Outdoors Archives - Poppytalk https://poppytalk.com/category/diy/categories/outdoors The beautiful, the decayed and the handmade Fri, 08 Apr 2022 06:45:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://poppytalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cropped-7A075157-731D-4CA9-8813-85C6839B1136-32x32.png Outdoors Archives - Poppytalk https://poppytalk.com/category/diy/categories/outdoors 32 32 DIY Camp Mug Candle https://poppytalk.com/2016/07/diy-camp-mug-candle.html Sun, 10 Jul 2016 06:22:00 +0000 https://poppytalk.com/?p=14652 Hi all! Emily + Erick of Hello Home Shoppe here —we’re so excited to share another DIY on Poppytalk! This time of year, we’re looking forward to fall camping trips–huddled over a campfire with with a thermos of steaming mulled cider, wool blankets, and a good book, who says summer should have all the fun? Inspired by our fall camping getaways, we fashioned up this Campfire-Scented Camp Mug Candle DIY so you can enjoy the nostalgic scent of a campfire all year round–no tent required! You Will Need: A camp mug —try a thrift store or outdoor shop Candle wax–we

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Hi all! Emily + Erick of Hello Home Shoppe here —we’re so excited to share another DIY on Poppytalk! This time of year, we’re looking forward to fall camping trips–huddled over a campfire with with a thermos of steaming mulled cider, wool blankets, and a good book, who says summer should have all the fun?

Inspired by our fall camping getaways, we fashioned up this Campfire-Scented Camp Mug Candle DIY so you can enjoy the nostalgic scent of a campfire all year round–no tent required!

Supplies needed for making a camp mug candle.

You Will Need:

A camp mug —try a thrift store or outdoor shop
Candle wax–we like the soy variety
String (this will be your homemade wick)
Button
Pencil
Campfire fragrance oil

Directions

1.) Thread your string through the two holes of the button and make a knot. Pull taught and snip after measuring the height of your mug (cut an inch longer than you think you’ll need).
2.) Melt a little bit of wax according to manufacturer’s directions (we bought microwavable wax–it saves so much time). Dip the string and button into your wax to coat entirely. Once coated, lay it on a paper towel to dry a few minutes.
3.) Once dry, anchor your newly fashioned wick in the center of your mug–adhering the button to the mug with a little wax if need be. Wrap the excess wick around a pencil balanced on the lip of the mug.
4.) Melt the rest of your wax. Pour in a capful or two of fragrance oil and mix with hot wax. Pour the mixture into your camp mug and let dry a few hours.
5.) Once the wax is solidified, cut the wick.

Making a candle wick
Making the candle
DIY camping mug candle

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]]> DIY Campfire Cooking Station  https://poppytalk.com/2014/08/diy-campfire-cooking-station.html Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:27:00 +0000 https://poppytalk.com/?p=20067 Contributor post by Emily + Erick of Hello Home Shoppe As summer winds down and our thoughts turn to fall, we can’t seem to let go of the idea of cooking over an open flame. Even when our grille is safely packed away in the coming months, we’ll still trudge outside with a thermos full of hot coffee and settle in for a night of fireside cooking. The only problem is that without a proper campfire cooking set up, you’re pretty limited in your culinary options beyond marshmallows and hotdogs on sticks. Lately, we’ve been dreaming of cooking cowboy style:

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Contributor post by Emily + Erick of Hello Home Shoppe

As summer winds down and our thoughts turn to fall, we can’t seem to let go of the idea of cooking over an open flame. Even when our grille is safely packed away in the coming months, we’ll still trudge outside with a thermos full of hot coffee and settle in for a night of fireside cooking. The only problem is that without a proper campfire cooking set up, you’re pretty limited in your culinary options beyond marshmallows and hotdogs on sticks. Lately, we’ve been dreaming of cooking cowboy style: baking bread in a Dutch oven or simmering a pot of hearty stew over an open flame. Cue this DIY Campfire Cooking Station. We love this DIY because it’s totally customizable for whatever you’re cooking–as long as it has handles, you can hang it from the s-hooks. Dinner just got more fun!

Things You’ll Need

-Three Pieces of 4′ Rebar 
-11′ of Thin Chain
-Small U-Bolt Clamp
-Two S-Hooks
-Pot w/Two Side Handles

Directions

1.) Position the tops of the poles so that they are splayed out with the tops touching as if forming a tripod. Position over an unlit fire. 
2.) Unscrew the u-bar clamp and place the clamp over the top of the three pieces of rebar. Secure them in place by tightening the screw.
3.) Take one end of the chain and loop the first link with the s-hook.
4.) Loop the other end of the s-hook through the handle of the pot so that the s-hook is linking the chain and the pot. To do this, chain must be held very taught. 
5.) Repeat on the other side so that both handles of the pot are connected to an s-hook.Gather up the slack in the middle and position the pot in the middle of the poles
6.) Wrap the excess chain around the top of the pole “tripod.”
7.) Light fire and enjoy!

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