The smoke is cleansing and its actually been proven that the smoke can reduce bacteria in the air.
Lavender smudge stick diy.
Here s how to do it.
Sometimes less such as in summer.
Diy s don t come any simpler than this and rarely are they more gorgeous.
Article by jenni kayne.
Lavender smudge bundles rip tan.
Tie the bundle together about an inch from the base.
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Make sure it s a tight double knot.
Tie the loose end to the original knot at the base of the stick.
Once your smudge stick is completely wrapped use the excess twine to it hang upside down in a dark room like your closet for about 3 weeks.
Wrap the string tightly around the base several times.
It can even change the molecular structure of the air and energy in a space.
Split photo with a close up shot on the left and medium shot on the right of floral smudge sticks with sage lavender and rose.
Tightly wrap the string up the bundle of herbs moving up in a spiral being sure to keep.
You can prepare your herbal smudge sticks with only one type of plant or you can prepare mixed bundles comprising different plants herbs and flowers.
Next all you need to do is let it dry.
I told you it was simple.
While the roots of burning a smudge stick or smudging is in north american native purification rites and ceremony they can be used by anyone to bring the woody smell of the outdoors inside if you have a garden chances are good that you have enough.
We re dying to burn our floral smudge sticks from 100 layer cake cedar sage rose and lavender have us like.
Now you ll have a fresh diy organic smudge stick.
Smudging is really an act of purification.
Now you have your own beautiful energy clearing smudge stick.
Generally it takes about two weeks for fresh smudge sticks to dry completely.
Diy lavender rosemary smudge sticks if you have a need to clear the air of stuff hanging around and you aren t a fan of traditional sage wands that clear the air with negative ions you can wrap yourself a batch of herbal smudge sticks in seconds dry them in the kitchen and smudge ceremonial magic into your home any time you need it.
Medium healing sacred herbal smudges smudge sticks especially use for getting rid of negative energy on yourself your home or any space.
Keep the end long.
For these i used fresh common sage a little lavender and rose petals all rigorously freshly picked in our garden at the burrow.
Think of burning a smudge stick as similar to washing your hands before you eat.
Why use a smudge stick.
Smudge sticks are tightly bound bundles of dried woody resinous herbs that are slowly burned as a way to purify and cleanse the air.