Magical wands by Georgie

Hi guys,

I figured for this post this I would combine a project that I have been working on for my son’s birthday. He is having a Harry Potter themed party and of course there are lots of things to make!

With lots of things to make, of course I need to break out my Finnabair art ingredients :) So with a Harry Potter party what is the number one thing to create for the kids… wands!!!

Turns out that they are really easy to make too!

I have included in this a post a step by step (with photos) to show my process. But it is sooooo simple to make and quite effective.

With a few ingredients (black gesso and art alchemy waxes) you have instant magic in your hands.

And why not include a little box for them to go in? I created the labels on Canva but whipped up some boxed using 7 Dots papers!

Just a little bit of tissue oar to help support and display the wand.



Step by step process:

Step one:
Using black gesso, give two coats to the chop sticks.

Step two:
Apply hot glue in weird and wonderful layers :)

Step three:
Apply a further coat of black gesso over the dried hot glue.

Step four:
Add some metallic wax, using various colours over hitting all raised edges leaving shadowy areas in the crevices.

Step five:
Add colour to each wand and then add a lighter metal colour to create highlights.

Hope you have enjoyed this slightly different post.
Happy creating!
Georgie
xx

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