Quick!!!

Yup you guessed it. Nestle's Quick! And it's Strawberry Quick at that!!! I used a Frappuccino bottle and decorated it up a bit to make this cute gift item for a special girl. I used the new Stampin' Up! rub ons. They are pretty easy to work with. And because they are SO new is part of the reason they are easy to work with. They haven't been sitting on shelves for a long time drying out.

The top of the bottle has a label on it that reads: "Strawberry Quick, Add 1 scoop to 8 oz. milk. Who really limits it to one scoop?? LOL I should include a note to remove the marabou feathers before opening. Those little feathers are still floating around in my workroom. I hadn't worked with them in a very long time and the moment I cut the piece off the boa I knew what the future of my workroom would be for the next 5 days. I swear these little feathers hide and come out just when you bring your coffee cup into the room!!! LOL I don't have that problem with the cat hair but one little boa can mess up a room quicker than anything!!

Anyway, back to the bottle. I have a sweet friend (thank you Peggy) who saves me her Frappuccino bottles. Alas I can no longer have caffeine so those wonderful drinks are off my list. Oh well. I use these bottles for lots of things. I made milk bath and decorated the bottle to go with that theme. Click here to see the bottle. You can decorate these bottles and fill them with candies, little gifts, money, etc. They are a LOT of fun to decorate and give away. Just be careful with the feathers!!! LOL

For the front of the bottle between the rub ons I used the Stampin' Up! Designer Label punch and two round punches. Plus the Horizontal Slot punch on the sides for the ribbon to slide through. I tied the ribbon in a bow in the back of the bottle. I didn't want to glue or tape it. I tied on the boa and then the scoop. Add just a touch of glue to the very ends of the boa to keep those little feathers to a minimum. And be sure to add your mixing instructions to the bottle. Mine is on the top. And if you are making these to sell don't forget to add the Stampin' Up! copyright label to keep it all legal. It's best to be safe than sorry. You can easily stamp on glass with the black Staz On ink pad.

The scoop is from the Southern Goose company. The handles are solid so I had to heat up a needle under a candle flame and poke it in the center and melt a hole. Then I took a pointed file and reamed out the hole to clean it up a bit.

These make wonderful gifts for teachers and students alike. They could be used for a Stamp Camp item but the Strawberry Quick is a little expensive. But then again the bottle didn't cost you anything. I guess it's all in how much you want to spend. Maybe candies would be cheaper. That is something you'll have to do the math on. I HATE math!!! My checkbook can tell you that!!! LOL

I have more Valentine's gift items coming up. Lucky you!!! LOL

Thank you for stopping by,
Wanda