Do-it-yourself magic wand

The story of the writer Joan Rowling about the adventures of the young wizard Harry Potter was so amazing and inspired the whole world more than twenty years ago that until now, all new generations of young people have the idea to become part of the vibrant world of witchcraft.

Undoubtedly, one of the most important items in the arsenal of any novice wizard is Magic wand. It is with its creation that one can begin to join magic. If children are asked to help make a real magic wand in accordance with all the rules, then it is the duty of any parent to help novice sorcerers and sorceresses with this difficult task. Where to start, and how best to make a magic wand with your own hands - we will tell in our article.

What can a magic wand be made of?

The first thing that comes to mind is a simple question: how to make a magic wand at home? There are several ways to create a magic assistant yourself. But the first thing to do is choose the material for the magic wand. It is preferable that all the materials used in this magical deed are of natural origin. The only thing that grip jewelry can be is an exception.

The magic wand can be made of the following materials:

• Wooden stick;
• Papier mache;
• The means at hand.

Let's consider all the ways of working with materials in order, and photos will inspire you to create a special magical assistant.

From wood

The classic option is to create a magical helper from the tree. It is believed that the right magic wand is selected in a forest or park. You can’t cut or break branches from a tree, a stick can be made only from branches that are already on the ground. It should be a beautiful-looking stick or twig, which can be found on a path or under some special tree.

They say that a little wizard or sorceress needs to feel that their wand is in their hands - they should really like it, even in its original form.

The shape, size, and color of the magic attribute - all this does not matter, the main thing is that all the parameters are suitable for the person choosing it. At the end of the selection process, you must mentally thank the forest or a specific tree for such a gift, and also assure the surrounding nature that no evil deeds will be committed with its help.

What to do with the selected stickto make her look like a real magical helper? The next step will be the processing of wood products.

• Step # 1: Preparing for Processing

1. Pour water into a vessel that is suitable for the size of a stick and pour 5-10 tablespoons of salt, depending on how much water is in the container;
2. We send the found twig into the water, press it to the bottom with a pebble and leave it in this position for a day;
3. After this, you need to leave the branch in an open place for a whole day, so that it dries out (first in the sun, then the moon);
4. During this time, you need to think about how you want to see the finished branch in the final.

It is important to remember that a magic wand can have any shape, be smooth and neat, or rough and knotty. It is important that the novice wizard likes her. It needs to be processed in accordance with the idea: if there are extra elements on it, you can grind them, or simply draw them with softer fold lines.

• Stage 2: The main work on the future magic wand

At this stage, the work is especially responsible, because the final version of the stick will look like it.

1. First you need to polish the surface of the stick with sandpaper or sandpaper;
2. If desired or necessary, you can change its shape, for example, to make the end more subtle and accurate;
3. After this, the twig can be polished;
4. If there is such a need, it can be covered first with paint, and then with varnish.

If this is not enough for decoration, then there are ways to more interestingly indicate the identity of the magic wand, but we will talk about this later.

Papier mache

If it is not possible to create a beautiful magic wand from a real tree, you can try to make it out of plain paper and PVA glue. This art is called Papier-mâché, and it is very exciting to do it.

To make a papier-mâché style wand you will need:

• A simple pencil is for the foundation;
• Old newspapers or white album sheets;
• PVA glue (or starch, gelatin, clerical, carpentry);
• Capacity with water.

How to make a magic paper item:

1. We tear newspaper or album sheets into small pieces (squares or arbitrary shapes);
2. We wrap the pencil with cling film and leave one end of the film sticking out (it cannot be touched, thanks to it it will be possible to pull out the pencil at the end of the work). You can also cover the film with hand cream or oil, so that at the end it can be easily removed from the future stick;
3. We take a leaf, dip it in a container of water and apply it to a pencil;
4. We take the next leaf and repeat the procedure again and again until we completely cover the entire surface of the pencil with small paper sheets - the result should be a thin layer of paper coating;
5. Coat the layer with glue;
6. We apply about 3-4 layers on top in this way;
7. The result will be the body of a future magic wand;
8. Leave to dry papier-mâché for a day;
9. We take out a pencil in a film from the center;
10. Cover the hole with a small layer of wet paper in the same way as before;
11. Leave the wand to dry;
12. We apply paint, drawings, natural wooden stains to the paper structure and allow the decor to dry;
13. We cover the product with varnish.

From improvised materials

Another possible way is to combine the two previous ones: make a magic wand from a tree, but not an ordinary one, but from a pencil. To do this, you can take a thick colored pencil, grind off excess corners and a colored coating with emery paper, give it the correct shape, paint it with paint and additionally decorate the magic item, and then coat everything with varnish.

How to decorate a wand with your own hands?

Having learned how to create your wand, you only need to remember that you can make it special thanks to a variety of jewelry. Here are some simple ideas to help you create a truly unusual wand.

How to make a beautiful magic wand:

• Cut characters on it (runic or Kabbalistic characters, elven drawings, and so on);

• Use a glue gun (papier-mâché or plasticine) to make knotty layers or decorative knolls on the handle;

• Decorate the finished stick with wires and crystals;

• After woodcarving (or glue layers), you can paint the material with paints so as to highlight important nuances.