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DIY Herb & Pine Cone Filled Fire Starter

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Happy Thursday!!  The holidays are coming upon us and we better start get ready soon!!  Is it cold where you live?  It is cooler here, but not COLD yet.  I sure miss our wood stove we had in the hills of California.  And, I also wish I had been able to use a DIY Herb and Pine Cone Filled Fire Starter for those cold Winter months.

These are a great Holiday gift and fun for your own home.  Besides that-they are EASY PEASY to make…

DIY Herb & Pine Cone Filled Fire Starter
 My components were:

newspaper

strips of cardboard

sprigs of fresh thyme

pine cones

paper doilies

twine and/or string

small tags (optional)

 

I “wrapped” the pine cone with cardboard and then tucked in the thyme.  I chose thyme, because the aroma will fill your home with a wonderful fresh, clean scent, that only thyme can give.
Rolling the pine cone in a newspaper tube, I tied each end with twine.
DIY Herb & Pine Cone Filled Fire Starter
Using a paper doily, my small tag and string, I tied the doily around the tied newspaper and pine cone.
Yep, it IS that easy!!
Won’t your friends and neighbors love this simple and festive gift?  It is a perfect hostess gift for your Holiday and Christmas parties.  You can make your tags personalized for each friend or neighbor, too.

Be sure to pin this so you can use a DIY Herb & Pine Cone Filled Fire Starter for your campfires and fire pits during the Summer months, too.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I love your comments and ideas.

Make it a terrific day.

Meegan

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Under $3 DIY Flocked Christmas Tree

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Good Morning!!!  It’s Thursday and the week is going fast!!  I am excited to share my fastest pinned post right now. It’s my Under $3 DIY Flocked Christmas Tree.

It looks great and you would never guess it hardly cost any money to make it.

DIY Flocked Christmas Tree by meeganmakes.com

  Today, I thought you might like to see one of my easiest and fun under $3 Christmas ideas.

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Toasted Almond Russian Tea Cakes

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I am always baking cookies and pies for our family.  I LOVE baking for them.  BUT, THIS recipe for Toasted Almond Russian Tea Cakes is their ALL-Time favorite.

I know this recipe traditionally call for walnuts or pecans.  I am now allergic to both of those nuts.  So, I don’t purchase them very often. One Christmas baking season, I only had raw, sliced almonds. So, I thought I might as well give it a try. They have been the family fave ever since!!

Another thing about this cookie-I ONLY use REAL vanilla & butter. It makes all the difference in the flaky texture and buttery flavor.

I bet you want the recipe, right?
*This post was updated November 2025.

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Treats

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Fall is the time when we start thinking about yummy comfort foods.  Some of them are savory and some are sweet. Today I am sharing a recipe for a sweet comfort food-“Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Treats”. This has long been a family fave.

No sooner do I pour it into a 8×8 dish, and it is gone! I am sure it will be the same for your family, as well.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Treats

Now, doesn’t this look like it will melt in your mouth? Mmmm, mmmm…Oooey, Gooey Goodness!

Are you ready for the recipe?

I bet you are…

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