Easily remove the label and sticker residue so you can add your own Rae Dunn inspired labels to your soap dispensers.We all get a handful of Bath & Body Works soaps or candles for our birthday and Christmas, but what to do with them all? I am all about Reduce, Re-use, Recycle and, of course, my favorite, Upcycle. Let me show you how I took 4 of my boring BB&W soap dispensers and turned them into stylish Rae Dunn look-alikes. To start off with, this was a previous kitchen craft when I first got my Cricut and I wanted to try out some etching on glass. You can barely see where one says "hand" and the other says "dish". But, Wade complained that the soap would take forever to come out of the bottle and he was right. (But don't tell him I said that) So, it was time to make something more functional and a little more stylish. As always, here is a list of things that I used in my project: These are some of the products that I used or suggestions for something similar:
**Throughout this article, there may be several affiliated links. Purchasing items through these links generates revenue to cover the cost of running this website at no extra cost to you. In fact, in most cases the links provide you with an extra discount or sign-up bonus** First things first; we have to peel those annoying labels off. Try not to use anything too sharp because you don't want to scratch the surface. I used what little fingernails I have to get it started and it peeled it off pretty well. But, holy cow it left behind almost all of the stickiness! Have no fear Goo Gone is here. Now, Goo Gone worked the best for me for removing the stickiness. You still need to use a little bit of elbow grease, but it if you keep scrubbing then it removes all the residue. I have also seen folks use acetone but I have had no luck with it. Safety first: Definitely use gloves and don't do this part on an important surface. Once you feel that all of the residue is gone, use an alcohol wipe to prep the surface so you get a good cling . This is where we split into two options based on what crafting supplies you have. If you have your own Cricut/Silhouette/etc. then you can cut yourself some labels. Here are the files that I used. They are free to download for personal use only: There are two sets of files: Lotion and soap for a large, regular soap dispenser and Dish/Hand for the smaller foam soap pump. (since you wouldn't want to put lotion in a foam pump)
Don't have a silhouette cutting machine? That's okay. I have the stickers here in my shop for a few dollars. I tried to make them as inexpensive as possible for you because these crafts are about trying to save money, right? **Let me know in comments if there are other words or designs that you are interested in having as cut files or pre-cut decals* "DISH" and "HAND" Decal for Bath & Body Works Foam Dispensers
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Follow our tutorial for turning your old Foam Soap Dispenser from Bath & Body Works into a designer item for your kitchen. This is both the "DISH" and the "HAND" labels so you can have both a hand soap pump and a dish soap pump side by side in your kitchen. Please verify the measurements to ensure they fit your specific soap dispensers. Don’t see the size, color or sticker that you want? We love to make customer orders. Just send us an email at Rebecca@CraftyRice.com Oracal 651 Vinyl is 2.5 mil thick and rated to last 6 years outdoors. Application: Indoor and outdoor. Thickness: 2.5 mil Durability: Up to 6 years Adhesive: Clear, solvent-based, permanent adhesive Sticker Measurements: Width 3.75 inches Height 1.75inches "MOISTURIZE" and "SANITIZE" Decal for Bath & Body Works Soap Dispensers
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Follow our tutorial for turning your old Soap Dispenser from Bath & Body Works into a designer item for your bathroom. This is both the "MOISTURIZE" and the "SANITIZE" labels so you can have both a soap dispenser and lotion dispenser side by side in your bathroom. Please verify the measurements to ensure they fit your specificsoap dispensers. Don’t see the size, color or sticker that you want? We love to make customer orders. Just send us an email at Rebecca@CraftyRice.com Oracal 651 Vinyl is 2.5 mil thick and rated to last 6 years outdoors. Application: Indoor and outdoor. Thickness: 2.5 mil Durability: Up to 6 years Adhesive: Clear, solvent-based, permanent adhesive Sticker Measurements: Width 4.25 inches Height 1.25 inches Now that we have our stickers, on to the application process: Once the design has been weeded out and excess discarded, you are left with your design. Be sure to give it a good rub when you put the clear application sticker on top. I like to use Santa's Little helper but a credit card covered in felt also works great or the back of your fingernail. Slowly start to peel back the white paper to reveal the decal on the contact paper. Notice the angle when I'm peeling, you want to pull down flat as possible. Cautiously apply the sticker, hovering over the dispenser until you get just the right placement then apply pressure. Again, the trick is to rub the sticker really well to get out any bubbles then pull the clear contact paper back flat against itself. Now look at that! You have beautiful, designer soap dispensers If you are doing two of them, make sure you put them side by side when you do the second one. I put the second one in the opposite direction and had to start over again! When it comes to refilling the foam soap dispensers, you don't have to keep buying the expensive B&BW soap. I just buy regular Dawn dish soap or Meyers all natural and use a couple tablespoon of soap and then fill with water. Give it a good shake and it works just like the regular foaming soap (but costs much less). Let me know in the comments below how your crafting goes!
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4/8/2020 02:02:15 am
Now that I am quite bored and I am in search of things to do, I might do this Up-cycled Soap Dispensers!I am not sure if I can pull it off because it looks pretty complicated, but I am hoping that I will be able to do it the right way. It has been a while since the last time I did things like this, so this might be the perfect time to unleash my creativity once again. Though the procedure is quite complicated than the usual ones, I might have there interest to do it as soon as possible! I need to find inspiration to do it too!
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Crafty Rice
4/16/2020 05:30:10 pm
Good Luck! Let me know how it goes :)
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