DIY Bridesmaid Gifts: Homemade Bubble Bath- Free Labels

Reward your bridesmaids for all their hard work with this feminine and chic DIY gift idea- relaxing homemade bubble bath! Read on for some bubble bath recipe links, packaging ideas and free printable labels!

HOMEMADE BUBBLE BATH

According to this article by Abigail Beal , the basic ingredients for bubble bath are:

1 quart of distilled water
1 bar of castille soap (4 oz. Bar)
4 ounces liquid glycerin

You then add the appropriate oils to concoct the desired fragrance and mood. (Obviously you adjust measurements depending on your bottle size.) Check out her recipes including Sweet Dreams (for relaxation) and Love Potion (for putting you in a romantic mood!)

DIY Bridesmaid Gifts: Homemade Bubble Bath- Free Labels

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PACKAGING

For packaging I hunted down a frosted glass bottle (I've recycled a bottle previously used for a Japanese spirit) and used a cork from Riot Art and Craft. Alternatively, you can use a screw top- this would probably also look good. I did some digging and found this great frosted glass bottle with a cork online at Save on Crafts. They have quite a range of glass bottles and they also sell corks in various sizes. A good way to hunt down glass bottles online is to do a search on Kaboodle. For the labels I've chosen a very light brown recycled paper to print onto for a slightly vintage feel, however you can also print onto white to get a very striking, high contrast image.

DIY Bridesmaid Gifts: Homemade Bubble Bath- Free Labels

WHAT YOU WILL NEED FOR YOUR PACKAGING:

Scissors/Scalpel or Guillotine
Double-sided tape
Colour inkjet or laser printer
Medium sized glass bottle - (preferably frosted glass with cork)
Light brown recycled paper or white textured paper
Bottle Labels - Download

DIY Bridesmaid Gifts: Homemade Bubble Bath- Free Labels

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PACKAGING

Print out your labels on your colour printer.
Carefully cut around the edges of your back and front labels with a scissors.
Cut out your round seal. I found that cutting carefully around the seal with a scissors was sufficient but if you want to be really precise try using a circle punch of a similar size or an adjustable rotary circle cutter.
Cut a thin rectangular strip of paper for the top seal- the dimensions of this depend on your bottle. Experiment and see what looks best.
Use double-sided tape to stick your labels and seal in place on bottle.

DIY Bridesmaid Gifts: Homemade Bubble Bath- Free Labels

And you're done!

posted by Amy Moss July 24, 2009 under Gift Ideas , Weddings , Do It Yourself , Free Stuff , Vintage Style . comments

Comments

Kalee on Jul 24, 2009 at 10:39 AM
How fantastic! I've already done the wedding thing, but have been rounding up homemade beauty/bath things to make for Christmas.
Rebekah on Jul 27, 2009 at 1:10 PM
Oh my--as a self-proclaimed packaging whore (sorry) I am in love with this! Gorgeous!
Kate on Jul 30, 2009 at 12:36 AM
This is GORGEOUS. I am definitely doing this!
Erin on Jul 30, 2009 at 5:43 AM
Thank you for these fabulous labels!
Rachel on Jul 30, 2009 at 9:57 PM
These are gorgeous. Everyone likes receiving gifts but ones which are individual and home-made, hold something special, nothing you could buy in a shop could match it!
Oceanside Bride on Aug 2, 2009 at 3:46 AM
This are soooo fantastic! Thanks for sharing!
tlsuel on Aug 7, 2009 at 8:35 AM
Im having trouble with these downloading. any suggestions? i printed and did fine with some of your other FABULOUS labels but these arent showing up when pdf opens. please help, these are amazing labels!
Amy - Eat Drink Chic on Aug 7, 2009 at 9:25 AM
I've had a couple of people say they've had issues with the pdf and it basically came down to the fact that it's quite a big file and takes awhile to download- you may just have to wait awhile before the image appears. Alternatively, right click on the link and save the file on your computer and then open it when it's completely downloaded. Hope this was of help! Let me know if there are still issues.
Keely on Aug 9, 2009 at 5:48 AM
I love these too! They look so classy -- and what a creative gift! I'm also having trouble downloading as well... I did try to save it to my computer but it was stuck at 13%. Would you email it to me?
Keely on Aug 9, 2009 at 5:57 AM
Nevermind. I got it to work! (Just took a couple of tries.) Thanks so much for your beautiful work! It really is lovely!
Deb D on Aug 10, 2009 at 5:00 PM
These are so gorgeous!!! I came over from the iDIY site...I've got to try your bubble bath recipe.
Helen on Aug 15, 2009 at 11:18 PM
Oh how perfect, I will definitely be using this recipe and thanks SO much for the labels, these will be brilliant for my bridesmaids! :-)

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postcardsandpretties on Sep 16, 2009 at 4:12 AM
so chic
loinameiol on Jan 9, 2010 at 11:17 PM
"thank you so much"
it very nice ^^
Cynthia on Jan 28, 2010 at 6:58 AM
I am looking for home made bath product recipes that have a long shelf life. Any one have any?

Thanks,
Cynthia

Eat Drink Chic