My daughter is in love with pink and purple, fairies and princesses. So, for her birthday we are planning to have a pink lemonade fairy princess party. I thought it would be fun to make some little wands for the kids to take home as their party favour. Her is a sneak peak of what I've been working on. I think I may add a flower or two with the star, I always think of beautiful flowers when I think of fairies. We will see what the finished wand will look like. I will post photos after the party.
Here is what the wand handle looks like, complete with a few Swarovski crystals.
Here is how I made the wands:
- cut 5/16" dowel (this was the smallest I could find that was strong at the same time) to 12" lengths. I purchased my dowels at the hardware store.
- add a handle (optional). I got these from my father, he was planning to get rid of them.
- painted dowel and handle with craft acrylic paint.
- decorated handle with white paint.
- added a finish coat of mod podge matte.
- cut 2 ribbons 24" +/- long, folded it in half and used a hand stapler to attach to top of wand.
- sewed together 2 stairs leaving an opening at the bottom of the star where the dowel would go.
- stuffed the star slightly then put onto the wand and use a staple to secure in place.
- decorate the stars to your liking...make sure you cover up the staple (I have yet to do this part)
