Today we went pine cone hunting, and returned with a sackful. Last year's pine cones are well seasoned and perfect for making scented firelighters. We fill a basket with these scented gems and put them by the side of our open fire in winter - it fills the room with a divine smell of spicy mulled wine ( we use a blend of spices such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves etc, in the winter months, but use opium or patchouli in summer months.) Unfortunately these are very expensive to make, 2kg of wax is £17.00, plus candle fragrances and wick. We DO sell them, and visitors regularly comment on them, it seems they aren't seen very often on craft stalls!
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