Ok, so I was organizing my diy area this morning and had a lightbulb moment. It happens occasionally. I think it's a pretty cool idea, YMMV of course. The trick for me is conveying the idea without a photo since my camera isn't working at present..my dog ate (well, chewed) my battery and I haven't got a replacement yet. sigh....
Ok, so this will only work I think if you store your bottles upright. You may get it to work if you store them in a drawer, but it might not be worth the effort. If you like the idea of using a syringe/pipette per flavor, but don't like the clutter, read on.
buy a bag of cheap drinking straws. I already had some I bought probably 10 yrs ago. Plastic IS forever.
1. Cut the straw so it's about the height of the flavoring bottle. Has to be taller than the pipette or syringes you're using, but a full sized straw would just be silly. I just cut mine in thirds.
2. If you're using pipettes, simply put something in one end (I use a wad of paper towel) or tape over it to stop one end.
3. Tape stopped end down to the side of your flavoring bottle.
4. Insert pipette, bulb side up and there you have it...a pipette holster
5. For 1 ml syringes this works as well, but before you tape it to the side of the bottle, cut lengthwise (vertically) down the center of the straw but not all the way down. Play with it until you find what works for you, but this way when you insert the syringe through the top, the straw 'gives' allowing insertion but is stiff enough to hold it snugly. The 'give' after a time may loosen, so you'll have to replace it now and again, but how cheap are STRAWS??!!
Ok, so this will only work I think if you store your bottles upright. You may get it to work if you store them in a drawer, but it might not be worth the effort. If you like the idea of using a syringe/pipette per flavor, but don't like the clutter, read on.
buy a bag of cheap drinking straws. I already had some I bought probably 10 yrs ago. Plastic IS forever.
1. Cut the straw so it's about the height of the flavoring bottle. Has to be taller than the pipette or syringes you're using, but a full sized straw would just be silly. I just cut mine in thirds.
2. If you're using pipettes, simply put something in one end (I use a wad of paper towel) or tape over it to stop one end.
3. Tape stopped end down to the side of your flavoring bottle.
4. Insert pipette, bulb side up and there you have it...a pipette holster
5. For 1 ml syringes this works as well, but before you tape it to the side of the bottle, cut lengthwise (vertically) down the center of the straw but not all the way down. Play with it until you find what works for you, but this way when you insert the syringe through the top, the straw 'gives' allowing insertion but is stiff enough to hold it snugly. The 'give' after a time may loosen, so you'll have to replace it now and again, but how cheap are STRAWS??!!
