DIY Fire Starters (A Great Gift Idea)
How is your Christmas shopping going? I’m way behind, probably because I’d rather spend my free time crafting or cooking rather than shopping. If you are looking for a simple gift that is great for a friend or neighbor, consider making DIY Fire Starters.
If you don’t need a gift idea but enjoy an evening by the fire, make starting your fire easy with DIY Fire Starters.
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Supplies:
Candle Wax
or Old Candles to Melt
Double Boiler (I use mine only for melting candles.)
Cupcake Liners
(Be sure to use high quality cupcake liners.)
Twine or Candle Wick
Procedure:
1. Melt candle wax or old candles in a double boiler over low heat.
2. Cut the stems off the ends of pine cones so that they will stand.
3. Wrap twine or candle wick around the base of the pine cone.
4. Line a muffin tin with cupcake wrappers and stand pine cones in each wrapper.
5. Carefully pour melted wax into each cupcake liner. (Wax is easily removed from the pan by freezing the pan.)
6. When the wax is hard, the fire starter is ready to use.
Light the wick and before you know it, you’ll have a warm fire to enjoy on a cold winter’s night.
Fire starters make great hostess gifts or party favors.
I’m ready for some quiet time by a fire and after this week of work, that’s exactly what I plan to do!
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A little down time sitting by the fire sounds wonderful! And your DIY fire starters are great gifts for friends and neighbors. I love the idea of making and giving these.
What a neat idea! Starting fires can always be tricky and this seems to make it so much easier. Plus,who knew fire starters could look so cute!?
Brilliant idea… I have bookmarked this and added it to my crafting journal to make for my friend with an open fire for next Christmas 🙂 (Yes, I really do plan that far ahead!)
I hope your friend enjoys these, Rae! We use ours for lighting a fire when we use our fire pit outdoors.
Paula
I love this idea, but I am curious where the wax goes as the fire burns?
Donna – The wax gets vaporized as it acts as the fuel for the lighted wick. Once vaporized, the wax combines with oxygen to ignite and form a constant flame. So, when you use these, they pretty will “disappear”!
Paula
What a cute idea~Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
Kim
This is the perfect idea. Great for all those neighbors for their fire places this winter. Thanks for linking up with us at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party. Merry Christmas!
What a great idea! I never would have thought of this. Thanks for linking up with us at Share the Wealth Sunday!
Pretty firestartes are awesome!!
Thanks for sharing at #bloggerspotlight! Pinned it!
What a great idea! If you use scented wax can you actually smell it as it burns? Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Happy Holidays link party. Pinned.
Scented wax is a great idea. You could also add essential oil to the wax to scent it.
Paula