# Crayon-Colored Candles The DIY Dip-Dyed Candles Make Your Home a More Relaxing Yet Colorful Place By Alyson Wyers | Published 2015-02-19 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-dipdyed-candles References: [blog.freepeople](http://blog.freepeople.com/2015/02/diy-dip-dye-candles/) If you love decorating your space with candles and also have a passion for craft projects, you will love these DIY dip-dyed candles. From Madisyn at the Free People blog, the project requires unscented, [plain white pillar candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spice-tea-exchange) and crayons. You will also need a peeler or knife as well as a double boiler or nested heat-proof vessel (for example a tin bucket or coffee tin). The color of the crayons you use is entirely up to you. Madisyn's DIY dip-dyed candles used a variety of blue hues inspired by The Wash Shop. The result is [homemade decor](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handmade-crystal-candle) you can personalize to match your home and personality. Other DIY candles are also available on the Free People blog. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.2/10 - Popularity: 66% | Activity: 53% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Dip-dyed Candles:** Creating DIY dip-dyed candles allows consumers to personalize their home decor using readily available materials. - **Customizable Home Decor:** Offering consumers materials to create DIY decor projects like dip-dyed candles empowers them to discover their own unique style. - **Personalized Homewares:** This trend for dip-dyeing means home decor manufacturers could offer consumers a new line of customizable homewares. ### Where This Applies - **Craft:** The craft sector can capitalize on the trend for DIY dip-dyed candles as they offer consumers a fun and relatively easy project to work on. - **Home Decor:** This trend for personalized dip-dyed candles can help the home decor industry offer consumers an accessible means of adding a bespoke touch to their living space. - **Candle Manufacturing:** The candle manufacturing sector could expand their product offering to include plain white pillar candles and crayons as a means of tapping into the DIY dip-dyeing trend and producing a customizable line of their existing products. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [DIY Soy Candle Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diy-soy-candle.md) - [Beeswax Sculptural Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greentree.md) - [Sculpted Holiday Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pastel-palette.md) - [Fall-Inspired Beeswax Taper Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beeswax-taper-candles.md) - [Food-Inspired Novelty Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-savage.md) - [Uniquely Shaped Pastel Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goober-candle.md) - [Self-Leveling Coconut Wax Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/adlan-fragrances.md) - [Refillable Designer Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/diptyque-4.md) - [Lifelike Egg Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-candles-1.md)