It's Corn Bag Season!

If you know me, you know that once a year I buy a couple of 50 lb bags of deer corn and make as many corn bags as I can make.  I have made as many as 200, but generally I make around 100 per year.  I give them to coworkers, kids' teachers, husband's coworkers, and anyone I can think of who could possibly want a corn bag.  If you've never heard of a corn bag, you probably need one.  They are a cotton bag of deer corn.  You keep them in the freezer and use as an ice bag if you have an ache or a pain.  Then you can place it in the microwave for a minute or two and use as a heating pad.  They are super handy to have around.  I also have a long skinny one  that I use as a wrist rest by my computer keyboard.  I know people who use them as  wrist rests by their computer mouses, too.  Then there's my kids' former piano teacher who heats hers up daily and puts it in the bottom of a sleeping bag to keep her feet warm.  I made a large one two years ago that is folded in half and sewn that way.  My friend has neuropathy in her hands.  She can warm it up and stick her hands inside it so both sides are being warmed and it helps with that pain.  Basically, they are wonderful, people love them, and I am the corn bag lady.  I have a lot of friends who sew and will bring me their fabric scraps, so it's very little cost to me, just time.  I enjoy it and I enjoy giving them away. 

Here is a picture of this year's bounty.

I generally wait until December to give them away, but I got done early this year so I've already started giving them out.