Found this in one of my recipe emails and thought I’d share! it’s a great time of year to make these!
Homemade Fire Starters
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 12 fire starter
Items Needed:
5-6 cups beeswax pellets
12 candle wicks
3-4 cups natural finds dried flowers, mini pinecones, leaves, wood shaves, pine sprigs, etc.
12 silicone cupcake baking cups
large baking tray
Directions:
Begin by preheating your oven to 300 degrees F.
Place 12 silicone baking cups on a baking pan.
Fill each cup about 3/4ths of the way full with beeswax pellets. Place into the oven and heat until all the wax is melted.
Carefully remove the baking sheet from the oven and set it on a heatproof surface or cooling rack
Work quickly. Start by adding a wick to each baking cup, then fill them with your natural finds. Be sure that each dried flower, pinecone, twig, etc. is partly submerged into the wax to hold it in place.
Leave at room temperature to set. Remove from the silicone baking cups and store them in a basket near your fireplace.
To use, place a fire starter at the bottom of a wood-burning fireplace. Stack logs on top of it. Light the wick and allow the fire starter to burn until the wood catches fire.
Natural Element Suggestions:
dried flowers
leaves
pine cones
wood shavings
cinnamon sticks
pine branches
dried herbs
bay leaves
star anise
How to Use:
Now that you’ve made your fire starters, you might be wondering how to use them.
To use, place a fire starter at the bottom of a wood-burning fireplace. I recommend placing it on an old metal tin, pie dish, or small cast iron skillet.
Stack logs around the fire starter leaving room for air flow.
Light the wick and allow the fire starter to burn until the wood catches on fire.
Pretty simple, right?
Recipe courtesy of Inspired by Charm.com
