Incense-Making Workshop

Learn how to make your own, all-natural incense! You will learn the ancient art of traditional whole-herb incense-making from the gathering of ingredients to methods of burning. Discuss the different kinds of incense and methods of creation, touch on the basics of scent-mixing, and play with the world of herbs and their amazing natural properties. Mix your own original scents from the natural ingredients provided or use one of a number of recipes. You will learn different techniques for burning loose-incense mixtures, and see examples of these. Then you will hear about the different ways to turn these mixtures into combustible incense, and the advantages and disadvantages of each. Participants will create one vial of loose incense, one set of incense pellets, and one set of sticks or cones and walk away with instruction and handouts for: Basic Incense-Making Materials and Equipment Incense Ingredient List Basic Incense-Making Instructions Directions for Making an Incense Stove Sample Incense Recipes Herbal Information Chart www.leftoverhippies.com www.leftoverhippies.etsy.com www.facebook.com/leftoverhippies