Incense Holder – Upcycle Pistachio Shells

Burning incense is very relaxing and my favorite are the “Padmini Dhoop sticks”.

Incense sticks are a part of the Indian heritage and are associated with spirituality. That’s the reason most of the Indian Hindu household has it burning in the prayer room.

All these days I have been burning them in the small metal eyelet that is designed to hold the stick on the Padmini dhoop sticks box.

But now I have this cutest custom incense stick holder and it is the easiest and most practical thing to do out of waste 🙂 Yep these are pistachio shells upcycled to make a pretty floral incense holder <3.

Lets see what you need –

Pista shells

Glue gun

Cardboard for base

Air dry clay

Spray paint

Step 1 : Take a sturdy cardboard as a base. Here i used the base of empty salt carton.

Step 2: Start from the outer layer. Glue the shells upside down to the cardboard circle.

Step 3: Glue the second layer. Use a dab of hot glue to the pista shell and stick it on to the cardboard like shown below.

Step 4: Continue to glue towards the center.

Step 5: Fill the center with a piece of air dry clay and create a hole with the incense stick.

Step 6: Leave the clay to dry for couple of hours and use spray paint of your choice and you have the incense holder ready to use 🙂

Pretty, Isn’t it !!

These make cute home decor or Diwali gifts to friends and family.

Hope you save some shells next time and enjoy making this project 🙂

Cheers!

Published by Nima

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