Pages

Thursday 27 October 2016

Wizard Wands


Fancy making your own unique wand filled of handmade magic?? Yes! Well here you go!

I will be doing two versions of this craft. The first with a glue gun and the second with normal PVA glue, as I realise not everyone will have a glue gun and its not overly safe to do with the kids!


Completed wands, one white, one black


You will need

- A chopstick (try your local take away, prices vary from 50p to £1 for a pair)
- A peg
- Glue gun (£5.00 @ Hobbycraft)
- Your choice of coloured paint (£1.00 @ The Works)
- Paint brush
- Plate/bowl/palette for your paint


Equipment listed

Important!!! Remember to protect your surfaces!

Allow the glue gun to heat and once it's ready take the glue gun in one hand and the chopstick in the other. Turn the chopstick as you put the glue gun to it.


A chopstick being covered in twists of glue using a glue gun


Chopstick with twists of glue on it


The glue will dry quickly but you won't be able to lay in it flat straight away, so use the peg to stand it up straight by placing it on an end of the stick. 


A peg holding a chopstick upright as it's painted

Once the glue is dry but some of your chosen colour on the plate and paint your wand. You'll need to use the peg again on one end until it drys, so the paint doesn't come off or smug. Once its dry paint the other end and then you're done. I've done two different colours for you to see the difference. 


The chopsticks now painted and looking like wands

The chopsticks now painted and looking like wands

The chopsticks now painted and looking like wands

The chopsticks now painted and looking like wands

The chopsticks now painted and looking like wands

The chopsticks now painted and looking like wands

The chopsticks now painted and looking like wands


I find the glue gun way much more effective than pva glue and string BUT only buy a glue gun if you are going to use it over and over again. I bought mine when it was half price in Argos and it cost around £7.00 but I use it so much it was worth it. I fix all kinds of things with it but spines of children's books are a specialty!! 

Enjoy and........ Happy Halloween!!

Mummy Snowy Owl
xx

No comments:

Post a Comment