01 Paraffin — traditional
Coloring paraffin
Soft, low-temperature wax kids mold like playdough and then paint. This is the one that becomes bears, puppies and dolphins.
01 — The idea
Wax · Scent · Color
Two hundred smells on a shelf, and an afternoon to decide.
Bring a kid, a class, a date, or nobody. The table seats ten and nobody has ever needed experience. Aprons, wax, molds, oils, pigments and paint are all on the house.
Weekdays are open for walk-in bookings between 10 am and 6 pm. Saturdays and Sundays we hand the whole studio over to one group — birthdays, showers, offsites, reunions.
SessionsDaily
Scents40+
Seats10
Set time~25 min
02 — Program
Four ways to spend an hour
Soy pour — 60 min — all ages
The Vessel Candle
Gel wax — 90 min — ages 8+
Shells in Glass
Coloring paraffin — 60 min — ages 4+
Bears, Cats, Dolphins
Private group — 90 min — up to 10
The Whole Studio
03 — Archive
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Scenes from the table
04 — Materials
Three waxes, forty scents
02 Soy & beeswax — organic
Soy & beeswax
Clean-burning, faintly honeyed, poured into glass. The grown-up choice — a candle you will actually keep on the table.
03 Gel — translucent
Gel wax
Clear as water, so everything you drop in stays visible: shells, dried flowers, sand, beads. Build a small world in a jar.
Lavender
Sandalwood
Vanilla
Citrus
Coffee
Ylang ylang
Chamomile
+ 30 more on the shelf
05 — Technique
Shells · Botanicals · Sand
How to build a candle you can see into.
01
Pick the glass first
Straight-sided glass shows layers best; a wide bowl shows the floor of the candle. Gel wax stays clear, so whatever goes in is on display forever.
02
Lay a floor of sand
A half-inch of colored sand or crushed shell hides the wick tab and gives everything above it something to stand on. Tilt the jar and tap, do not pour flat.
03
Place, then pour, then place again
Set the big pieces with tweezers, pour warm gel to half depth, let it firm, then add the delicate things — pressed flowers, coral, sea glass — so they float mid-jar instead of sinking.
04
Keep the wick clear
Nothing within a finger's width of the flame. Everything else is fair game. Top pour, cure twenty-five minutes, trim, done.
The embed shelf
Help yourself
Sea shells01
Pink coral02
Moss balls03
Dried roses04
Cinnamon05
Colored sand06
Mica shimmer07
Gold leaf08
Sea glass09
Pressed ferns10
06 — Families, kids, parties
Ten seats, no experience
Built for small hands and short attention spans.
Staff at the table the whole time; hot wax stays with us.01
Non-toxic materials, low-temperature waxes throughout.02
Aprons, wipes, and a forgiving attitude toward spills.03
School and kindergarten groups welcome on weekday mornings.04
Enquire for groups ↗
Birthdays · Baby showers · Offsites
Weekends belong to one group at a time. Cake welcome. Everyone leaves with the thing they made.
07 — Guest book
4.9 average · 180+ sessions
“My daughter has never sat still for ninety minutes in her life. She did here.”
Nadia R. — Kirkland
Coloring paraffin, June
“Booked it as a baby shower thing and ended up the last one to leave. The scent shelf is a trap in the best way.”
Priya S.Private group
“Brought my kindergarten class of fourteen. Calm, patient, genuinely safe — and every kid left holding a bear.”
Mr. HallbergSchool group
“I made a gel candle with shells from our honeymoon beach. It sits on the shelf and I refuse to burn it.”
Dana & TomGel wax
08 — Questions
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Do we need to book ahead?
+Weekday sessions can usually take walk-ins, but the table only seats ten — a request the day before guarantees you a seat and lets us set the right materials out. Weekends are private groups only.
How young is too young?
+Four and up for coloring paraffin — it is soft, low-temperature and molds like playdough. Eight and up for gel wax, which is poured warm. Younger siblings can sit and paint wooden discs while the group works.
Can I take it home the same day?
+Yes. Most candles cure in about twenty-five minutes while you browse the shelves. We box and label everything before you leave; large gel jars occasionally need an extra ten.
Can I bring my own shells or flowers?
+Please do — holiday shells, a pressed flower from a bouquet, a small charm. Anything non-flammable, dry, and smaller than a thumb works in gel wax. We will tell you honestly if something will not survive the pour.
What does a private group cost?
+It depends on group size, session length and how much wax you get through, so we quote per booking. Send the date, headcount and rough ages and we will come back with a number the same day.
Is it messy? Should we dress down?
+Aprons for everyone, wipes on the table, and wax lifts off skin in one piece. Dress however you like — the only real casualty is the occasional sleeve dipped in mica.
09 — Reservations
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Weekdays 10 am–6 pm. Underlined weekend dates are private-group only — request one and we reply with options. Live availability arrives with the real booking system.
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10 — Visit
Kirkland, Washington
Address
9827 NE 120th Pl, Unit B
Kirkland, WA 98034
Hours
Mon–Fri 10 am–6 pm
Sat–Sun by appointment
Before you come
All materials provided. Arrive ten minutes early to smell your way through the scent library — it takes longer than people expect.
