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Make your own firestarter hearts: a pretty and affordable gift idea (easy tutorial!)
Firestarter hearts are made from leftover candle pieces, cotton pads, and paper napkins. If you’re giving them as a gift, pick a napkin design that suits the recipient’s taste! They work just like regular firelighters: simply tuck one in with the firewood and light it.
Firestarter hearts: materials
- Large cotton pads
- Leftover candle pieces
- Paper napkins
- A saucepan and double boiler for melting candles
- Brush
- Darning needle
- Jute twine
Firestarter hearts: instructions
- Melt your leftover candle pieces in a double boiler.
- Use a brush to spread the melted wax evenly over the cotton pad.
- Remove the two bottom layers from the napkin and use the melted wax to “glue” the patterned top layer onto the cotton pad.
- Let it cool and set slightly, then cut the cotton pad into a heart shape.
- Allow it to harden, then use a large darning needle to make a hole in the heart. Tie a loop of jute twine through it.
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