Description
Your Little Candle Workshop at Home
White candles, four vibrant colors, and time for your own ideas: With my large "Rainbow Times" candle dyeing kit, you can create personalized dip-dyed candles, soft color gradients, and colorful gifts.
What makes it special: The color tins are already filled with pre-mixed coloring wax. You don't need to measure out color concentrate or mix in additional wax. Melt the prepared coloring wax in a water bath according to the instructions – then you can start dipping. Each of the four colors comes with a small refill.
For creative afternoons, quality family time, or as a gift for someone who loves creating things with their own hands. Children must work exclusively under supervision and with the assistance of an experienced adult.
Free shipping according to our shipping terms. Your color tins, candles, and instructions will arrive carefully packaged.
The Large Color Workshop – Four Colors, Four Candle Shapes
"Rainbow Times" is your kit for a variety of color experiments: four pre-filled color tins, small refills, and 50 white candles in four shapes. Compared to the Lucky Mushroom kit, it contains two additional color tins and double the amount of prepared coloring wax. The selection of taper, pencil, star, and floating candles invites you to try out different shapes and color effects.
What's Included in Your Large Kit
Four Pre-Filled Color Tins with Refills
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Yellow: pre-mixed coloring wax in the tin plus a small refill, approx. 400 g total
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Orange: pre-mixed coloring wax in the tin plus a small refill, approx. 400 g total
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Red: pre-mixed coloring wax in the tin plus a small refill, approx. 400 g total
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Blue: pre-mixed coloring wax in the tin plus a small refill, approx. 400 g total
Approx. 1,600 g of prepared coloring wax in total, including the included refills. The quantities mentioned describe the weight of the coloring wax, not the capacity of the tins.
50 White Candle Blanks in RAL Quality
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5 taper candles, approx. 100 × 40 mm
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20 pencil candles, approx. 160 × 22 mm
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15 star candles, approx. 35 × 60 mm
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10 lens-shaped floating candles, approx. 24 × 60 mm
Instructions and Accessories
- Wooden sticks for stirring
- Printed step-by-step instructions
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16-page practical candle-dyeing workbook as a PDF – included in the kit price; available separately for €10
- Information on frequently asked questions and working safely
- Video instructions for dyeing candles
Four Colors – Many Creative Possibilities
Create individual color tips, warm fire colors, or multicolored candles. Carefully coordinated dipping steps create different color effects. Yellow and blue can produce green shades, while red and blue can create purple hues – the final color depends on the order, the color layers, and your technique.
Start with light colors and work your way up to darker shades. Let each layer cool according to the included instructions, and keep the wick free of coloring wax.
How to Get Started with "Rainbow Times"
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Prepare your workspace: Place the pot and color tins securely and protect the work surface. Read the included instructions and safety information before you begin.
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Melt the coloring wax: Carefully heat the opened color tins in a water bath on a suitable electric stove. Follow the temperatures and handling instructions in your guide.
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Stir and experiment: Gently stir the melted coloring wax and start with a sample candle.
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Dip and decorate: Briefly dip the white candle to the desired depth. Let it cool according to the instructions before applying further color layers.
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Refill as needed: Add the included refill in portions to the corresponding color and let it melt completely. Then stir carefully.
What You Need in Addition
- A suitable old cooking pot, approx. 25 cm in diameter, in which the tins stand securely
- Water for the water bath
- A suitable electric stove
- A heat-resistant surface and suitable hand protection when handling hot containers
Do not use a gas stove or open flame. The water level and heating must be chosen so that the tins do not float or tip over and no water gets into the coloring wax. Do not let the water boil vigorously or the pot boil dry.
Keep Dyeing Instead of Buying Everything New
The prepared coloring wax mixtures can be stored in the tins after they have cooled and melted again according to the instructions the next time. How many candles you can create with them depends on their size, the dipping depth, and the number of color layers.
If the wax level drops, first use the included small refill. I also prepare separately available refill colors for "Rainbow Times" and my "Lucky Mushroom" candle dyeing kit: pre-mixed coloring wax, pre-cast in small cube shapes, with a total of 400 ml per color portion. The colors can be reordered individually.
These refill cubes are already made of wax and color. They are melted in portions in the corresponding color tin; no additional wax or color concentrate is required. The separately offered 400-ml refill portions are not additionally included in the kit.
When you run out of white candles, you can find more white table candles for dyeing here.
For Dip-Dyeing and Dipping Finished Candles
This kit is designed for dyeing the exterior of finished candle blanks. For completely dyeing wax when making candles by dipping or pulling, I recommend my separately available color concentrates and a candle wax suitable for the respective project.
Important Tips for Your Candle Workshop
- Hot wax, hot tins, and steam can cause burns. Do not touch hot containers with bare hands.
- Heat wax exclusively in a water bath according to the included instructions and never heat it unattended.
- Do not let water get into the liquid wax. Do not fill the tins to the brim.
- Never extinguish burning wax with water.
- Children should only work under supervision and with the assistance of an experienced adult; hot containers and the stove should be handled by the adult.
- Do not consume the materials and do not use the containers and tools used for them for food preparation afterward.
- Follow the respective burning instructions for the finished candles. Use floating candles only in a suitable, sufficiently large container filled with water.
With Workshop Expertise and a Love of Creating
In our family workshop in Weidenberg, we have been working with wax and candles since 1973. I have put together "Rainbow Times" so that you can try out different candle shapes and develop your own color ideas.
Brief instructions and safety information are included with your kit. You can find further inspiration in my Candle Elf Blog, on my YouTube channel, and in the free "Colorful Wonders" PDF. The detailed 16-page practical candle-dyeing workbook as a PDF is already included in the kit price. You do not need to buy it separately for this kit. The PDF is available separately for €10.
Note on the scope of delivery: You will receive four tins filled with coloring wax, the described small refills, 50 white candle blanks, as well as the listed instructions and accessories. The already dyed candles in the pictures are examples of what you can create. The pot, stove, and decorations are not included. The kits are assembled by hand; the packaging may differ from the images.
Enjoy dipping, experimenting, and giving gifts!
Your Dinah – Lightmaker & Candle Elf
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