I collected supplies at Dollar Tree and Walmart. Today I finally found time to sit down and get to work. These are really simple, and inexpensive to make; they do take time though.
The concept is to Create fun shapes on the dowel with hot glue, and then to paint it. I also chose to add embellishments to mine to give them more visual appeal. At first I tried gluing the texture onto the dowels. It was effective, but the paint didn't go on as smoothly. I then tried painting the dowels, and then applying the glue after the paint had dried. This method worked much more effectively, especially once I started to use the circular sponge brush (pictured above) to apply paint to the glue. Though not pictured, there were many different shades of acrylic paint that went into this project.
The finished wands varied in style, some simple, others ornate. My kids also got in on the action, some making their own, others had mom's help. There was really no need for a specific pattern to base the wands off of; it was all just randomly putting the pieces together. I really loved how some of them turned out. I still have more to put together, but after a full day of painting and gluing, I'll have to get them later. They all look so magical!
***It's been a while since I've been able to post on the blog page. I have been relying on my phone, and the blogger app was not doing its job... If you have missed out on the posts that have been put up in the meantime, there are many on our Facebook page. I will be working to archive them here over the next few weeks.
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