Rice Bag Foot Warmer / Bed warmer

Winter is the best time to use rice bags.  They keep you warm and have therapeutic benefits. I added lavender oil to help me relax.  It also makes the room smell nice!  Roman solders often packed  lavender with their belongings because lavender is a natural oil for healing and was used for bathing. Lets make a rice bag!

Step 1: Supplies

This is what you will need:

• 1 Fat quarter 100% muslin this is the rice bag.
• 1 Fat quarter pretty print fabric,  this is the rice bag slip cover.
• Thread.
• Needle.
• Ribbon scrap for bow.
• 1 Pound 12 Oz bag whole grain rice ( DO NOT USE INSTANT).
• Velcro dots
• 1 Button
• Several drops lavender-oil.
• Index card.
• Funnel optional.
• Sewing pins.
• Gift card print here: http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2009/02/tutorialrice-bag-feet-warmer.html .
• PC and Printer optional you can hand write the information.

Please note: It is not necessary to have the lavender oil for the bag to heat.  I love the smell of lavender so I added it to my bag.  It is a great stress reliever as well as a relaxer.

 

Comments

[nasenbaer]

I don't own a microwave. Can I use the oven instead?

[sunshiine]

I apologize for the delay in answering your question but I have been on vacation for a month. I have not used the oven method but I found where someone posted about it here: http://http:www.aromatherapyricebags.com/faq.html

I hope this helps. Thanks for commenting and have a great day! Sunshiine

[canucksgirl]

This is a nice idea. I like that you used lavender in the mix. Chamomile would also work well and make you sleepy. :)

[sunshiine]

Oh yes . . . ..Chamomile or eucalyptus for colds. Thanks for sharing!
Sunshiine

[canucksgirl]

no problem... that's the nice part of instructables is sharing the ideas... :D

[rimar2000]

Nice and useful gift, Sylvia.

I am too lazy to do something as this, but some months ago I did a "sausage type bag" with rice in the inner, to heat in the microwave in order to relieve back contractures that gave me the cold. It is very effective, I used it only one or two times.

[sunshiine]

Thanks rimar! They have a lot of beneficial benefits! I use heat when I have a headache. I used to get migraines for 2 years and the best thing I found to help was heat and cold packs. I alternated them. I took hot baths and used heat packs. Sometimes one would make it worse so I switched to the opposite and it always helped. Rice and eucalyptus oil helps the sinus and head colds. Tea tree oil will work also. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and do have a nice cheery day!
Sunshiine

[blossom9283]

what type of thread are you using? i think the thread is why my sewing machine is not working right...

[sunshiine]

I used to use cheap thread and I am still trying to use it up knowing it is not the best thing to do. I recently bought 5 spools of colored thread Coats and Clark. It is much better thread. It was over 2 bucks a spool! How is your machine sewing I might can suggest something. I have like 5 sewing machines and there is something wrong with each one of them. I took them all into a guy and paid him a lot and have no clue what he charged me for because nothing was fixed. You get what you pay for. I hope to take them into a different place soon, one at a time. I hate to be without any of them because I use them all the time back and forth! LOL I need to win the sewing contest. Thanks for commenting.
Sunshiine

[l8nite]

a lot nicer looking than my clean tube sock filled with dried beans or rice, thank you for sharing

[sunshiine]

Guys don't need all the frills! They are too busy staying dirty changing the oil so we don't have to! Thanks for commenting! Have a super day!
Sunshiine