Made with beeswax and natural elements, these homemade fire starters are a beautiful and simple way to get your fire started. They also make a thoughtful homemade gift and decorative accent for your home.
Course Handmade Gift, Home Decor Craft
Keyword fire starter, gift idea, handmande
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Servings 12fire starters
Ingredients
5-6cupsbeeswax pellets
12candle wicks
3-4cupsnatural findsdried flowers, mini pinecones, leaves, wood shaves, pine sprigs, etc.
12silicone cupcake baking cups
large baking tray
Instructions
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.