Calling all crafters! For those who enjoy making their own Harry Potter crafts, we have a fun new feature just for you! Starting this May 1st, Leaky's own Crafty Witches will host a special Craft-Along event where we invite you to join us as we all make our own wands. These wands are easy and fun to make, and you can follow along at home with us by using the instructions found in this Simple Wand tutorial from Jessi, or add your own bit of magical flourish with additional hints as seen in this guide from Mayven.
We now have a special section of our forum for this and future Craft-Along events in our Leaky Lounge, where a new craft-along event will take place every two months. In order to prepare and create your own magical wand for this first event, you will need the following supplies:
Wooden dowel rod, any length
Acrylic paint
Varnish
Modeling clay
If you wish to add some color, you will also need:
Food coloring in red, yellow and blue
Wand for staining
Q-tips cotton swabs
Cloth-like paper towels
You can see many more fun Harry Potter- themed crafts, as well as tutorials on how to make these fun items here in our Crafts section, as well as the regular ongoing craft section of our forum. So crafty wands at the ready everyone, and we will see you on May 1st. Enjoy!
This sounds so awesome! But if I start making my own wand my familiy will send me to the hospital. Or even better-to Church! but maybe while they not around….:D
me too. my mom would totally freak if i made a wand. she would send me to brother joe(our paster) my mom said to watch the movies is fine but if i do anything related to witch craft i….am….so….GROUNDED
Posted by potterweasleygranger on April 24, 2008, 12:22 PM
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The cool thing about a craft-along is that our wonderful crafty witches will help you along the way! Try it – it will be fun to see how everyone’s wands turn out!
Doris is right, Hannah! We Crafty Witches took care to pick a tutorial that even the most craft-challenged person can do – give us a try!!
Also, if it helps to relieve your concerns, Crafty Witch Quietish is preparing a step-by-step How-to Video that will be available for viewing around the start of the Craft-Along.
We hope to see you there!
Crafty Witch Jenn
Posted by As_Weasley_as_I_wannabe on April 24, 2008, 01:08 PM
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I plan to use this for a craft activity at my library. I’m a children’s librarian. It looks like fun.
Awesome! I can hardly wait to get in on this! So… nobody would be mad if I got a little elaborate, carving my dowel and such? I should see about getting a length of vine, since my birthday’s in September like Hermione’s…. Squeee!
This sounds so awesome! But if I start making my own wand my familiy will send me to the hospital. Or even better-to Church! but maybe while they not around….:D