Hi Pigeon Peeps and Crafters,
Hope you all "never forgot" 9/11 this past weekend and so far having a good crafty creative week. It's almost Friday and where did the time go? I have been busy going a lot of research on what to create for my shop. It is quite the challenge because I like working with so much different media and materials that I can't decide on the perfect project. I enjoy doing so many different things: sewing, painting, calligraphy, macrame, beaded jewelry and the list goes on!
But since I am doing the research I might as well share what I created this past weekend. I enjoy up cycling fabrics. If I can find a use for it it makes me happy. I love all those recycled stuffies that use old wool sweaters and vintage fabric, it's so inspiring! I attempted to make a heat rice therapy bag out of an old clean white t-shirt. Then created my own applique and used heat bond to iron it on. It turned out okay.
Here's how I did it: Basically cut out a square about 3.5" X 5" long, stitched it together and left an opening on one side to add long grain white rice. Filled it up about 3/4 cup full, then double stitched it to close. That's it. Now for the testing and research. I placed it in the microwave and heated it for about 30 seconds. Heated up nicely but being t-shirt cotton, it doesn't absorb the moisture like 100% cotton. It felt moist the entire time. I don't think that would work well perhaps making the rice eventually go bad. So I decided to use it as a bean bag instead. Problem solved. Lesson learned, when making rice bags use material that absorbs moisture and can breathe. Like fleece, cottons, and linens. So back to the drawing board. :)
Here's the project:
Have a great rest of the week. Happy crafting!
Hope you all "never forgot" 9/11 this past weekend and so far having a good crafty creative week. It's almost Friday and where did the time go? I have been busy going a lot of research on what to create for my shop. It is quite the challenge because I like working with so much different media and materials that I can't decide on the perfect project. I enjoy doing so many different things: sewing, painting, calligraphy, macrame, beaded jewelry and the list goes on!
But since I am doing the research I might as well share what I created this past weekend. I enjoy up cycling fabrics. If I can find a use for it it makes me happy. I love all those recycled stuffies that use old wool sweaters and vintage fabric, it's so inspiring! I attempted to make a heat rice therapy bag out of an old clean white t-shirt. Then created my own applique and used heat bond to iron it on. It turned out okay.
Here's how I did it: Basically cut out a square about 3.5" X 5" long, stitched it together and left an opening on one side to add long grain white rice. Filled it up about 3/4 cup full, then double stitched it to close. That's it. Now for the testing and research. I placed it in the microwave and heated it for about 30 seconds. Heated up nicely but being t-shirt cotton, it doesn't absorb the moisture like 100% cotton. It felt moist the entire time. I don't think that would work well perhaps making the rice eventually go bad. So I decided to use it as a bean bag instead. Problem solved. Lesson learned, when making rice bags use material that absorbs moisture and can breathe. Like fleece, cottons, and linens. So back to the drawing board. :)
Here's the project:
Have a great rest of the week. Happy crafting!
