Whether you want to make a fire in your fireplace or in an outdoor fire ring, these easy-to-make firestarters help get a fire going quickly. They also look cute enough to give as gifts for the holidays!
Materials List: Muffin tin Paper baking cups Candle wicking or birthday cake candles Cedar shavings (Located in the pet supply aisle, pet bedding) Beeswax or paraffin
Directions:
- Line a muffin tin with paper baking cups.
- Melt beeswax or paraffin in a double boiler on the stove over low heat. (Fill the bottom pot to ½ full with water. Add broken chunks of wax to the top pot.) Stir slowly, until wax is melted.
- While wax melts, fill paper-baking cups in muffin tin with cedar shavings.
- Ladle hot, melted wax into muffin cups.
- Place one birthday cake candle in the middle.
- Allow to dry completely. Remove waxed muffins from metal muffin tin and store with kindling.
To Use: To start a fire, place one muffin fire-starter in your fireplace, firepit or fire ring on top of pinecones, twigs, newspaper or other kindling and light with a match. Add more kindling and wood on top and you’ll have a nice fire going.
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