3. Heat It Up: Place the rice-filled sock in the microwave for 1–2 minutes. Carefully remove it, and test the temperature on your inner arm before applying it to your body.

When it's a super cold day or you have aching joints, nothing quite beats the soothing heat a microwave heat bag can deliver. With some basic sewing skills, you can make your own right at home.

These warming do-it-yourself heating pads are great, especially on a cold winter’s night. They also work as a cold pad and can be kept in the freezer in a plastic bag to use for bumps and bruises.

My DIY heat bag cost considerably less to make, coming up to £4.31 for two gloves worth of supplies. I already had the materials knocking around the house, but you can pick up a bag of rice for ...

Now put the rice bag in the basket or bowl, lay down a paper towel, and fill it up with your freshly baked biscuits. Add another cloth or tea towel on top and you’ve got biscuits that will stay ...