Homemade Fire Lighters

I love candles and big ones are great to look at but they are a terribly inefficient use of wax. They burn down though the centre leaving you with a big hunk of coloured wax. Well don't throw away your candle ends, use them to make cheap fire lighters. These do work, the idea is not just for a post's sake.


You will need:





- An old pot that will not be used for cooking

- Old candle ends (mine are mainly white at the moment so the finished colour is boring but you can get cool results with brightly coloured wax)

- Cotton face pads (the pound shop does big packs really cheap - I got a pack of 80 for €1.49)

- Greaseproof paper

- A source of heat to melt the wax


Directions


It's fairly straight-forward. Melt the wax slowly over a low heat, and dip a cotton pad in the liquid wax (use a tongs to save your fingers but you could use your finger to block a piece of the pad from the wax - it is easier to light the dry part. It's not necessary though, the wax will set alight too but you may need to hold the flame to the pad for a few seconds longer).





Lay the coated pad on the greaseproof paper and allow to harden. Use as you would normal fire lighters.