I am making the White Witch for the Narnia swap and am not happy with the wand I made her. WW is a 4" bendy and the wand was a floss-covered wire with a bead on top. It looks nice, but when you try to actually put it in her little hole of a hand things go terribly awry, and the wand or the hand will suffer the consequences. I need a new plan, something that doesn't self-destruct upon actual use.
Suggestions for a wand for a 4" bendy? Should I ditch trying to make it so that she can actually stick it in her hand-hole (teehee)? I tried fimo once but it was too thin and it broke. I tried wire without floss wrapping around it and the ends snag the witch's hands, and/or aren't really kid-frienly (I wouldn't want my kid playing with it, anyway).
What about instead of wrapping with floss ...use seeds beads. A few mamas have made wands like that here..In fact..didn't Daisy do that for her wizard bendy for that swap..I have that swap put up..for later
I am doing wands for the Fairyland Tiny Things swap. I am planning on using toothpicks wrapped in fimo (the top of the want is going to be a gold/silver fimo star). Basically, I am going to make a very thin sheet of swirly fimo, and then roll up the toothpick in it, add the star, and bake.
Of course, I have never done this before, so it could be a total bust. Maybe use your wire and coat with fimo?
Let us know what happens, and post a pic of the WW, da**it!!
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Lori
Carson City, NV
WAHM to 2 beautiful daughters, Madeleine (9/99) and Tara (5/02)
I am doing wands for the Fairyland Tiny Things swap. I am planning on using toothpicks wrapped in fimo (the top of the want is going to be a gold/silver fimo star). Basically, I am going to make a very thin sheet of swirly fimo, and then roll up the toothpick in it, add the star, and bake.
Of course, I have never done this before, so it could be a total bust. Maybe use your wire and coat with fimo?
Let us know what happens, and post a pic of the WW, da**it!!
Well that was how I was going to do them...LOL..I thought you were going rock hunting...
HOly hmm-hmmm! (why do I feel like being a potty mouth today?)
I'm so glad I posted! Y'all gave me some great ideas, THANK YOU! I'll be sure to post a picture when she's done. I tend to drag my feet on making bendies but now that I've actually *started* this one, I am quite enjoying making her
What about instead of wrapping with floss ...use seeds beads. A few mamas have made wands like that here..In fact..didn't Daisy do that for her wizard bendy for that swap..I have that swap put up..for later
Yes, this is how I did mine I used wire with seed beads and made the wand permanent. I used a large bead to top it off. It worked out well......at least, no one has complained yet!
On mine, I bent the wire around the bead (it coordinated w/the bead) and twisted the end back under. With most of the others, I glued the bead with the end of the wire being about halfway through the bead to keep from having it pop out the top.......
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