do you burn incense?

I used to make incense holders before I got sick. My health is improving so I am looking to see if there is still a market for incense holders.
any comments would be greatly appreciated: and also how much would you pay for one of these?
The white one is the first one I ever made and the other is one of the last ones I ever made.
PAX

P.S. and they will be all one of a kind

 

I would definitely love to purchase an incense holder.

 

I make incense and burn it every day. Those burners are sweet. If you start making them again, PM me.

 

I would burn but my bro and mom have a bad migrens
But i burn them elsewhere

 

I guess young hippies just don't burn incense.

 

burn it most days, musk and sandalwood and patchouli is the best.

 

i love incense and candles,
let me know what some of the others look like, i like those 2

 

I use to, using incense from a Buddhist temple an hour away, but then I ran out. I have been thinking I should get some more to make my room smell better.

 

I use incense all the time , you have wonderful talent , I would like to see more of your work

 

i love nag champa. its my fave.

i like the old man holder. thats funny...

 

I LOVE INCENSE. =oD

I burn incense daily. I find it very calming.
I am always in need of incense burners

 

I burn incense alll the time, drives my family mad!

 

Yup, sure do.. not so much nowadays cos I tend to have the window open but certainly at night I do.

 

heh I'm literally so used to incense in my basement that I get headaches when I dont burn them enough... to answer your question though Paxman,

I think your burners would definitely sell.. and being one of a kind? would only make them more valuable..

I usually spend around 5 to7 on a flat burner.. or 10 to 12 on a full burner (the ones with a compartment in the bottom)

let me know if you ship to rhode island

peace
sparkles

 

Those are both great, I definitely think you should continue making them...especially if it's something you enjoy doing. I think there will always be a market, depending on where you attempt to sell. Try music festivals, NORML Rallies, etc.....Just be sure not to underprice your items. If you make them with your hands....consider your time spent, supplies, etc. Handmade items are oftem more expensive, but are well worth it, people generally understand that concept of a one of a kind item is priceless.
Good luck!
Oh, I didn't even answer your question....yep, I burn insense often, I usually try stock up on handmade insense when I go to festivals in the summer....enough to last through the winter until the next summer, but spring is usually spent burning candles because I never plan well enough.

 

i'll buy!

 

thank you very much for all your comments- muchly appreciated.

Unfortunately I will not be selling them over the internet because for one thing I am basically computer illeterate and I don't even know how to post a pic on this site properly, and I really appreciate the one on one contact that you have when you sell them at craft shows/festivals/ etc.

I know this may sound a litle egotistical but I am hoping one day when I'm in my hundreds I will see them on the Antique Roadshow and the people looking at them will all have big smiles on their faces. I know that when I finish creating one, it puts a big smile on my face.

I better end this post- I'm getting full of myself.
Thanks again for your positive comments.
PAX

 

i always buy too many incense holders, but i would totally buy one of yours

 

(NaturalNews) The burning of incense releases high levels of some chemicals associated with lung cancer, findings over the past five years indicate.
Incense, used primarily for religious, medicinal and meditative purposes, was found to create air quality environments hazardous to human health, according to reports by New Scientist magazine.

A set of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are of primary concern. While organic and often aromatic, PAH include carcinogenic chemicals such as the components of benzene and the chemical used in mothballs.

A 2001 study by the National Cheng Kung University of Taiwan surveyed the air quality inside a poorly-ventilated temple and found benzopyrene levels that are 40 times greater than what is found inside of the homes of people who smoke cigarettes. The air quality in the temple was almost as bad as standing next to a busy intersection filled with car exhaust.
A similar study done in The Netherlands found that the air quality of two Maastricht churches had 20 times the amount of chemicals compared to an intersection.

The lead researcher for the Taiwanese study, Ta Chang Lin, expressed concern to New Scientist about the quality of the air in places of religious ceremonies.

"The concentrations of PAHs inside the temple depends on how many visitors come to worship that day. During some major ceremonies, hundreds or even more than a thousand sticks are burnt at the same time," Lin told the magazine.

The air quality in the temple was below standards set in Taiwan.
PAH chemicals are released from the burning of certain organic items, ranging from incense sticks to steaks on a barbecue grill.

According to Dr. Ben Kim, a natural health advocate, the studies serve "as a good reminder to allow fresh air to circulate throughout one's living space," he writes on his web site.
Kim recommends keeping windows open in the summer "whenever possible" and to try to keep windows open in the winter if weather and temperature permits.
Assuming the neighborhood you live does not have polluted air, it is "beneficial to one's health to simply open a few windows for a minute or two each day to allow some fresh air to enter the residence," he writes.

 

The smell of jasmine incense always reminds me of a way gone girl I once knew...ahh yes she was sweet....