Ok here is my newest finished wands the first wand is my personal healing wand.
ok the wood is Quaky Aspin, the bark came off easily and the bark that didn't I
scraped it off with a chisel. I then sanded it by hand. And left part of a knot in
to have a place to put a healing stone.
I then took a pencil and traced around the Aquamarine stone I ended up
choosing for the wand. Then I used a dremel tool to go over the line, I
then proceeded to use a chisel out a space for the crystal. I ended up
chapping a peace off the back end towards the handle of the wand where
the stone goes into. I reattached it with ice resin put rubber bands to hold it
on intel it set. I made sure the inside was flat for the stone to sit in. I wend in
with the dremel tool tell the Aquamarine crystal/stone sat snugly in part way.
I then used E600 to glut it in only going around the edge of the Aquamarine,
so the stone still touched the wood making a good contact with out interference
from the glue.
I then used scolpy glaze to cote the wand making sure I didn't get it on the stone.
I then used al all to make a hole as you can see to the right of the stone. I then put the
non tarnish brass in the hole and bent the wire then I proceeded to wrap the wire around
the stone. the underneath is in an X shape so its secured to each corner of the wire.
And then I came out the front of the stone and continued to wrap the wire around the wand.
Then I made sure the wire was tight around the wand, as you can see I wrapped
the wire around its self making sure I had I long enough peace left in the front.
I then made a whole with an all and bent the wire inside it to secure it. And the force of it
held it in, but right at the top of the whole I used E600 just to make sure it wasn't coming out.
And same as the first whole I made as well. I then proceeded to wrap green twine around
two spots making sure there was no glue in the wire at all, As you can see it helped secure
the front of the wire in as well. I coted the twine with modpodge two cotes. To secure the
frayed parts down and make it more smooth.
The last four images are the end of the wand as I was cutting the wood it went off center.
And there was a knot there as well so that's what gave that shape. I also rounded the edges of the handle and the tip of the wand so it more smooth and not sharp rough looking edges.
So that's my healing wand my fifth wand I ever made.
This next wand I call it the key wand. this one is made from a thorn less hunny locust.
as I was striping the bark off with a chisel some of it was chipping away. I noticed this
was part of the branch that was dyeing and it was like there was saw dust in it. I then
proceeded to further remove the bark to get all of it out. I then sanded the wand and rounded
off the edges of the handle and tip of the wand. In the grooves that was left I decided to put
in some it glow in the dark crayon. I used purple and kind of a fuchsia hot pink color. I
just used a stick lighter and a tooth pick from the shavings to put it in the groves.
I them mixed scolpy glaze with embossing powder green, gold, and blue.
the blue kind of took over. But it is sparkly in the right lighting
I did about two coats of that then about three or so cats of just clear, to
make sure it was covered and the embossing powder was secured in it.
I then rapped help cord around the handle using E600 to secure it in place.
them modpodge over that to finish it off.
As you can see that is where a knot was and I didn't cut it straight. Also you can
see the embossing powder as well.
I then tied a key to a red sparkly ribbon I raped and tied a bow.
And it is secured down with E600.
As you can see it is a wind up key. I glued the not with modpodge to make sure
the knot wouldn't come in dune also the end of the ribbon to prevent fraying.
I even coated the key as well to protect it as well. The next images is heard to see
but its the glowing of the crayon Crayola to be exact I had séance I was a little
kid. So that's my finished sixth wand.
