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Making your own smudge sticks can be a healing and spiritual experience. The sticks can also be customized to your desired use.

Here's How:

1. Gather fresh bunches or branches of fresh (not dried) herbs.

2. If cutting branches, cut to desired length from 4 to 7 inches.

3. Select a number of branches or bunches to your desired thickness, squeezing them togther a little to estimate the thickness of the finished product.

4. Holding the bunch of branches wrap floss around the bottom of the bunch approx. 5 times.

5. Continue wrapping to towards the end of the bunch using wider wraps.

6. Continue wrapping back towards the bottom crossing over the previous wraps creating a criss cross pattern.

7. Wrap around the bottom again 2 or 3 times.

8. Tie the ends together and cut.

9. Trim the bottom of the bunch evenly across below the wrap and any stray pieces sticking out.

10. Place the smudge stick on the mat or fabric and fold part of it over the bunch.

11. Firmly roll the stick between the layers a few time.

12. Hang or set in a shaded dry place to dry.

Tips:

The Herbs For Smudging link below is a list of herbs with their botanical names which are commonly used for smudging.

Try the Alternative Smudge Stick Recipe below for areas where you can not use a smudge stick.

What You Need:

Embroidery floss

Fresh bunches of herbs

Mat or heavy fabric

Scissors