Last week I shared with you some tips on getting your children ready for school, one of those tips was on lunchboxes & included the prompt to consider ditching all food wrappers & making your own beeswax food wraps. I've been wanting to give this a go for yonks...the wait is over, I'm about to get my creative boots on with LilyBee's DIY Kit, it's actually incredibly simple & cost effective!!!
You need three things to ensure success - wax, fabric & a paintbrush. There are many ways to make beeswax wraps but LilyBee are very fond of the oven method so we'll be learning that way, their way
- Preheat your oven to 90 degrees celcius on fan bake
- With a knife thinly cut the wax into thin slices. If you've having trouble cutting the was you can run your knife under hot water
- Lay our your chosen piece of fabric on a baking tray that's lined with baking paper
- Place the slice of wax evenly dispersed over the fabric. Don't worry about covering all of the fabric as the wax will spread when it melts
- Place the oven try on the oven for 1-2 minutes or until the wax is melted
- Take the try out of the oven & if the wax isn't evenly spread use a paintbrush to spread the wax
- Lift the wrap off the tray & air dry it over the baking paper for 30 seconds, allowing any excess wax to drip on to the baking paper
- Place the wrap on a wire rack or over a clothes rack for a further 30 minutes to dry
Here's LilyBee's top tips;
- Wax one piece of fabric at a time, choose your favourite & get waxing
- To remove unwanted beeswax from your hands or surfaces use coconut oil, or eco friendly soap & a cloth
- Make good use of any excess wax, chops another piece of fabric to make more wraps cutting them to the right size
Here's how LilyBee recommend cleaning your wraps;
- Wipe down or rinse with cool water after every use, with a little eco detergent if you wish
- Air dry on a dish rack or hang in the shade, then roll up to store in a jar or lay flat in a drawer
- Keep away from all heat including direct sunlight, hot water, the dishwasher and microwave
A big thank you to LilyBee for allowing us to share their DIY Beeswax Wrap tutorial with you. You can pursue their website HERE & shop their very reasonabley priced kit HERE