Here’s a craft idea for the truly craft-challenged — a super easy, yet very usable and charmingly cozy warming pillow. The pillow is warmed in a microwave and then used on tight muscles or chilly limbs. Also, the optional lavender buds used in this project can provide a calming, beautiful lavender scent, especially when heated. I love to use my warming pillow to help me relax and get cozy at bedtime.
This project is so simple that it requires just two (or three) supplies: tall organza bags and whole flax seeds with optional lavender flowers. After gathering my supplies, I put together this project in less than 5 minutes, and I didn’t need any special skills like sewing or cooking. Hooray! Homemade warming pillows for everyone!
- 2 tall organza bags, any color
- 4-5 cups whole flax seeds (about 20-25 oz)
- ½ cup dried lavender flowers (optional)
- Fill one of the organza bags with the flax seeds. If you’re using lavender, alternate flax seeds and lavender flowers, starting and ending with flax seeds.
- Cinch the organza bag closed and tie off the neck of the bag tightly a few times, then flip the bag over and tie off the opposite side of the neck of the bag.
- Slip this bag into the second organza bag, neck first, and cinch and tie off the second organza bag.
- To attach favor tags, untie the small knot at the end of one of the pairs of ribbons. Slip a favor tag onto one of the ribbons and retie the original knot. Repeat on the other set of ribbons.
Used In This Project:
- Small Oval Tags • I chose the “Spring Meadow” style in gold.
- Large Oval Tags • I chose the “Spring Meadow” style in gold.
- Tall Organza Bags • I chose the white color.
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Lorraine is a medical student, writer and food lover living in her hometown of Portland, Oregon. Sometimes, Lorraine realizes that, for the most part, her family, friends and adored acquaintances are just a bike ride away. This gives her sense of cozy giddiness! Mostly though, she gets psyched about creating and sharing food, particularly the kind of food that is accidentally healthy and delicious. See more of her work at SweetAllium.
I make bags out flannel,Velcro end shut, easy to remove cover to wash.