question on fillers

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hello everyone, got questions again...

q1: i've been thinking about this, when you feel your stuffies or eye-pillows and what-nots with beans or rice or flax, will they rot or invite weevils or stuff like that? maybe not in the first few weeks or months, but what about some time later?

q2: if i want to make paperweights, what should i use to fill to make it heavy? must i buy weights and where can i find them?

thanks, yet again...
:)