Yesterday I was working on my small deck garden and noticed how beautiful my sage and lavender were. Then an idea popped in my head. I had never made my own smudge stick before so I stopped pruning my plants, dropped everything and began to make it. :) See how ADD I can be?
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Get a little twine....
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Start wrapping from the base...
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Keep wrapping until you reach the top and go back the other direction making sure you bind as many leaves as possible. If there are any sticking out I just trim them.
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Get some newspaper...
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Wrap it up....
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Bind with rubberband, I used some hair ties.
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Then let it dry for a few weeks and your smudge stick will be ready for use!
Cut as close to the base as possible so you have a long stem...
Cut a little lavender, long sprigs...
Gather them in a bunch...
Get a little twine....
Start wrapping from the base...
Keep wrapping until you reach the top and go back the other direction making sure you bind as many leaves as possible. If there are any sticking out I just trim them.
Get some newspaper...
Wrap it up....
Bind with rubberband, I used some hair ties.
Then let it dry for a few weeks and your smudge stick will be ready for use!