Pinecone Fire Starters
Source: somethingturquoise.com
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Soy wax flakes
Pinecones
Candle fragrance oil
Candle dye blocks
Wired candle wicking
Wooden spoon
Glass bowl
Frying pan
Wax paper
Scissors
Cute tags and twine
Directions:
• To create a “double boiler” station place the
glass bowl (only to be used for craft proj-
ects) into a large pan that has water in it.
• Lay out wax paper to protect your counter-
tops.
• Heat the water and add your soy wax flakes.
• Stir the wax as it melts slowly.
• Chop up pieces of your color block and add
to your wax.
• To test the color of your wax drip a little
onto wax paper and see how it dries. Too
light, add more color block. Too dark, add
wax.
• When the wax is fully melted, wait 20-30
minutes for it to cool down before you dip
your first pinecone. (You don’t have to wait,
but if you dip your pinecones while your
wax is super hot it won’t stick as well.)
• While you are waiting wick your pinecones.
Adding wicking around your pinecones
helps to keep the flame moving throughout
the cone in your fire.
• Cut about 12" of wired wicking for each
pinecone.
• Fold in half and tie a loop knot with the
INSIGHT
wicking, then hold the loop at the top of
the pinecone and wrap between the scales.
Wrap each of the wicks in the opposite
direction.
• Stuff the ends of the wick inside the pine-
cone, you can use the ends of your scissors
to help if you need to.
• You’ll know that your wax is cool enough to
start dipping when you see remnants of it
start to harden a bit on the glass bowl right
above the wax.
• Hold onto the wick knot and submerge. Let
the extra wax fully strain off the pinecone.
• Fully submerge each pinecone in the wax
and set on waxed paper to dry making sure
to strain as much of the wax off each pine-
cone while in the bowl.
• Let pinecones dry for 15 minutes between
dips.
• After the 15 minutes are up, break off any
clumps of wax on the bottom of each pine-
cone and place in a pile to reheat later.
• Continue to dip your pinecones until you’re
happy with the look.
• Dip the top to finish and coat the wick
knot… and you’re pinecone fire starters are
complete!
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