Wonderful incense and incense sticks at home. How to burn incense sticks How to make incense sticks

After a hard day at work, you want to relax. What can help in this matter better than incense? Our master class is dedicated to how to make incense sticks and other pleasant-smelling things for your home with your own hands.

If you want to make homemade incense in any form - pressed cones, figurines or incense sticks, - you need to remember a few general rules:

1. Measure each ingredient carefully, using electronic scales if possible.



2. To grind the ingredients into powder (if they are not in liquid form), it is best to use a heavy pestle rather than a coffee grinder - you will be able to control the size of the resulting granules and literally turn them into dust (this is especially important when making cones).

   Never try to grind tree resins using machinery - they will clog and very quickly break any blender or coffee grinder.

3. Very soft and viscous resins, such as frankincense and elemi resin, are better to freeze a little before you start grinding - this will make the work much easier.
4. If you add a little finely ground powder (tree bark like cinnamon or some spices) to the mixture, the resins will not stick to the walls of the mortar.



5. If you are using sandalwood bark or cinnamon sticks, it can be very difficult to grind them into powder with your hands. Replace them whenever possible.



6. Herbs, blossoms, and petals are usually finely chopped in a blender, but many people like to puree them first in a mortar, use a sharp knife, or a combination of these methods. Try them all and find yours.



7. The peel of citrus fruits (lemon, orange, lime, any others) can first be dried and crushed with a pestle, or you can grate it on a very fine grater and only then dry it - this will dramatically reduce the drying time.



8. Honey or a couple of drops of wine are often added to dried fruits before they are dried until brittle and crushed, which gives the smell a very pleasant subtle tint.

Combine flavors and ingredients by following recipes or creating your own. Here, for example, is one of the popular combinations for incense:

• 1 part palo santo bark;
• 1 part Tolu balsam;
• 1 part styrax tree resin;
• a quarter of vanilla (ground into powder).

How to make incense sticks

Incense sticks are probably the most difficult to make because they require for a long time for impregnation and drying and a special base. To make 20 incense sticks you will need:

• 20 pcs. thin sticks, 28 cm long each (preferably special base sticks);
• 12 ml. oil base or dipropylene glycol;
• 6 ml. aromatic oils or mixtures of ingredients;
• 1 glass test tube 25x250 mm;
• 2 pipettes;
• test tube holder;
• marker;
• dryer (non-automatic, regular for clothes).

1. Wash and dry the test tube thoroughly, and then pour the oil base into it using a pipette. Mark the liquid level in the test tube with a marker.



2. Add aroma oil. Here the ratio is 1:2, but depending on the chosen aroma and its intensity, you can change it (1:1 or even 1:3).



3. Shake the contents of the test tube by covering the neck with your finger.



4. Place the sticks in the test tube (thick part down). The mixture will cover only a quarter of the length of the sticks, but during standing time it will saturate the entire thickened part.
5. Leave the tube for 3 days at room temperature. Don't cover it!
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7. After three days, remove the sticks and place them on the dryer. Do not place it in direct sunlight.

To check if the sticks are dry enough, blot them with a paper towel; if it is wet, you need to wait longer.

On average, this may take another day.

After this, put the sticks in a bag or box where you will store them, or immediately place them on a stand and light them.

IN Lately The East is trending. Many people have begun to become interested in oriental medicine; oriental motifs can often be found in the interior. Yoga is popular and different kinds therapy, including aromatherapy. If you are into aromatherapy, then you have probably used incense sticks. These sticks fill the room with pleasant smells, but when they smolder, they fall onto the table or floor in the form of ash. To prevent this from happening, incense sticks are placed on a special stand that functions as an ashtray. You can buy a stand for incense sticks or make it yourself if you want the decor to be original. And in this article we will tell you how to make a stand for incense sticks from polymer or ordinary clay.

Materials:

• clay
• rolling pin
• sheet metal (optional)
• wooden skewer or wire
• spray paint or varnish
• knife or metal molds

Making a stand for incense sticks

Prepare polymer or regular clay so that its consistency resembles plasticine.

Roll out the clay on a hard, flat surface, and cut out a rectangle from the resulting layer using a knife. Smooth the surface of the clay.

Using a small mold, apply a pattern to the surface of the clay.

Using a wooden skewer or wire, pierce a hole for the incense stick.

From a strip of metal, make a template with which one edge of the clay rectangle can be bent and fixed until the clay dries. Let the clay dry for 24 hours.

Divide the stand into sections using masking tape and paint. Cover the top with spray varnish.

When the coating is dry, the stand can be used for its intended purpose.

Original article in English.

Many people have begun to become interested in oriental medicine; oriental motifs can often be found in the interior. Yoga and various types of therapy, including aromatherapy, are popular. If you are into aromatherapy, then you have probably used incense sticks. These sticks fill the room with pleasant smells, but when they smolder, they fall onto the table or floor in the form of ash. To prevent this from happening, incense sticks are placed on a special stand that functions as an ashtray. You can buy a stand for incense sticks or make it yourself if you want the decor to be original.

Materials:

• clay
• rolling pin
• sheet metal (optional)
• wooden skewer or wire
• spray paint or varnish
• knife or metal molds

Making a stand for incense sticks

Prepare polymer or regular clay so that its consistency resembles plasticine.

Roll out the clay on a hard, flat surface, and cut out a rectangle from the resulting layer using a knife. Smooth the surface of the clay.

Using a small mold, apply a pattern to the surface of the clay.

Using a wooden skewer or wire, pierce a hole for the incense stick.

From a strip of metal, make a template with which one edge of the clay rectangle can be bent and fixed until the clay dries. Let the clay dry for 24 hours.

Divide the stand into sections using masking tape and paint. Cover the top with spray varnish.

When the coating is dry, the stand can be used for its intended purpose.

Original and simple ways creating holders for incense sticks.

Oriental scents can create a calming and peaceful atmosphere in the home. To feel lightness and tranquility, sometimes it’s enough just to light some incense and relax, inhaling the aroma and watching the thin stream of smoke.

Special stands for placing chopsticks are sold in stores. But if you don't want to spend money or prefer to create elements home decor with your own hands, then in a few minutes you can easily make a holder yourself from available materials.

You will need:

– a round piece of wood,

- hammer,

– a small nail,

- stick of incense.

Wooden blanks can be purchased at hobby stores or cut from wood yourself and processed.

Drive the nail at an angle on one side wooden block. There is no need to hammer the nail in hard - its purpose is only to make a hole for the sticks.

Then use a hammer to remove the nail. The hole for the incense sticks is ready! All you have to do is place the incense and enjoy the smells.

The stand can be painted with special paints, varnished or glued with beads and other decorative elements. Together with a set of incense it will be a great gift for family and friends.

If you haven't found a suitable one wooden blank, don't despair. There are many other materials from which a similar stand can be easily made.

Making a holder for incense sticks from clay

Ideally, you can make a decorative holder from clay yourself. Moreover, it can be of absolutely any form, in the form of an animal, a person or a plant. However, in this case, firing will be required to obtain a ceramic product. But not everyone has the opportunity to use a muffle furnace. In this case, modern materials will come to the rescue.

So, an excellent material for making a decorative stand would be self-hardening polymer clay. From it you can make a beautiful bowl, a statue of a small Buddha or a frog with small holes for incense sticks. Within 24 hours, the polymer clay will dry out and turn almost into stone.

You can also use plastic. This polymer clay needs to be fired, but in order for the material to harden, 200 degrees is enough, i.e. conventional oven.

Incense stands made of plaster and salt dough

Most economical option– creating a stand from salt dough. The ingredients are available in every home, they are inexpensive, and to make an amazing and unique accessory for incense, you only need imagination and a little free time.

To make the simplest stand in the form of a pebble with small holes for sticks, you will need wheat flour (1 cup), salt (1 cup), water (0.5 cup).

First, mix salt and water, then add flour and knead until a thick consistency holds its shape. After this, you can start creating the holder. Ready product After drying, it should be painted or varnished.

You can also make a nice, stable figurine from plaster that will hold incense sticks. To do this, just make holes at the top with a toothpick.

Besides, decorative items made of gypsum can themselves become sources of aroma if you drop a few drops of your favorite essential oil on them.

The same applies to dough crafts. It will take very little time to do. Previously, we wrote how to create such products.

The East has been trending lately. Many people have begun to become interested in oriental medicine; oriental motifs can often be found in the interior. Yoga and various types of therapy, including aromatherapy, are popular. If you are into aromatherapy, then you have probably used incense sticks. These sticks fill the room with pleasant smells, but when they smolder, they fall onto the table or floor in the form of ash. To prevent this from happening, incense sticks are placed on a special stand that functions as an ashtray. You can buy a stand for incense sticks or make it yourself if you want the decor to be original. And in this article we will tell you how to make a stand for incense sticks from polymer or ordinary clay.

Materials:

• clay
• rolling pin
• sheet metal (optional)
• wooden skewer or wire
• spray paint or varnish
• knife or metal molds

Making a stand for incense sticks

Prepare polymer or regular clay so that its consistency resembles plasticine.

Roll out the clay on a hard, flat surface, and cut out a rectangle from the resulting layer using a knife. Smooth the surface of the clay.

Using a small mold, apply a pattern to the surface of the clay.

Using a wooden skewer or wire, pierce a hole for the incense stick.

From a strip of metal, make a template with which one edge of the clay rectangle can be bent and fixed until the clay dries. Let the clay dry for 24 hours.