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Monday, August 12, 2013

DIY: Harry Potter Wands


I dont know about y'all, but I am a big fan of all things Harry Potter! I have all the movies and have read several of the books (I really need to get down to business and finish all of them). When I was out on Pinterest the other night I saw a picture tutorial on how to make Harry Potter wands. I imediately said to myself "Well thats a must!"... So here is my own tutorial on how to make your own unique Harry Potter Wand.


First you'll need to start with getting all of your supplies together:
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Extra Glue Sticks
  • Beads of any shape, size, or color
  • Chop Sticks
  • Brown Paint
  • Paint Brushes

- Once you have all of these together you can begin by taking your hot glue gun and putting the hot glue all over the bottom third of your chop stick making a handle-like shape.

-Mold it together to give it a unique personal touch... This is your own personal wand! Hopefully your friend wont accidentally break yours on an adventure to defeat the Dark Lord but... You never know!

-Add beads to the still-moldable glue to help give it texture




Once your wand looks something simliar to the picture above, you can begin the painting process

-Simply just take your paint and cover the wand until you get the color you are hoping for




Let dry and... ALAKAZAM!

You have your very own wand




"The wizard doesnt choose the wand, Harry. The wand chooses the wizard"




Thursday, August 8, 2013

DIY: BDazzeled Hanging Letters

So as I have been getting things ready and prepared for college I felt like actually doing one of those cute Pinterest crafts that you see all the time.
So here it is... My DIY BDazzeled Letters!


... First (obviously) you have to start with the supplies! I went to my local Hobby Lobby and was able to get all items super cheap!


What you will needs is the following:

- Wooden letters (any size or shape, doesn't matter!)
- Painters or scotch tape
- Acrylic paints 
- Ribbon
- Paint brushes
- A hot glue gun and extra glue sticks
- Any gems or stones that you like!


Now lets get down to business...



- First you will want to cover a space in cardboard, Newspaper, or whatever you have so that you don't get paint all of you!
- Then once you have your own personal space, start laying the tape down in a chevron pattern, like shown above


Now time to break out the paints!

- Open selected bottle of acrylic paint and begin painting all over letter
- Set to dry
- Once dry, remove tape and see the lovely chevron pattern you have created!



Now I don't know about you, but this was one of my first times using a hot glue gun, but I considered it the best part!

- Break out the gems and hot glue gun, it's time to make it sparkle!!
- Simply glue pieces down to the letter like below: 


Almost done! 

-I decided to add a final touch by gluing ribbon to the back so it can hang easily in my dorm with command hooks!

 

TADAAAA! 

You've got yourself some sparkly letters!

"Never let anybody dull your sparkle"