As the seasons modification, particularly to the chillier seasons, the perfect activities include drinking warm cups of Spiced Apple Cider or Hot Chocolate and taking in the charm of the outdoors. Another seasonal concept is gathering around a fire in your fireplace. You can get a relaxing– and colorful– fire started utilizing homemade waxed pinecones with this easy how-to. The coolest part? You can personalize the color of your flame depending upon the type of salt you utilize.
What you require
Materials
White beeswax
Double boiler
Wire
Dry pinecones
Drying rack
Salt of option (Epsom salts, table salt, or salt replacement).
Raffia.
How to do it.
ACTION 1.
Melt wax in a double boiler to between 150 and 175 degrees.
STEP 2.
Hook a length of wire onto top of pinecone and, holding wire, thoroughly dip pinecone into hot wax.
ACTION 3.
Set pinecone on drying rack and allow to cool for a few minutes.
STEP 4.
Dip pinecone into wax once again and immediately coat with salt. Depending on the salt utilized, the flames of the starters will burn a certain color. (Epsom salts develop a white flame; salt develops a yellow flame; salt substitute creates a violet flame.).
STEP 5.
String five pinecones together with raffia.
ACTION 6.
To light a fire, place string of pinecones on top of newspaper in the fireplace before lighting. Once lit, starters will burn slowly (in preferred color) to ensure that logs light.
