Start Up Those Flames with These Lovely-Smelling Homemade Pinecone Fire Starters!

Nothing beats lounging on the couch after a long day, with the fireplace started and the flames crackling in the background. From time to time, you’ll be having trouble getting those flames started, and you can prevent this by using… pine cones!

If you have some pine cones littered around your backyard or in your neighborhood, you can actually customize them a bit to serve as great homemade fire starters! And they smell good, too! This tutorial will show you how to start making them.

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