My good friend Amy over at MyHomegrown.net made some beautiful fire-starters out of beeswax, sawdust and cardboard egg containers. She got the idea from 3191 miles apart and ever since I saw them I have been dying to make them. I got two large bags of sawdust and wood shavings from a woodworker friend (DevosDesigns.com) and I had beeswax and cardboard egg cartons lying around.
Melt the beeswax. I melted my beeswax in a mason jar on top of a steamer in a pot of boiling water. I’m not sure this is really the “right” way to do it but it works really well for me.
Fill the egg carton with wood shavings or saw dust
Pour the melted wax over the sawdust filling the carton.
Once the wax is dry tear one of the fire-starters from the carton.
Place on your kindling, light and and enjoy your crackling fire.
Great photos of the process
I make these too and love how well they work. I love seeing that I’m not the only one that gets crafty with my fires 
Glad to hear it! I really love these and they make starting a roaring fire so much easier.
That’s an awesome idea! I’ll have to try that!
Cool! I’ve made similar fire starters using dryer lint and old candle stumps melted down. They make for easy camp fire starting. I’ll have to save some sawdust for the next batch!
What a nifty idea for our upcoming Autumnal Equinox bonfire! Thanks.
Oooooh – I’m a likin’ this idea VERY MUCH! Starting fires is a regular part of life around these parts, so this could come in VERY handy.