#offering stones

For a ritual I have to make a skull out of something that I can leave in nature, in a lot of offering stone recipes there is salt so I can't use those...

I have looked into seed bombs but there are many different recipes, some with things that are bad for nature, some with materials I don't have (powdered red clay for example)

Can someone help me to find a recipe for some sort of moldable substance made with environmentally safe materials that I might actually have access to 😅, really any suggestions are welcome, I'm desparate

Hello, there is a post on tumblr here that shows you how to make offering stones. They are beautiful! But additional reblogging of the post included mentions that baking soda is not safe for nature. So I tried to come up with a different type of offering stone that isn’t harmful. I attempted several experiments before I finally remembered making gingerbread ornaments as a kid that were not edible. The recipe I have for you is simple, completely environmentally safe and it will not mold over time.

Cinnamon Offering Stone Recipe:

¾ cup of applesauce

4 ounces of Cinnamon (about two jars from a grocery store)

Put the applesauce in a bowl and slowly mix in the cinnamon a little at a time. It will eventually start to thicken and ball up into a dough that you can form with your hands.

I added some herbs and flowers that I have dried myself just for an extra touch (although the cinnamon stones are a sufficient offering themselves) Pictured are thyme, rosemary, peppermint, roses, sage (leaf and flower).

Preheat your oven to 200° (fahrenheit) and bake them for 2 hours.

It’s up to you what size/shape you make them, so get creative! I made mine smaller (an inch to inch and a half) and made circular and heart shapes. I was able to get 33 cinnamon stones. (Added tip:  if you have a spot in your grocery store where you can buy “bulk” spices and measure your own, I suggest getting the cinnamon there. I was able to get 4 oz for about $3.15 which I know is cheaper than if I had purchased two jars of it.)

I am so glad these turned out this wonderfully! It really bummed me out when I found out the other recipe was no good. I wanted something that I could give back to nature if I take something (such as a rock or herb). You can leave these as a thank you or you can also offer these to a god or goddess.

I fully hear your concerns to those who have messaged me or left comments but I would like to make a few things clear on why I use my recipe and other alternatives

So clearly you do not have to use my recipe, I am fairly new but I’m not a novice when it comes to plants.

I grew up in green houses and my father ran his own business growing and selling a variety of flowers and vegetables and knew the affects of what would harm them.

Of course I know salt is harmful to plants. I know it can render the soil useless and damage the plants.

The salt serves 2 purposes it cleanses my aura or any negative energies from the place I have taken things and it does act as a preservative in my stones to keep them from molding.

Does the recipe require salt? No you can use alternatives like a little more oil or strike it from the recipe completely

You don’t even have to use this recipe as stated in the post you can use corn meal as an offering.

The salt used in the stones when put into the molds I use to make my stones end up being small and I don’t throw them into the same places over and over the size of the stones are no larger than an inch.

This is roughly the size all around and yes that’s finger width as well there will not be enough oils r salt in that amount to damage an entire plot of earth and I don’t throw them at the roots of trees or flowers.

I do not use synthetic herbal oils when adding an extra drops or three into my recipes it’s merely to add a slight scent.

You do not have to use the herbal oils in the recipe either.

In short this is magic my dears do as you will you do not have to follow my recipe. I however will continue to use mine