Baba’s Beeswax Online Supplies

Discover the Magic of Pysanky – the great gift of hope!

Everything you need to make beautiful Ukrainian pysanky the traditional way

Thanks for visiting our web site. We’re more than an online store.
We’re a dedicated team of pysanky experts on technique, tradition, culture and history.

Making pysanky is easy, fun and affordable.
You can do more than just shop at BabasBeeswax.com. Explore the Learn or About sections to find out more.

Last minute curb-side pickup during Easter weekend? Yes, curbside pick-up will be available.

About Our Shop

  • For policies on mail orders, shipping, and curbside pickup select Ordering click here
  • For info on our Virtual Workshops select Learn to Make Pysanky click here
  • 2026 prices are shown in $ CDN and are charged in $ CDN
  • All our products include instructions for use
  • Scroll down this page to purchase the following (or use our printer-friendly order form)

Shop Categories

  • Pysanky Kits a variety to suit new artists, eggs-perienced eggers, and instructors
  • Pysanka Supplies everything you need from the essentials to the little extras to give your pysanka the best start
  • Teaching Aids such as Design Books, Children’s Books, Pamphlets, Visual Aids, Videos, PowerPoints and Newsletters
  • Free Stuff like Resources, Printables and Downloads
  • In Baba’s Art Room for other things that will make your pysanky a success every time
  • Egg-Cessories and Gifts for yourself or a loved one

Stand With Ukraine Fundraiser Kits – Pysanky are the great gift of hope! Our family is honoured to support fundraisiners, campaigns, and charities. 

Ukraine is in our hearts and the the hearts of our customers. Baba’s Beeswax is collaborating with teachers, schools and pysanky workshop coordinators to raise funds for humanitarian aid. Our pysanky team’s 35+ year teaching experience is wide-ranging and expertise is invaluable. We’ll support your efforts in a fundraising event for a charity of your choice by freely sharing our knowledge. expertise, personal technique and teaching aids. More info about the Stand with Ukraine Fundraiser Kits here.

Keep an eye out for links to our iluvpysanky YouTube channel throughout our website. It will show you Pysanky How To’s and DIY, book details, featured pysanka designs, and other Playlists that would be helpful.

Hints and Money $aving Tips for Beginners

  • we recommend the kistka with wood handle for beginners
  • all Kits contain everything you need to make dozens of pysanky the traditional way
  • the Beginner Kit is great for starting out
  • for 2 or more people, just add a kistka for each person and easily share everything else in the Kit
  • add additional pysanky dyes to your liking
  • people who want patterns and inspiraton for more designs purchased From Kistka to Egg : Black and White Design Sheets with 9 easy designs, 9 egg divisions, 75 traditional symbols, motifs, and ribbons, and more than 80 tips and hints for writing pysanky. (16pp)
  • learn online by watching our Learn to Write Pysanky for Teachers and Students on YouTube
  • use our new Teacher Guide and Course Outline, Lesson Plan, Reading and Handouts, Free Activities and Printables for Kids, and Resources to teach yourself or others

Pysanky Kits

Lifter Sets

Pysanky Supplies

The essentials: Beeswax, Kistka and Dyes

Why and How to Clean Your Traditional, Candle-Heated Kistka
Dirt and debris could block the funnel preventing the melted beeswax from writing on your egg smoothly. Melt the beeswax like you normally would using a candle. Turn the kistka upside down and give it a sharp strike (whack) on the side of your hand. All of the melted beeswax will come out, bringing with it the dirt and debris. Use a paper towel to protect your working surface. To clean the handle, wipe off melted beeswax with a tissue. Alternatively, use a cleaning wire to clean the funnel. See more in this short video in our YouTube iluvpysanky Channel in the How To’s and DIY playlist.

Tip
Do not touch the funnel of your kistka to the candle wick, as soot could get inside and cause a blockage. Instead, place it in the centre of the flame. Do not practice on paper, as small particles could get inside and cause a blockage. Instead, practice on an unused egg.

Teaching Aids

Teacher Kit for Rent – select this link.

Free Stuff

In Baba’s Art Room

Egg-Cessories and Gifts

About pysanky expert Joan Brander

Joan “Ivanka” Brander, Canadian artist, author, lecturer and instructor, carries forward the pysanky tradition she learned from her grandmother (Baba). Based in Vancouver, Joan has over 60 years of experience teaching and sharing this cultural artform worldwide.
Her published works include children’s activity books, instructional guides, and teacher resources—some featured in the Library of Congress. She is also a 2014 finalist for the Richmond Arts Education Award.



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What Are Pysanky?

Pysanky are the colourful decorated eggs made with beeswax and dyes in a technique akin to batik. The tradition started in Ukraine in ancient pagan  times. The name pysanky (singular pysanka) is derived from the Ukrainian verb pysaty —to write. It is prounced PIH-sahn-kih (with the emphasis on the first syllable “PIH”). Similarly, the singular decorated egg is the word “pysanka” and is pronounced  PIH-sahn-kah.



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Stand with Ukraine

Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, Baba’s Beeswax has stood with Ukraine, embracing the legend that “as long as pysanky are being made, evil shall not prevail over good in the world.” A portion of proceeds from supporting kits is donated to humanitarian aid for Ukraine.


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