Princess Wand

Princess Wand

We recently went to a story time at our local library and after reading a book about princesses, it was craft time.  My daughter made a princess wand out of paper stars, a plastic stick for the handle, and tinsel.  It was adorable, but lasted all of 10 minutes before it was destroyed!  I don’t know who was more sad, me or my daughter!  Since that moment, I was on a quest to make another Princess Wand….but this time more sturdy and able to withstand a 2 year old!

Here is way I came up with…..

Supplies Needed:

• Wood Star (I found mine at Hobby Lobby)
• Wooden Dowel 5/16” x 12”
• Ribbon
• Scrapbook Paper
• Mod Podge
• Foam brush or paint brush
• Embellishments (if desired)
• Hot Glue

Start by tracing your star on the back of your desired scrapbook paper. Cut out the star, cutting slightly inside your line you traced. Using a foam brush or paint brush, brush a layer of Mod Podge on the wooden star.  Place your scrapbook paper on the wooden star.  Brush a layer of Mod Podge on top of the scrapbook paper. Allow to dry between layers of Mod Podge, finishing after 3 coats.  Allow to dry. While your star is drying, you can start on your dowel & ribbons.  You could leave your dowel plain….but I am an overachiever….and can’t leave anything plain & simple!  So, I covered my dowel with ribbon, adding dots of hot glue frequently to make sure the ribbon does not slip when your little one is playing with the wand. Cut your ribbon strands that your want to dangle behind the star.  I purchased sparkly ribbon, but any ribbon scraps would work as well.  Cut at varying lengths. Heat seal all the ribbon ends. Hot glue one end of the ribbon to the back of the star.  Glue the end of your dowel to the back of the star as well. In my opinion, everything is BETTER with glitter, so I sprayed a coat of Krylon Glitter Spray on my star.  This is totally optional, but made it sparkly and shiny!  I also added little jewels to the front of my wand, but you could really add anything you wanted or leave it plain.

That’s it….I hope your little girl loves her Princess Wand as much as mine!  My daughter won’t put it down!!  Now I just need to figure out how to stop her from bopping her little brother on the head with it! (;

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