At the last minute
Dip dye candles: DIY Christmas present for lazy people that is really well received!
© Julia Ballerstädt
They are the absolute stars of Instagram: Dip dye candles in cheerful bright colors or simply in pastel tones. Definitely the perfect last minute Christmas present to make yourself. And best of all, it's so easy and quick to do, even with children. We love
by Linda Berger
They are the latest DIY trend on Instagram: Everyone wants to color candles. And rightly so. Because it looks sooooo beautiful and is soooo easy. You can put together color combinations completely according to your interior, or if you want to give them away, choose the favorite tones of the recipient. Whether simpler in pastel or colorful – we want them all. You can find out here how exactly this works with the candles, because we have tried it:
What you need:
- old jam jars, better smaller than too big
- Tea lights (5-6 pieces per color)
- Oil crayons (we used Jaxon's, also great in neon)
- Shish kebab skewers made of wood
- white candles
- Paper towel
That's how it's done:
- Preheat the oven to 100 ° C.
- Remove 5-6 tealights per jam jar from the aluminum cover and wick and place in the jar.
- Select oil crayons in your favorite color and add to it. Depending on the desired color intensity, half a pen is sufficient.
- Put the glasses in the oven and let them melt down. Stir occasionally with the wooden skewers. It takes a while.
- Have candles ready, take glasses with melted, colored wax out of the oven and let cool down a little.
- Dip the candles briefly in the paint.
- Then let it dry briefly in your hand and you're done!
© Julia Ballerstädt
Tip: If the wax in the jars becomes stuck, simply put it back in the oven. And when you're done, you can simply close the jars with a lid and reuse the leftover paint next time.
© Julia Ballerstädt
Everyone can combine and taste as they like. The more layers you put on top of each other, the more intense the color. But be careful: If the layer of paint at the end of the candles is too thick, it can crumble and break when you put it in a candle holder.