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Homemade Fire Starters
These
DIY fire starters
make a beautiful, slightly fragrant gift for the holidays. Inexpensive and easy to create for everyone on your list.
Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Active Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
30
minutes
mins
Course:
Christmas Crafts
Yield:
12
Author:
Patti Estep
Equipment
Old pot
can or glass up to melt wax in
Materials
Paper muffin liners
Paraffin or candle wax
Clippings from the yard -- pine
non-toxic berries, mini pine cones
Citrus peels - orange
lemon, grapefruit
Cinnamon chips or sticks
Candle wicking
optional
Instructions
Gather evergreens, non-toxic berries, and mini pine cones from the yard.
Place muffin liners in a muffin pan.
Place plant materials from the yard including cinnamon chips and dried citrus peels in the muffin liners.
Melt paraffin or candle wax in a can or glass measuring cup set in an old pan of water on the stove.
Carefully pour the wax over the plant materials in the muffin liners.
All to dry and remove the fire starters from the muffin tins.
Notes
You could add a pick of candle wick to the fire starters after you pour in the wax. This will make lighting them a bit easier.
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