dovethewitch:

~Offering Stones~

This is a great way to give back to the earth when collecting anything from it.

The item you are taking is making a sacrifice of itself to you it will be bent to your will and needs.

Giving back after you have taken shows respect to the place you took it from and ensures nourishment for the plant or earth or water what ever it may be that you value its sacrifice.

Or a simple thank you if you don’t plan to return to the place you took from these stones are great for travel altars.

You do not have to make an offering or if you don’t have the available items or money or if you don’t have the means to make it.

A simple offering of corn meal also works.

Offering Stones Recipe:

2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Warm water
1 Cup Salt
2 Tbs Olive oil (vegetable oil works as well)
1 Tbs Cream of tartar

That is the simple recipe for plain stones you can get creative as you like though and add herbs, dried flowers, essential oil (a few drops) Biodegradable glitter, food coloring, stones, the sky is the limit! Keep in mind they need to be biodegradable don’t put charms or plastic into these

Combined the ingredients in a bowl first to get out any lumps. Then put in a pot and cook on the stove on low heat! It will come together quicker than you think.

It will form a dough once formed and you can touch it without the dough sticking to your fingers, put it on a surface to cool kneading gently to work what’s left of the moisture into the dough.

Form your stones get creative and while working with the dough set your intentions into it keep love and light into your heart as you make them remembering you are giving back to mother Gaia and her beautiful majesty. The God and Goddess Smile upon your workings dear one.

Now once the stones are complete (you will yield quite a lot my batch turned out 203!! Keep in mind I was using a mold which you can use!)

You may leave them to dry for a few days in a dry warm area. However depending on your humidity and where you live (basement, mildew or moldy area, damp apartment etc.) I highly recommend baking them in your oven at 200 F (93 C) keep an eye on them!

Then after that you are ready to give back to the universe happy crafting and blessed be~ 🌻