by Texas Homesteader ~
It’s easy to make pinecone & egg carton fire starters. Functional and cheap but pretty enough for gifting! You can use these pinecone & egg carton fire starters for various occasions.
With your new skill of making pinecone & egg carton fire starters, you’ll be ready for any fire-related need.
It’s no secret that RancherMan loves my homemade fire starters. He’s made me promise I’ll never let him run out of them! They can be used during camping trips, for starting a wood fire in the fireplace or even for gifting.
Using pinecone & egg carton fire starters can make your outdoor experiences much more enjoyable. They are easy to prepare and provide a delightful way to kick off any fire.
There are a couple of ways I make them: (click the link for detailed instructions)
Creating these pinecone & egg carton fire starters is not only fun but also a great way to recycle materials.
Cardboard Egg Carton Fire Starters – Using a cardboard egg carton I tuck either all-natural cotton fiber from the dryer’s lint trap or tiny scraps of cotton material from worn denim jeans into each cup. (or sometimes just the scraps from the same cardboard egg carton I’m working with.) Then I’ll melt and pour wax over the contents of each cup, allow the wax to cool and separate the cups for individual fire starters.
These pinecone & egg carton fire starters are ideal for anyone who loves the outdoors and appreciates a good fire.
Wax-Dipped Pinecone Fire Starters – This is a prettier fire starter, suitable for gifting. I take large pretty pinecones and roll them in colorful melted wax. Then I bundle them up into a pretty basket and BOOM! It makes an inexpensive, pretty and functional gift.
For those who love DIY projects, creating pinecone & egg carton fire starters can be a rewarding experience.
Don’t forget to share your pinecone & egg carton fire starters with friends and family!
Making pinecone & egg carton fire starters is a simple and enjoyable process that anyone can master.
But I sometimes combine the two methods. Cardboard egg cartons and smaller pinecones. #UseWhatchaGot, y’all!
Consider making pinecone & egg carton fire starters as a fun activity with kids or friends.
Keep a few pinecone & egg carton fire starters handy for those chilly nights when you want to start a fire quickly.
Have you ever tried using pinecone & egg carton fire starters for your fireplace? They can make a big difference!
I hate Styrofoam. So I have friends & family save their cardboard egg cartons for me. I’m able to use them to store our free-range hen’s eggs.
But when I get more than I can use for their intended purpose I start making homemade fire starters, whether for our own use or for gifting. It’s so easy.
Whether you’re camping or relaxing at home, pinecone & egg carton fire starters can enhance your experience.
Pinecones are a nicely flammable ingredient for these fire starters. We don’t have pine trees here but several of our family members have them. So I ask others to share their pinecones with me from time to time.
For these egg carton/pinecone fire starters I use the smaller-sized pinecones so they’ll fit inside the egg carton cups.
When making your own pinecone & egg carton fire starters, you can customize them with scents or colors that you like.
Let’s make our egg carton & pinecone fire starters!
First I pull out a used cardboard egg carton and place it on a piece of newspaper to catch any melted-wax runoff. I’ll also set it all upon a metal rimmed cookie sheet just to make sure there are no melted-wax mishaps.
In the meantime I start melting the wax in my own double-boiler setup.
Then I tuck a small pinecone firmly into each cardboard egg carton cup. When the pinecones are in place and the wax is melted, I carefully and slowly pour the wax on top of each pinecone, making sure to drizzle the wax around the entire surface of the pinecone. Some of the wax will pool inside the egg cups.
When I gift these pinecone & egg carton fire starters, people are always impressed by their effectiveness and charm.
Then I let the wax cool and harden. When it’s completely cool I pull apart each egg cup / pinecone and BOOM! Fire starters!
They are the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys outdoor adventures, as pinecone & egg carton fire starters can be easily transported and used anywhere.
These are also pretty enough for gifts and I’ve gifted them a couple of times to my father. It’s the only gift he’s specifically requested again! He has a cast-iron wood-burning stove too and he’s completely enamored with how easily these fire starters make starting his fire on those chilly mornings.
Another benefit of pinecone & egg carton fire starters is that they are environmentally friendly and utilize materials that would otherwise be discarded.
So if you have pinecones at your disposal, give these homemade pinecone & egg carton fire starters a try. They’re pretty and functional too!
~TxH~
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It’s easy to make pinecone & egg carton fire starters. Functional and cheap but pretty enough for gifting! You can use these pinecone & egg carton fire starters for various occasions.
Table of Contents
- Homemade Fire Starters Making Starting A Fire Easy
- Where I Get Cardboard Egg Cartons
- Pinecones Are Flammable
- Making Egg Carton & Pinecone Fire Starters
- Other ‘Use Whatcha Got’ Ideas
Homemade Fire Starters Making Starting A Fire Easy
With your new skill of making pinecone & egg carton fire starters, you’ll be ready for any fire-related need.
It’s no secret that RancherMan loves my homemade fire starters. He’s made me promise I’ll never let him run out of them! They can be used during camping trips, for starting a wood fire in the fireplace or even for gifting.
Using pinecone & egg carton fire starters can make your outdoor experiences much more enjoyable. They are easy to prepare and provide a delightful way to kick off any fire.
There are a couple of ways I make them: (click the link for detailed instructions)
Creating these pinecone & egg carton fire starters is not only fun but also a great way to recycle materials.
Cardboard Egg Carton Fire Starters – Using a cardboard egg carton I tuck either all-natural cotton fiber from the dryer’s lint trap or tiny scraps of cotton material from worn denim jeans into each cup. (or sometimes just the scraps from the same cardboard egg carton I’m working with.) Then I’ll melt and pour wax over the contents of each cup, allow the wax to cool and separate the cups for individual fire starters.
These pinecone & egg carton fire starters are ideal for anyone who loves the outdoors and appreciates a good fire.
Wax-Dipped Pinecone Fire Starters – This is a prettier fire starter, suitable for gifting. I take large pretty pinecones and roll them in colorful melted wax. Then I bundle them up into a pretty basket and BOOM! It makes an inexpensive, pretty and functional gift.
For those who love DIY projects, creating pinecone & egg carton fire starters can be a rewarding experience.
Don’t forget to share your pinecone & egg carton fire starters with friends and family!
Making pinecone & egg carton fire starters is a simple and enjoyable process that anyone can master.
But I sometimes combine the two methods. Cardboard egg cartons and smaller pinecones. #UseWhatchaGot, y’all!
Consider making pinecone & egg carton fire starters as a fun activity with kids or friends.
Keep a few pinecone & egg carton fire starters handy for those chilly nights when you want to start a fire quickly.
Have you ever tried using pinecone & egg carton fire starters for your fireplace? They can make a big difference!
Where I Get Cardboard Egg Cartons
I hate Styrofoam. So I have friends & family save their cardboard egg cartons for me. I’m able to use them to store our free-range hen’s eggs.
But when I get more than I can use for their intended purpose I start making homemade fire starters, whether for our own use or for gifting. It’s so easy.
Whether you’re camping or relaxing at home, pinecone & egg carton fire starters can enhance your experience.
Pinecones Are Flammable
Pinecones are a nicely flammable ingredient for these fire starters. We don’t have pine trees here but several of our family members have them. So I ask others to share their pinecones with me from time to time.
For these egg carton/pinecone fire starters I use the smaller-sized pinecones so they’ll fit inside the egg carton cups.
When making your own pinecone & egg carton fire starters, you can customize them with scents or colors that you like.
Making Egg Carton & Pinecone Fire Starters
Let’s make our egg carton & pinecone fire starters!
First I pull out a used cardboard egg carton and place it on a piece of newspaper to catch any melted-wax runoff. I’ll also set it all upon a metal rimmed cookie sheet just to make sure there are no melted-wax mishaps.
In the meantime I start melting the wax in my own double-boiler setup.
Then I tuck a small pinecone firmly into each cardboard egg carton cup. When the pinecones are in place and the wax is melted, I carefully and slowly pour the wax on top of each pinecone, making sure to drizzle the wax around the entire surface of the pinecone. Some of the wax will pool inside the egg cups.
When I gift these pinecone & egg carton fire starters, people are always impressed by their effectiveness and charm.
Then I let the wax cool and harden. When it’s completely cool I pull apart each egg cup / pinecone and BOOM! Fire starters!
They are the perfect gift for anyone who enjoys outdoor adventures, as pinecone & egg carton fire starters can be easily transported and used anywhere.
These are also pretty enough for gifts and I’ve gifted them a couple of times to my father. It’s the only gift he’s specifically requested again! He has a cast-iron wood-burning stove too and he’s completely enamored with how easily these fire starters make starting his fire on those chilly mornings.
Another benefit of pinecone & egg carton fire starters is that they are environmentally friendly and utilize materials that would otherwise be discarded.
So if you have pinecones at your disposal, give these homemade pinecone & egg carton fire starters a try. They’re pretty and functional too!
~TxH~
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