Pine Cone Fire Lighters

By Mel Evans

You might have read our post all about Kev’s Fire Tins. These are a great emergency means of starting a fire. We decided to have a go at making some everyday fire lighters using the same concept. The end result was really pretty and would make a great gift for someone with an open fire or a camping enthusiast.

To make these you need scraps of old candles, wicks, cupcake cases and pine cones.

We melted the wax in an old saucepan and ladled it into the cupcake cases.

We cut the wicks to size.

We carefully placed the wicks into the hot wax.

We placed the pine cones on top.

We then waited for the wax to set.

You simply light the wick to start the fire and the wax fuels the flame until the pine cone is roaring!