Go Smudge yourself with my Smudge Sticks


I am making Smudge Sticks and I will be happy to make some for you, how do I make them?
Well each one is made from fresh grown herbs and cut carefully asking for good intentions as I collect my herbs for my smudge sticks.

Here is how I do it:
Take branches of Rosemary or sage or pinion, pine, or juniper or a mixture of many safe burning herbs with and colored cotton twine and sharp shears and put everything on the work table

Trim your pieces into lengths of 6" to 8" inches......unroll a piece of twine long enough to wrap bundle from top to bottom......

Starting from the tips of the branches, bind them in a criss-cross manner to form a stick

Continue wrapping till you reach the base

Then wind the twine or threads even yarn tightly around the stems, tie a knot, and clip the excess

Let it dry out so it will burn this can take a few days to weeks, depending on the time of year, the humidity where you let them dry, and the thickness of the bundles.

Then to use just light it and gently shake it over a fireproof container to put out the flame, you can use a fan or feather to smudge also, it will go out in a few minutes, and you may have to relight it as you do your smudging, but do be sure to always be fire safe, don't leave it before you know it is no longer burning

These make excellent gifts and look neat piled into a big basket or bowl and I am happy to tell you that I make smudge bundles in sacred space in peaceful workings that you can order from me.

I have several kinds during the year and I take pleasure making each one. So contact me for orders today.
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