June 2nd, 2005
Alexandria & Roberto
Kathie McGuire
Gift in A Bottle
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Artists brushes and coordinating
label for the artist in your life!
Chocolate golf ball candies
for your favorite golfer. Fore!!
A whopping 100 hair  
accessories for your long
haired friends!
A comb and brush!
Hair Spray!
A colorful tube of hand lotion!
Pretty Nail Polish!
Warm and Cuddly Socks!
All of the bottles in a group!
For a printable tutorial for making the Gift In A Bottle project, click
                                                Gift In A Bottle
                                                               ©Copyright 2007 Kathie McGuire
                                                                        www.kathiemcguire.com

Begin with an empty plastic soft drink or water bottle in the size of your choice (10 oz., 20 oz., 24 oz., etc).
Clean the bottle with soap and water and dry thoroughly.

Next, measure the bottle label’s width and circumference, and then remove it. With sharp scissors or knife,
poke a hole in the center of the area where the label was removed. Then, cut around the entire diameter of
the bottle, cutting the bottle in half.

Place small gifts, candy or anything else of your choice inside the top half and the bottom half of the bottle.
You can also add crinkle shred, tissue paper or other filler of your choice. Place the two halves of the bottle
back together and tape with a heavy duty tape. I prefer the clear packaging tape. Tip: For easy alignment,
place the bottle back together by visually aligning it in the area where the label was removed at the seam.
You will have perfect alignment every time!

Prepare a new label for the bottle with decorative or rubberstamped and embellished paper. Wrap the label
around the bottle and secure with double sided tape where the two edges of the new label meet.  

Add a label or tag and some coordinating ribbon for a completed gift!