Simple Winter Sewing Project: Hot Rice Bags. Warm face, warm ‘ands, warm feet Aow, wouldn’t it be loverly?
–Eliza Doolittle Cloth bags of heated grain are great for warming the bed or soothing sore muscles–much cozier than hot water bottles, and a nicer quality of heat. I kept seeing them in boutique shops with shocking price tags, and whenever I asked what the bags were filled with, the shop proprietors would say it was a secret. But one day a few years ago I saw one that had a suspicious little pile of rice in its packaging, and as soon as I got home I whipped up a bag for myself using rice from the pantry, and added a fleece cover while I was about it (no wonder the filling was a secret–who would pay $30 for a little bag of rice?).
I made one for each of us, and for my mom and dad and sister and in-laws and sundry friends. With a piece of standard copy paper as your pattern, cut two 8 1/2 x 11″ pieces of cotton (muslin or calico works great). Clip corners, turn, and press. Add 5 cups of dry rice. Handmade Salt Pouches For The Shower Or Bath. I love salt scrubs, especially this time of year when I want to slough off the dead skin from winter, and I equally love bath salts for the skin softening ingredients in them – but more often than not I find myself in the shower.
These pouches are perfect for combining both bath salt and salt scrub into an exfoliating pouch I can bring into the shower, and they are simple to make. You can go a few different routes when making these so play around with your recipes and find your favorite. I made these for my mom for Mother’s Day so I added a few things for specific reasons. I will list them to give you an idea of how you can customize these to suit your needs.
In my moms pouches I included: Bath Bomb - Lavender. Make 7 medium sized lavender bath bombs with this easy recipe.
What you need 1 1/4 cups cup of Baking soda or Bicarbonate of Soda 1/2 cup of Citric acid 2 -6 tsp of Almond Oil or Apricot oil 1/4 cup of Dried lavender 1/2-2 tbs Water 5 drops of Food coloring 10-15 drops of Lavender fragrance oil or essential oil Instructions Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl and stir until well mixed. Drizzle in the almond oil and stir until mixture is moistened. Mixing Ingredients If the mixture is crumbly then add more oil or a dash of water. Roll the mixture into a ball using your hands or press it into a lightly oiled mold. Let it slip out from the mold and then put the ball/shape on a sheet of wax paper and leave it to dry till it is hard. Putting Into Mold Store them in a airtight container. Bath Bomb - Green Tea. Lovers of green tea will find this bath bomb recipe irresistible.
Bath Bomb - Chamomile. This is the recipe for a Bath bomb infused with chamomile tea leaves.
What you need 1 1/4 cups of Baking soda or Bicarbonate of Soda 1/2 cup of Citric acid 2 tsp of Almond Oil or Apricot kernel oil 1/2 tbs of Wwater 5 drops of Yellow or Orange food coloring 2 tbs of Chamomile tea leaves Makes 7 Medium sized Bath Bombs Instructions Combine the dry ingredients (except the tea leaves) into a bowl and stir until well mixed. Next drizzle in the almond oil and stir until mixture is moistened. Then add the 1/2 tbs of boiling water to the green tea leaves and add to the dry mixture. How To Make Your Own Chapstick - Homemade Chapstick Recipes. Does the onset of winter get you running for tons of chapsticks to stop your pout from peeling and cracking every time?
Well, it isn’t always the winters that wreak havoc on your frayed lips. Sometimes using the wrong lip plumpers, colors and even stress can leave your lips super chapped, thus, justifying the need to have a chapstick always. Did you know that now, you don’t have to spend a fortune to get those kissable lips all the time? A little replenishing effort can save both your lips and wallet from frazzling out.
Just get your hands on some essential wax and oil and you are good to go. Image: LauraLewis23@flickr Homemade Chapstick Recipes Olive Oil & Beeswax Flakes Chapsticks are perfect cure for chafed, chapped and even suntanned lips as they come loaded with the goodness of vitamin E, beeswax, camphor, petrolatum and more. Soy Wax & Shea Butter You can also use soy wax, shea butter and virgin olive oil to pamper your pout. Shea Butter & Jojoba Oil Vanilla & Lemon. Fun Learning Activities for Preschoolers and Kids.