Rainy days are excellent for indoor preps. In anticipation of the rain, we planted our Hugelkultur bed with seed last night. The rain should set the seeds really well. Today we are free to play with indoor projects.
Since Summer is coming, we are going to need a lot of fire starters for our outdoor fire pit. We use this pit for entertaining and grilling all summer long. Cooking outside keeps the house cool, and nothing tastes better than food cooked over an open fire.
Supplies:
Dryer Lint, lots of dryer lint
Paper Egg Cartons
Scissors
Natural Twine
Wax
1. Stuff the pockets of the eggs carton as full as you can with dryer lint or the cotton filler from medicine bottles. (If you have an animal, sometimes the lint looks a little gross)
2. Cut each pocket out separately.
3. Fold sides in on each side to cover the top.
4. Tie, like a package, with a knot at the top. Leave about 2 inches of twine to act as a wick.
5. At this point it is usable but not waterproof. We use them at this stage for our indoor fireplace. Follow the next steps to make them waterproof.
6. Melt wax in a double boiler or a mason jar submerged halfway in water. When the wax is melted, dip each fire starter inside to coat. Remove from the wax by the wick and set on wax paper to dry.
Finished Product:
That is it. These are pretty easy to make. They last for a couple of hours and use scraps you normally have laying around the house. We usually make them when we have 4 or more egg cartons saved.
And that is one of the things you can do on a rainy day to continue daily preps. Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy homesteading!
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