Water Bottle Bling

Last Christmas we had all the kids in for the Holiday. There were six adults staying in our house and everyone was drinking water. We drink both water from water bottles and from the filter from the refrigerator. I was amazed at how much water went to waist from the water bottles. Everyone would grab a bottle from the refrigerator, take a few drinks out of it, sit it down and then could not remember which bottle was theirs. I had half full water bottles sitting everywhere.

To relieve this situation I laid, out on the counter, a sharpie and asked everyone to mark the lid with their initial. That only worked when they remembered, and the sharpie was not misplaced.

This week my son and his girlfriend were in town for a visit, and my daughter and her family came over for a family get together. A shout out to my older Son who missed the get together! So, once again all the adults are drinking water and leaving half full bottles sitting around. I decided that I would try an idea that I had after the Christmas water bottle problem.

I am not a wine drinker, but I have seen wine glass charms and thought I would make something similar for water bottles. Off to Joann's with my Son's girlfriend to buy supplies. I bought some elastic cord and charms from the jewelry supply section. I cut about a 4 inch piece of cord, put a charm on it and then tied the ends of the cord in a knot. They were simply made, but served their purpose.

I put the decorated cord around the top of the water bottle. Now everyone can grab a water bottle and a cord to add a little bling to their drink. This way they can identify their bottle wherever they put it down.

When you are done with your water, take off the bling and put it on your new bottle. Problem Solved!