
1. Cut a piece of beading wire that will be long enough for the name and faceted beads. Make sure you have a little extra wire at the ends.
2. String one of the faceted beads on the wire first, then add the alphabet beads. String the second faceted bead after the alphabet beads, making sure you leave extra wire at the end. With round nose pliers, twist each end of the wire into a circle. Attach a 6 mm split jump ring on both ends.
3. Place 2 of the 9 mm split jump rings onto the stretchy pony tail holder. the 6 mm split jump rings to the 9 mm split jump rings, so they hang from the pony tail holder.
Gold Beading Wire
Faceted Beads
Small Alphabet Beads (I found them at Michael's today for $3.99~Package of 400)
9 mm Split Jump Rings
6 mm Split Jump Rings
Instructions:
1. Cut a piece of beading wire that will be long enough for the name and faceted beads. Make sure you have a little extra wire at the ends.
2. String one of the faceted beads on the wire first, then add the alphabet beads. String the second faceted bead after the alphabet beads, making sure you leave extra wire at the end. With round nose pliers, twist each end of the wire into a circle. Attach a 6 mm split jump ring on both ends.
3. Place 2 of the 9 mm split jump rings onto the stretchy pony tail holder. the 6 mm split jump rings to the 9 mm split jump rings, so they hang from the pony tail holder.
Poem on the bottle was generously written by Doreen Scerri ©2010. Please remember to include the author's name and copyright if using this poem on your bottles. Thank you!
Spot your bottle...no confusion anymore,
Use this beaded name band;
Identification is what it's for!
©Doreen Scerri 2010
8 comments:
That is a very cute, good ideal! TFS!
This is just too cute! Tfs.
OMGoodness...Do I ever love this idea! THANK YOU so much!!!!!!! I know we will use this a lot... and my daughter is going to LOVE making them along with me!
I also wanted to say it is great to see you post again! I'm "missed" you!! HOpe everything is alright!
Oh how lovely to see you featuring Joann's innovative idea with the water bottles as well as my poem.
Thanks Lori Jean...both Joann and I are honoured to appear on your blog : ))
Blessings,
Doreen
This is such a clever idea to identify a water bottle (or just about anything else you care to wrap it around!)
Thank you SOOOOOO much for sharing this wonderful idea. I made 20 of them last weekend to give to co workers. We are all on a healthy living challenge thru the end of the year. I buy bottled water at a local discount store so we all have the same kind of water...this will keep us from forgetting where we left our water! Thanks again for sharing.
I am having a hard time finding the split jump rings in the sizes you mentioned. When I looked the also mentioned open or closed split jump rings. Which are these. Do you know where I can find some? Thanks! Love your idea
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