Rice Bag and other projects

I tried a new project this week, a rice bag to heat in the microwave and put on sore areas (such as my neck and shoulders which have been really sore lately). I got the tutorial from PatternSpot. I bought a huge bag of rice and found some material that I liked but didn't love (in case I really messed up this first try so I wouldn't be too upset at "wasting" amazing material).

Overall the project was actually pretty simple but I did learn a few things. First, I definitely need to pin as the two main pieces moved a bit as I was sewing them, causing them to get out of line. Second, I need to use a different marking pen as I couldn't get pink lines off the fabric when I was done. Oops. At least they are fairly light. Third, I do need a funnel. I tried just using a piece of paper and it worked but it was not easy to use and an actual funnel would have made it much better. Finally, when the bag is heated, the rice smells and it's not entirely pleasant, so I will add some scent into the bag along with the rice in future attempts. Here's the bag:

I also have a wonderful husband who surprised me on Monday with an inkjet printer. I have a laserjet and was bemoaning the fact that I couldn't use printable iron-on fabric in the laserjet. So I set up the new printer and created some labels for my etsy shop.

Then I added them to some of the pacifer clips:

Now I'm just waiting for a sunny day so I can have good lighting to take pictures of the clips and then I'll list them in my etsy shop.

Finally, I was in Hobby Lobby on Monday and some fabric caught my eye. I'm not sure what it was about it that attracted me, but I went back to it several times before decided to go ahead and buy some. I got a yard and a half. I have no idea yet what I'm going to do with it, but it makes me happy to look at it, so I'll just have to keep it in mind while I'm looking at projects and find something to do with it.