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From: gholloway
Date: 12-03-2006, 01:02 PM (1 of 16)
I am wanting to make some bags that you put deer corn or rice in and place them in the microwave to ease away aches and pains. They are used sort of like a heating pad. I cannot find the verse or saying or whatever it is called to attach to them. I know it has on there what they are used for and how to use them. If someone knows what it is I would really appreciate it. I am trying to get my gifts together for Christmas and running out of time.  Thanks for your help |
User: gholloway
Member since: 06-07-2006 Total posts: 58 
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From: LoveSewin
Date: 12-03-2006, 05:46 PM (2 of 16)
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I can't remember the link, but here's the poem I used: This little pillow filled with rice Is such a comforting device, Microwave for 1 minute on HIGH And kiss those aches and pains good-bye. Apply it to a troubled spot The heat will ease the pain a lot. Or warm those little toes, so cold. You'll find this nice to have and to hold Or freeze it for awhile, And fix that boo-boo in style. Instead of a compress made of ice, Use this pillow filled with rice. Hope this helps. Kim
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User: LoveSewin
Member since: 01-31-2006 Total posts: 103 
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From: gholloway
Date: 12-03-2006, 06:02 PM (3 of 16)
Thanks Kim it sure does. 
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User: gholloway
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From: Sancin
Date: 12-04-2006, 02:57 AM (4 of 16)
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Thanks from me as well! I am making a little gingerbread man warmer for my little grandson and this verse is perfect! I am going to use wheat (just happen to have some) - is there something I should watch for as I have never used it before? Where would one get deer corn? I seem to own and use lots of these warmers made out of a variety of things which I tend to use cold. I like the cherry pit ones best. Don't have the inclination, however, to search for some. The cherry pits are quite light and more comfortable when things are swollen. *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
Member since: 02-13-2005 Total posts: 895 
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From: gholloway
Date: 12-04-2006, 09:07 AM (5 of 16)
| You can get deer corn from Walmart or any feed store. |
User: gholloway
Member since: 06-07-2006 Total posts: 58
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From: JeanG
Date: 12-04-2006, 09:39 AM (6 of 16)
| I can't verify, but I was told if you put rice/wheat/corn filled packs in the freezer they could grow mold. Anyone else heard of this? Jean |
User: JeanG
Member since: 07-12-2005 Total posts: 42 |
From: AndreaSews
Date: 12-04-2006, 01:15 PM (7 of 16)
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It's similar, but I wonder if there are different guidelines: I want to make some draft-stoppers for doorways/windows. What is the recommended filling? I have seen some that were soft and light, and thought they might just be filled with batting, and I've seen some rather heavy and firm ones that might be filled with rice (?). What do you recommend? I went to the Plow and Hearth store today, and they were selling both styles. I really should have checked the price before going and saying, "Oh I'll just make my own!" ....One of them was filled with (among other things perhaps?) balsam fir needles, which gave off a mild scent.
Andrea
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User: AndreaSews
Member since: 02-18-2005 Total posts: 1007 
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From: Mom of Six
Date: 12-04-2006, 01:58 PM (8 of 16)
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I made them before & filled them with unsented Kitty litter. Just don't use it if you have cats. Sand would work also but I think you would have to fill plastic bags to insert into a cover unless you have very tight weave in your fabric.
Barb
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User: Mom of Six
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From: Sancin
Date: 12-04-2006, 05:35 PM (9 of 16)
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Andrea - I had one that I used before I got new windows but gave it away recently. I really didn't pay much for it (under $10) so it may be just as wise to buy one from a general purpose store. I never took mine apart and thought it was made of sand as it did crinkle a little as if a plastic bag inside. Hearing of using cat litter I am now thinking mine may have been filled with that as it was quite long and didn't weigh as much as one would have suspected if filled with sand. It certainly wasn't filled with fabric or batting of any sort. I think a soft plushy one would trap the cold, but it also may move in drafts. I do not have a cat and the dog showed no interest what so ever in it. FYI - before I got new sliding patio door windows (the old ones were double paned as well) when it was - 45 I used to pile pillows and quilts along the bottom. Fortunately not often. *~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
Member since: 02-13-2005 Total posts: 895
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 12-04-2006, 07:49 PM (10 of 16)
Oh, dear. I see now. That last bit wrapped around to the next line, but you meant Negative 45 degrees!!!! 
Andrea
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 12-04-2006, 08:27 PM (11 of 16)
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Yep Andrea...It can get real cold up here in the winter! If I remember correctly -43° is where C and F are the same temp. And it is cold! But I'll bet that Sherri gets even colder temps where she lives.
TTFN from
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From: Sancin
Date: 12-04-2006, 08:56 PM (12 of 16)
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Yet, I will take the cold any day over heat. When cold one can always layer more clothing on, but once buck naked in the heat there is not much you can do except stand in front of a fan and move hot air!! And I aim for hypnotic state in such circumstances. Actually when it gets -40 + here (probably 10 days max a year - not in a row), not much happens or moves. It has to be a pretty serious need for me to go out and I usually don silk or wool long johns, nice wool socks and sweaters, wrap up in my wonderful mohair blanket and read all day!! Somehow or other, even if the furnace is cranking up the heat and thermometer reads it is warm, cold air seems to find the finest cracks imaginable to come in. However, I have visited some homes, usually heated with wood burning stoves, where I have had to shed clothing it is so hot. I used to tell my California cousins that I lost 10-15 lbs every spring -- when I stopped wearing boots and coats! Aren't we a wonderfully diverse bunch of people? 
*~*~*~* Nancy*~*~*~* " I try to take one day at a time - but sometimes several days attack me at once."
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User: Sancin
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 12-04-2006, 10:36 PM (13 of 16)
 OMG!!!! -40???? I am throwing a fit tonight it's suppose to get down to 24F here tonight and I had to run the water out side so the pipes don't freeze because hubby forgot to get the insulation for the exposed pipes. I bet if one brakes tonight he won't forget it tomorrow. You can have the freezing cold, I like it cool and maybe a little cold at night in the winter time but not so cold you can't get out of the house and take a drive.  I'm a worry wort and worry about if it freezes and the lights go out how am I suppose to keep warm with no heater. I blocked off the fireplace with a fish tank. I hate cleaning the fireplace so I don't use it. I guess it I get desperate they'll see me draining the tank and moving the fish to the bath tub and lighting the darn thing up. he he he he Either that or the Fema trailer has a battery back up for heat I'll just run over there and get in bed with my little angel Trinatte. She'll keep me warm. I made the rice bags and I need one right now for my shoulders. This cold is giving my Arthritis fits. I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
Member since: 06-25-2005 Total posts: 1118 
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From: PaulineG
Date: 12-05-2006, 07:58 AM (14 of 16)
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Nancy - We are indeed a diverse group of people. In the absolute most bitter cold of winter where I live it very rarely goes below about 33 F (I found a conversion chart because we're in celsius). I wear gloves a couple of times through winter and on these days my husband and I talk of moving somewhere warmer. However on Christmas Day I can expect somewhere between about 70 (unlikely to be this low) and 100 (hopefully not this high but expecting that temp this weekend). If we even have the traditional roast it will be done outside on the BBQ. So while you're all sewing hats, jumpers and mittens (and rice bags), I'm working with light cotton for skirts and tops. And Christmas concert costumes of course.
Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
From: DorothyL
Date: 12-05-2006, 08:23 AM (15 of 16)
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I went with my husband to a business conference in Nashville a few years ago. It was early spring and standing back studying the crowd we realized we could tell who was from the south and who was from the north. People from the south were still in winter coats and shivering while people from the north were in short sleeves and carrying their sweaters. Dorothy |
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From: PaulineG
Date: 12-05-2006, 08:33 AM (16 of 16)
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That happens here every year. In spring the first few slightly warmer days everybody gets around in Tshirts. A month or so on and at the same temperature all you see are jumpers and jackets.
Pauline
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User: PaulineG
Member since: 09-08-2006 Total posts: 901 |
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