How to Make Your Own Fairy Tale Wand
A fairy tale wand is as unique as the little girl playing with it. Toy stores sell a small variety of princess wands and they typically come in a costume set of with other dress-up items. This craft will allow you and your child to create a personalized wand just for your little princess. She can pick the colors and make it her new favorite pretend play toy. Complete the look with a princess or party dress and she will be one happy girl.
Things You'll Need
- Cardboard tube off of a pants hanger
- Ribbon or paint of your color choice
- Paint
- Paintbrush, if needed
- Hot glue
- 1 large silk flower
- Curling gift ribbon
- Scissors
Instructions
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Make the Wand
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Paint or wrap the cardboard pants hanger tube so that it is completely covered. If you are using ribbon, hot glue the top edge just inside the tube and begin wrapping it until the tube is covered. Hot glue the bottom edge inside the bottom of the tube.
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Insert the silk flower stem into the cardboard tube so that the flower is flush with the top of the tube. Use hot glue to secure the underside of the flower to the tube.
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Cut ten 24-inch strips of curling ribbon. Gather them all together and find the middle. Tie the bunch of ribbon around the top of the tube, directly under the flower, so that there is 12 inches of ribbon on each side. Secure the ribbon knot with a dot of hot glue if desired.
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Curl the hanging ribbon pieces by drawing the underside of each ribbon along a sharp edge of the scissors quickly. Use your thumb to hold the ribbon against the edge of the scissors as you pull the ribbon across.
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Tips & Warnings
Let your child choose a special flower from a craft store to make it more personalized.
Embellish the wand by gluing jewels around the tube after the paint has dried.
If you haven't curled ribbon before, practice with extra ribbon first before attempting to curl the ribbon that is attached to the wand.
References
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- Photo Credit princess hat image by foxygrl from Fotolia.com
