I think that if you would change the color of the teleport and sink it in the ground a bit under some logs, you might have a nice thing to start with...
And to carry a fire around, it would be better to use a lantern or a torch than a candle in my opinion. Carrying a light around is a very good idea, since the game is pretty dark at night. Turning up gamma helps, but isn't that realistic...
To make fire shouldn't be too hard so new ppl can also make it. Fire ess + log is a good idea, but that would require a new harvestable item. I don't know if that's hard to implement...