21 Days of Yule: Day 2: How to Make a Yule Log Centerpiece

Come bring with a noise

My merry, merry boys

The Christmas log to the firing

With the last year's brand.

Light the new block,

And for good success in his spending

On your psalteries play:

That sweet luck may

Come while the log is a-teendling.

(sung when the Yule log was carried into the home, ©School of the Seasons)

Here I am making my Yule Log, this will also be a centerpiece before it goes into the fire place. I will have the video up on my YouTube channel, so you can see the step by step.
Here is our log, I needed to split it so I would be able to put it bark side up. Practice safety people when doing this please!!

Here I am melting the wax after i got my wood split, I melted plain wax, you can scent it or color it also if you would like, I will be scenting it, with the remains of a candle I loved, that just to me reminded me of family and home.

Keep a keen eye on the wax so it doens’t start to “burn” meaning some will be melted and the rest isn't and then it starts to smell awful.  This is melting fine.

Supplies needed to make the log:  three candles, moss, pinecones, melted wax and of course the log

Dip the candle bottoms into the wax and use them as the glue to stick them onto the log, pour wax around the log especially around the candles, cover the log.

Add your moss around the candles, hurry as the wax is cooling fast now that it is spread out.

Roll the pinecones around in the extra was and use this as a way to stick them to log also

Allow to dry then you can place it in the center of your mantel or table until Yule, then place it in the fire place.

The shorter the candles the faster they will burn, these candles have a two hour burn to them before they reach the moss and wax which help the log burn,; once it has started burning you can add other logs to help keep your Yule fire going.

                
Happy Yule prepping my loves, Check out the Yule log ritual I will be putting up later
Aisha