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| The bottle babies |
I have felt an affinity for the late Queen Elizabeth ever since I read years ago that she would wander the cold and drafty hallways of Balmoral Castle clutching a hot water bottle to her tummy. Even though I live in Oakland, California, which has what Rand McNally has declared the best climate in the world, the foggy, rainy winters can chill you to the bone if you live in a 1920s apartment building with one iffy radiator. I have been cuddling hot water bottles during the winter months for years, but they weren't doing much for my sense of aesthetics, leaving me feeling like a frumpy old queen.
The bottles need a cover to be both safe (protecting you from a scalding hot bottle), removable, and washable. The covers they arrived in from Amazon do the job, but they are neutrally ho-hum at best, and quickly become tired and worn looking after multiple washings.
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| The bottles |
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| Original covers |
The solution? Upcycled thrift store infant onesies, scored for $1 each and adapted for use.
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| The end result |
The hot water in the torso and fiber-filled arms and legs make the bottle extraordinarily comfortable, and the onesies can be easily removed using the front fasteners and tossed in the wash.
The how-to:
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And there you have it, a pleasing and practical solution to a problem of royal proportions.
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| Official royal portrait |
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| Close-up |
I love these. Can you make them waterproof. A dear friend gave me a "new" hot water bottle and in short order it leaked in my bed. Oh dear. What a mess and how uncomfortable. Something waterproof would be a boon, just in case...
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