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Are you looking for an easy tutorial for making your own Harry Potter Wands?

I am a Huge Harry Potter Fan. I own all the Books, and movies and even did an 836 page project on the Harry Potter Series (only 4 books were out at the time) my Freshman year in College.

A couple years ago I helped throw a Halloween/birthday party for my brother-in-law. My husband and I decided to go as James & Lilly Potter. We found a website where we could get movie replica Harry Potter costumes for a great price. I crocheted us each scarves in the Gryffindor colors. Now all we needed were wands. After seeing the price to buy a wand I decided I was crafty enough I would figure out how to make my own.

I looked online for a few hours seeing all the many tutorials available I decided that I wanted to go with a wood base vs. a paper one. (After all if they turned out well I wanted to be able to use it with my Gryffindor costume for years to come.)

The wands were so easy and fun to make, that I sort of went wand crazy and decided to make a whole bunch and give them out as party favors for the Halloween party. The wands were a hit that night. and the extras were quickly claimed by friends and family.

Ever since I have had numerous friends and family ask me to write up a tutorial for how to make Harry Potter wands. So here we go…

DIY Harry Potter Wands

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Make gorgeous realistic looking Harry Potter wands in just minutes with Chopsticks, HotGlue and paint.

Materials

• Chopsticks 
• Mini Hot Glue Sticks
• Acrylic Paint
• Clear Acrylic Sealant Spray

Tools

• Mini Hot Glue Gun
• Foam Paint Brushes.

Instructions

Take the Chopsticks (I bought mine in a 20 pack at a nearby Asian store) and start applying the hot glue on the ticker end. For some of mine, I slowly turned the chopstick in my hand while applying the glue to create a spiral effect. For others, I ran the glue down the chopstick from the end to about 2/3 the way down on each side. There really is no wrong way to do this. Be creative. I found that little glass beads make for great texture. I have also in the past used medium-sized plastic beasts for a jewel on the end of the wand. Again play around and have fun.

After you are done with the Hot Glue and the wands are cooled paint the whole wand a base color.

Then carefully paint the glue part a second color that is either lighter or darker to give the wands a two tones carved look.

After the paint is all dry, take them outside and spray two coats of Clear Acrylic spray over the wands. This gives the wands a polished look and serves to protect the wands so they last longer.

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I made these again this year for my kids Harry Potter Halloween Costumes and I am thinking of making smaller versions as ornaments for our Harry Potter Christmas Tree. 

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