Abracadabra!

Today is another fun project all 3 of the younger granddaughters love!!!  I have to be careful when I am actually making one for a swap.  I have to keep them up out of reach so they will know they are going out in the mail!

Here is one of my wands:

Some are really intimidated by these but they are so simple to make!  I chose 2 complimentary papers.  The green polka dotted paper (source unknown - has been in my stash a long while) I cut into 2 1/2 x 11 inches x (3) strips.  The darker green (again - source unknown) I cut 1 x 11 inches x (3) strips.  

I then dragged out my trusty Stampin' Up score board and scored all 6 strips on the long sides at 1/2 inch intervals.  I fan folded each strip and adhered them together to make a circle.  I cut (3) 1 inch circles.  Then came the glue gun.  I have a love/hate relationship with my glue gun.  I can't count the number of times I have burned my fingers - even using a low temp.  I started gluing the back of the light green to a white circle then placed a white circle on front also.  I adhered the second green layer to the first on the circle, then secured the top with another circle.  Then it was just a matter of choosing embellishments.  

I picked out some green ribbon, some buttons from my button box, some green rhinestones, white mulberry roses and 2 enamel tags I found in my Scraprack.  The larger says "party"; the smaller says "birthday girl".  After I arranged all my embellishments on the front, I hot glued them all down.  I managed to save my fingers!  The wand is made from an acrylic straw I bought on Amazon (the kind that goes in your thermal cups) with a white pipe cleaner inserted to give it color.  I send wands out in swaps, especially with loaded envelopes (more on those later).

If you have a special little girl, make her a wand!  She will be saying, "Abracadabra!"  Then she will turn you into a frog!

Gracie