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Published: 2011-01-29 00:22:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 406116; Favourites: 7857; Downloads: 61012
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A long promised Wand-tutorial.I'm REALLY sorry it has taken me so long, but here it is!
I hope you'll try it out, and make your own wands!
We (me and supersigrun) used about one hour, making eight wands this evening, including the time the glue got cold, and the paint dried completely.
ENJOY - and please do share with me, if you make your own - I'd love to se your wands!
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Amazing, talented, brilliant, and I'll tell you why:
The "Harry Potter" replicant place in Universal Orlando offers wands FOR SALE, starting at...get ready...$30. For a SINGLE WAND; as an added insult, there is a line to one of the stores that stretches for hours just to be "chosen" for a free one. ONLY ONE.
Here, I can make as many as I want for under $20 (as long as I dont run out of chopsticks, lol). Im impressed, and great job with the photo quality as well! Its really mind boggling what you can do with hot glue, isnt it?
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thank you so much for all the kind words!!
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This is freaking brilliant! I'm having a birthday party for Harry in July, and I wanted to do wands. I made some for another party years ago, but just used dowel rods. I planned to do that again, but was not looking forward to all the sanding involved. This is SO much cooler (and cheaper & faster!).
I'm having a 'wand choosing' ceremony at the party, and with these babies, I don't think anyone will walk away from that disappointed.
I made my first 2 today, they are awesome... as are YOU! Now I just need 12 more chopsticks!!
Thanks again! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="
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I have no words. Thank you SO SO much!
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I really love this tutoral. It's simple, to the point, and easy to follow. The pictures are great, and it's easy to see what's going on. My kids and I spent the afternoon making these and we had a lot of fun. We hit the Dollar Store for all of the supplies and I spent less than $3. I already had the acrylic paint, but if I had to buy it I could probably find a way to get it for another few bucks. $5 total for something that keeps my kids busy AND happy? Sold! Thank you so much and please keep up the good work.
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thanks for the critique!
Have nothing to say, but that I am grateful for your lovely words!
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First of all, you took GREAT pictures. I have a real hard time with photo tutorials because usually the artisan is great at making the product, but the pictures and guides for you to make your own are lacking in really showing you anything. I also really loved that you had eight different wand designs that you did yourself, for me that served as great inspiration as to what I'm going to do with my own wand! Love the simplicity of the project and how it's both low on cost and time, but has an EXCELLENT end result! Great job on both coming up with the craft and explaining it to us! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s⦠" width="15" height="15" alt="
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I am so moved by all your nice words right now! Thanks!
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I absolutely love this tutorial and I cannot wait to try it. A tutorial with hundreds of steps and pieces loses my interest very quickly, but this is simple and elegant.
It's cheap to do with all kinds of outcomes to keep it interesting. The directions are clear and the photographs are great. The example wands you created are beautiful and a wonderful motivator.
This idea is very fresh and surprising to find here on Deviant Art. I'd love to see more work from you. I'm seriously just heading out to the Asian Market near here right now because I'm so excited to give this a try.
Keep up the awesome work and thank you for sharing this.
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Thank you SO SO much for those wonderful words! *blushing*
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I hope you don't mind but where exactly do you get your chopsticks? The only ones I can really find are the flimsy disposable ones at Walmart...
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This is totally awesome!!!! And far better than those freakishly expensive wand they sell at comic cons! Bless you
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What a cool way to make wands! I am going to have to try this out!
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I didn't do so well with the beads, but I had a blast with the hot glue. Turns out, the way I was making them, it required 1 mini glue stick per wand, roughly. And my small patio table has an extruded wire mesh that is just big enough to use as a drying rack! How convenient is that? I posted them here: snobahr.deviantart.com/art/Theβ¦
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That is brilliant!!Β My son wants a wand so bad and I was wondering how I was going to make one (without a huge effort, that is) and this tutorial is perfect!!Β Thank you!!
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Where do you get the chopsticks from?
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Where do you get the chopsticks from?
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this is a really awesome tutorial! I do have a question though: is it alright to use this method to make wands for sale?
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great tutorial! I`m sure I will try it soon
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..this was pure Genuis. I am honestly amazed and shocked. This is Amazing!!! So happy!
Great Tutorial, Keep it Up!!ππ
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i work at a summer program with kids and we did this with them and alot of them turned out really cool!
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I saw your tutorial a long time ago and just decided to go for itΒ neo9.deviantart.com/art/Wands-β¦
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thatΒ isΒ SOΒ COOL! love it! thank you for sharing itwith us O.o
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This tutorial blew my mind. Would like you to know that my family looked over my shoulder and gawked at it. We've already planned a date in the summer when we're going to make them, supplied with water melon or maybe some ice cream.
Could I ask, where you got your chop sticks? What would be the best place to get them? I have some old ones but they look thin and cheap. Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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My sister's a Harry Potter fanatic, I'm sure she'll love this ^^
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Thanks so much!
Here the wands I made: calomiel.illustrateur.org/2014β¦
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Love this! Here is a wand I made using your tutorial! fav.me/d6y3wyh
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That is a very cool tutorial, thanks for sharing. Love the idea.
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oh wow!!!!! this is so cool!!!!!!! *runs away to make one!! !*( or 3..5...9...100000840687015400510000....)i know my HP friends will love this!!!!!
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Ive found wood putty is a better alternative to hot glue. you can shape it easier, with your fingers, and once it drys completely you can sand and work it as if it was actual wood. Plus paint designed for wood, and stains, works well on it .
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This is amazing and now I know what I'm doing for Christmas for some of my friends! Thank you so much for posting this!
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