Dye your own candles – here’s how!

The most difficult part in dyeing straight white candles (crown candles) is getting started. As long as you have all the supplies ready and there is free workspace available, the rest is quite easy.

List of supplies:

• Straight white candles

• Soft crayons, such as oil pastels

• Candle wax, such as old candle remains or tealight candles

• Cooking pot

• Heat-resistant containers such as glass jars

• Mixing stick, such as a barbecue stick or chopstick

Instructions:

Fill the glass jars to about half with candle wax. Pour a few decilitres of water into the cooking pot and put the jars in the pot. Heat the water so that the candle wax melts into a liquid. Add a piece of crayon and let it melt. Mix and add both crayon and candle wax as necessary. You can also make your own combinations by mixing colours.

Stearin drops end up in the water during dyeing. The drops will come off the pot with boiling water, but do not use your best pot for this.

When the candle wax is liquid, you can start dyeing the candles. You can keep the jars in the water or put them on the table. Note that molten stearin solidifies at room temperature, so heat the wax more when necessary.

Dip candles in the coloured stearin and briefly dry them on candlesticks or in a clean glass jar, for example. You can protect your hands with leather gloves, if necessary.

Dip the candles alternately at both ends and be creative. Multiple dips will also increase the circumference of the candle, and when burning, the candle will drip more than one that is thinly dyed.

Make a bigger batch at a time to get enough candles for both gifts and personal pleasure. It’s easy to get hooked on making these!