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Homemade fire starters from your garden, using trimmings from herbs and flowers are beautiful, fragrant, and functional for your home.
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Homemade Fire Starters

These homemade fire starters project couldn't be any easier to make. Plus, you can use fragrant trimmings from your yard. It's a good use of pruned plant material and they also make great gifts.
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Crafts
Yield: 1 Fire Starter
Author: Patti Estep
Cost: $3-$5

Equipment

  • Garden Shears

Materials

  • Fragrant trimmings
  • Twine
  • Ribbon

Instructions

  • Gather fresh trimmings that are fragrant, like mint or lavender.
  • Tie with twine. Wrap the twine up and down the bunch.
  • Tie off the twine at the bottom, to keep the plant material in a nice bundle.
  • Let them dry in a warm place with nice airflow for a few days to a week.
  • Trim them into smaller bundles after they've dried if desired.
  • Gather several into a big bundle and tie them up with a pretty bow to give to a fire loving friend.
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