How to Make All-Natural Cooling Misters for Summer Weddings
Difficulty Level: Easy
Color Inspiration: Blue, white, and green
MATERIALS
• Cutting Board
• Non-Serrated Kitchen Knife
• Distilled Water
• Small Kitchen Funnel or Spouted Measuring Cup
• Glass Spray Mister Bottle (We recommend 5-7 bottles for weddings with 50-150 guests!)
• Sprigs of Fresh Mint
• Sprigs of Fresh Lavender
• Fresh Cucumber
• Fresh Rose Petals
• Vinyl Transfer Tape
• Premium Outdoor Vinyl, White
• Craft Basic Tools (e.g., scraper)
• Standard Grip Adhesive Cutting Mat
• Personal electronic cutting machine (e.g., Cricut)
Special Note: For this particular tutorial, we have omitted essential oils due to skin sensitivities that could be amongst a large group of wedding guests. We wanted to keep it totally au naturel just like fruit-infused drinking water! There are great recipes on Pinterest though if you choose to include oils in your own misters! Be sure that your essential oils are food- and cosmetic-safe.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Using your electronic cutting machine (our preferred choice is Cricut!), cut out your pre-designed bottle labels and burnish them onto your glass bottles with your scraper tool. You can do this part anytime in advance of the big day! However, because of the lack of preservatives in the natural ingredients, we do recommend making your actual infused water concoctions the night before the wedding and storing them in the fridge.
DOWNLOAD OUR LABELS: Want to grab ready-made designs for free? You can save these Lavender Mint, Cucumber Mist, and Rose Water Mist labels and then upload them into your online cutting design studio. Because of the delicate details used in ours, we recommend having a fresh cutting blade in your cutting machine. You may also find the "i" in mist/mint might be a bit of a nuisance. If yours disappears while weeding like ours did, just use some scissors, cut off a very slim piece of your vinyl, and replace it!
2. Once you have labeled all of your bottles, it's time to get all of your mist recipe ingredients prepped and ready. Decide which recipes you want to use with the information below. All recipes will use distilled water as its base. Avoid using tap water since there can be mineral buildup that could irritate sensitive skin.
FOR A "CUCUMBER MIST" BOTTLE:
Using a non-serrated knife, cut thin strips of cucumber, julienne style. For each bottle, you can put as many strips as you'd like, but we recommend 5-7 cucumber pieces. Overnight, the water may become cloudy because of the cucumber pulp. This is okay! It's just the cucumber making itself at home.
FOR A "LAVENDER MINT" BOTTLE:
With fresh sprigs of mint and lavender, select 3 of each and place inside the bottle. Mint can be a very overpowering scent, so feel free to use less or more depending on your preference.
FOR A "ROSE WATER MIST" BOTTLE:
We literally just wanted the essence of rose water, so this recipe has only rose petals of your choice! As an alternative, you can add in actual rose water for a stronger rose scent with your petals; just be sure it is food- and cosmetic-grade. Can you tell we're pretty sensitive about skin sensitivities?
3. With the help of a funnel or spouted measuring cup, pour about one cup of distilled water into each bottle. Twist on the tops, and that's it! Store in a fridge until it's time for the big spray! (See what we did there?)
TUTORIAL CREDITS
Photography, Tutorial, and Styling: Chelsea LaVere | Glass Misting Bottles: Rail19 via Etsy | Outdoor Vinyl: Cricut
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