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9:26 pm
October 30, 2009
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Runningtrails – Sheryl
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Does anyone make these, pine coles dipped in wax?
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Sheryl
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11:38 pm
October 30, 2009
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CindyP
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Many years ago I made these for Christmas……..I used a cinnamon candle wax. They're nice just sitting in a bowl also, very fragrant!!
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“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.” ― Alfred Sheinwold
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7:43 am
October 31, 2009
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Runningtrails – Sheryl
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Do they work well as fire starters. Hubby wants me to make some for us to use. I am wondering how well they work. It sounds like a lot of trouble. Do they sell well? How much do people charge for them?
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8:15 am
October 31, 2009
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CindyP
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Yes, they burn for quite a bit to get the fire going. And they smell good!!!!! You don't want a strong scent, it would be overpowering.
I did an etsy search…….http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_type=handmade&search_query=pinecone+firestarter&order=date_desc&ship_to=
I think some of those prices are a little high, but I'm surrounded by pinecones and would find it hard to pay that much for scented pinecones!!!
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“Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won’t have time to make them all yourself.” ― Alfred Sheinwold
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9:09 am
October 31, 2009
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CindyP said:
Many years ago I made these for Christmas……..I used a cinnamon candle wax. They're nice just sitting in a bowl also, very fragrant!!
I always see the bags of cinnamon scented pinecones in the store, and wish I could buy them, but the scent is so strong I have to avoid the aisle they are on. Making some at home would be best because you could control the amount of scent. I don't have a fireplace in my farmhouse.  I suppose it's been heated by the natural gas from the well for so long that even a vent hole for a wood stove has long ago been covered over.
The waxed pinecones make good firestarters for bonfires, too. They crackle as they burn. You can also dip pinecones in solutions to make them glow in various colors. The link provides the 'recipe' for the solutions. http://tinyurl.com/2gx4ul
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7:01 pm
November 1, 2009
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Runningtrails – Sheryl
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I can get bags of wax seconds at a candle facotry nearby, already coloured. 5 lbs for $8.00. I might buy some and make these. I live right beside a piney wood. I just need time to collect a few box fulls of pinecones. I'm not selling them, just making them for us to use. to start fires.
The wax may already be scented too, I didn't look that closely at it. That would be nice. I could scent it when I make them with my favouite "Almond Biscotti" fragrance oil! It smells just like almond cookies baking!
Or the "Pina Colada" that smells like pineapple/coconut. I have lots of fragrance oils for making soap.
So far, these two are my favourites. I can also get pumpkin spice that I like and sandlewood, and vanilla and lavender. They even have one called "tomato plant and basil" that smells exactly like a tomato plant with a hint of basil. Wonderful!
Ok, you can tell, I love fragrances! All of them.
I like to make my own blends. I made a blend for soap one year that was quite popular, but I'm not sure I can repeat it.
I could make scented fire starters for selling, maybe…maybe not, I don't have time.
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8:47 am
December 16, 2010
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Ross
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I collect candle stubs from everywhere I can find them. Church is a good source, yard sales are excellant, folks often burn piller candles until they have a hole in them and then dispose of them. It is all good wax. ometimes I find a yard sale where someone thought candle making would be fun and learned that there is some work involved and now they are selling everything. Scented oils are available in many places and can be added a bit at a time. a little goes a long way.
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3:37 pm
December 17, 2010
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Yard sales are also a good place to find ugly, kinda stinky, once burned or oops, I let them get too warm in storage mis-shapen candles. Much, much cheaper than buying wax. I find the equivalent to a box of GulfWax (3.29) for a quarter or fifty cents. :)
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