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Homemade fire starters with herbs, flowers and natural elements.
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Homemade Fire Starters

Create your own homemade fire starters with natural beeswax, pinecones, and cinnamon sticks for an easy way to ignite your fire. Perfect for fire pits or fireplaces, these DIY starters smell amazing and are simple to customize.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Crafts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 Fire Starters
Calories:
Author: Eden
Cost: $15

Ingredients

  • 32 oz beeswax pellets
  • 12 long candle wicks
  • 2 cups natural dried elements include cinnamon sticks, rosemary, dried flowers, mini pinecones, and dried herbs.
  • essential oil optional

Instructions

  • Melt Beeswax: In a double boiler or microwave, melt natural beeswax until fully liquid.
    Melted beeswax in a container.
  • Prepare Mold: Place mini pinecones, cinnamon sticks, rosemary, dried fruit, and flowers into a silicone mold.
    Dried cinnamon, rosemary, orange slices and herbs on a table.
  • Add Wick: Insert a longer wick into each mold, ensuring it touches the bottom and is long enough to reach the wood. The wick doesn’t need to stand straight up—allow it to lay slightly to the side for easy lighting.
  • Pour Wax: Carefully pour the melted beeswax into the mold, covering some ingredients and securing the wick.
    Homemade fire starter in silicone mold.
  • Let Set: Allow the wax to cool and harden for about 1 hour.
  • Pop Out: Remove the fire starters from the mold and store them in a dry place until ready to use.