DIY Rainbow Diwali Diyas

Brighten up your Diwali decor with these DIY Rainbow Diwali Diyas.

DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA
You know when you plan something and it looks perfect in your head but then when you execute your plan and things don’t turn out as wonderful as expected, that happens to me all the time. Dreamers, we keep falling and making mistakes, and we keep dreaming!

DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA
Here’s one case where I had been thinking about an idea for ages and when it came together is was even better than what I had conceptualized. Yay! So I shared the process of these on my Instagram stories and so many of you reached out asking for a post so here goes! I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying all the Diwali preparation activities I’ve been doing with Little Mirchi. You can see more of our preparations here, here and here.

DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA

Here’s what you’ll need for the diyas:

DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA
Step 1
Line the baking tray with aluminum foil and set aside

Step 2

Take small equal amounts of clay in your hand, about one inch of each color. I always take white first and then two other colors.
DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA
Step 3

Mix the clay differently to create patterns, marbling effects and different variations of your diyas. You could stack the colors and roll them, roll them into logs first to layer them. Remember the different methods we used for Rainbow Rotis? Roll into a ball the size of a ladoo, a little bit larger than a ping pong.

Step 4
Flatten the ball ball your hands or with a rolling pin and shape this it into a small bowl structure.
DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA
Step 5
Pinch one tip of the bowl. This creates one pointed tip on the round bowl shape. This is the final shape of your diya!
Step 6
Repeat the shaping process for the remaining clay.
DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA

Step 7
Arrange the diyas on the baking tray and bake in a preheated oven at 265F for 45 minuets
Step 8
Let diyas cool down to room temperature before painting the rims gold.
Step 9

Once the diyas dry, add a batti, cotton thread and fill them with your oil of choice. Have a bright and colorful Diwali!

DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA

Why this won’t work with playdoh: Playdoh drys and cracks and is not waterproof. Polymer clay is waterproof once proofed in the oven, which means you can put your oil/ghee and not worry about it leaking everywhere.

Hope you enjoyed this colorful and fun craft! How are you preparing for Diwali?

DIY RAINBOW DIWALI DIYA

10 thoughts on “DIY Rainbow Diwali Diyas

  1. Oh wow, these are so pretty!!! Very different from the usual wooden painted diyas we see around. The marbled effect is looking okay but the gold is adding such an amazing and classy finish to it. 🙂

  2. Hi Nisha! I just saw these on your Instagram stories and they look beautiful! One question, did you add the gold to the inside of the diyas after you painted them?

  3. This is so cool I will try and do this at Nirwaans school for Diwali presentation.. is ok if the kids did the gold paint before baking.. I am guessing they will do the baking once they go home..? Any other solution I could use?

  4. Hi Nisha! These look so pretty. Just a couple of questions. How many Diyas did that batch of clay make? And, can these be reused ? Thank you and wish you a wonderful Diwali season

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