Lavender Heat Bag

Good morning or afternoon or evening. Not sure when and where you are so I covered all my bases. I would like to share with you how I make my Dad, his annual heatbag. 

I started this time with a towel.

I usually use corduroy but I am out. You have to use 100 percent cotton fabric and thread, as polyester thread and fabric wont hold up to the heat over time.

I figure out what size I am going to make him and fold the fabric in half and cut. This bag is 16" x 12" so I cut my fabric 17" x 26". You can make whatever size you want! Sew up the sides and press the top over for a finished hem.

Turn right side out and sew tubes from the bottom to top. Fill these with rice and lavender. I add about 1/2 cup of lavender to 3 cups rice.  It probably took around 9 cups of rice and 1 1/2 cups lavender. 

Fill each tube about 2/3 full. Sew the top closed.   I double sew this so no rice can escape from its little cell.

I like to make covers for the bags as they can be taken off and thrown in the wash. I make them the same way, except I don't sew the tubes.

I add a piece of Velcro to the top and that's his annual heatbag.

Microwave for about 2 to 3 minutes at the most. The rice will burn the bag if left for too long in the microwave. You can use these as cold packs too. Just pop into the freezer and leave them in there all the time, until you need it. It will stay cold for quite awhile.   *Note*  The lavender scent will eventually fade.

 Stay Warm!

Oonga

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Pine Cone Trees

Here's another take on the use of non Styrofoam forms.

  Click HERE for my first. 

I gathered pine cones, almost a garbage bag full for these trees.  Actually I made four but I gave two away.  I had some inserts from a box that I purchased at a thrift store.  They were thin plywood pieces, about 3/8 " thick,  and they had slots cut in them.  They fit together kinda like those shoe storage systems that my daughter needs.  Actually she would need a huge walk in closet for her shoe dilemma but that would be another blog.   As we used the box for a base for a worktable in the shop, the inserts were garbage.  I decided to make 3-D trees.  I cut two tree shapes and measured the slots so they would slide into one another and meet in the middle. The total height of the forms is 30 inches.  You can make them any size.

This would be easily done with some thin MDF and a table saw, jig saw or whatever you have on hand to cut with.  I just have issues with throwing out usable pieces of wood.....(kinda, a little, sort of a hoarder)...  I slid them together to form a 3-D tree.

Next step is to start gluing pine cones on.  Start with big ones all over and fill in any bare spots with smaller ones until no wood is visible.  It takes awhile to do this but they are so pretty when all done.

  It also takes a lot of glue and a whole whack of pine cones.  (Ouch to my fingers too).  After the pine cones were placed and glued, I sprayed some cinnamon fragrance oil directly on the cones, and I must say they are wonderful.  You can add holly and other embellishments to them.  I did that with the ones I gave away.  They were very pretty but unfortunately I didn't take pictures.

  They scent up the whole entrance with Christmas smells, and 

guests think they are in for a real treat when they step in the house :) until I 

break the bad news and tell them

"I wasn't baking.  Sorry, all I have are store bought biscuits."  :(  

That's it.....just another way to make none Styrofoam forms and a little way to disappoint your guests.

Have a Creative Day!

Oonga

Sisterkins

The Last of The Glycerin Soap Ideas

One more time!

From the previous blog, I had made some little flower soaps.

I pushed a wooden skewer through them and lined them up.
Then I put them in a Pringles can and poured clear
scented glycerin melt and pour soap in the can.

Here I put clear glycerin chunks in a container and
poured pink all over that.

And......

Presto!!!

Presto Again!!

Have a Clean One!
Oonga, this is my blog!
The direct hint was taken!!!
LOL (Lots Of Love!)

Bessy Boo

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Single Wash Rose Petal Soaps

Here I am again with more glycerin soap ideas.

I thought this was sort of boring when i first saw this
on the Internet until I tried it. It was so easy too.
I bought some cheap silk roses, took them apart
and cut them into petals.

Dipped them in scented glycerin soap.

Arranged them on anything I could recycle or find in my stash
of "One Day I Will Use"!

Now I have gifts to give at Christmas time for Sisterkins!

I hope they will like them.
Have a Great Day!
Bessy Boo
Sisterkins

Oh we will Bessy Boo.  These are amazing.  I am very excited for them.....Oonga

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Christmas Card Chai

Today I had an idea.  In my stock pile I dug out some card stock.

I decided to go to The Graphics Fairy and have a look at her labels.  Thanks again Graphics Fairy!!!  I found one that, of course, has nothing to do with tea, but looked pretty.  I downloaded it and played with it in my label program.  I printed four per page.  I tore the labels with a ruler into equal sizes.  I didn't want the edges to look cut.(Or maybe I just couldn't find my scissors...hmmmm, now I have you wondering.)

  I sewed each one  onto a piece of card stock.

I grabbed another piece of card stock, and sewed it onto the back, so that  it  formed an envelope with a label on the front. 

Two holes were punched in the top.

  This was so I could put some chai into plastic bags, put a bag into each card, and tie them with some ribbon.   To see my dried chai mix recipe, click H E R E !

Now I don't have to sit and hand write a whole lot of cards......maybe that would have been a lot easier.... ....duh!

Have A Great Day!

Oonga

Sisterkins
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