Queen Elsa themed wand for my 3yo daughter

Dec 16, 2018 7:14 PM

Finished product first.

Stated with round dowel

Using a draw knife I thinned the dowel down to a pointer end

Thinned down to about half diameter at end

Idea is to make it appear like 3 vines/sticks twisted together

Used a dremel to do most of the carving

Carving out veins

Spiraling pattern

Got most of vein paths cut

Cleaned up, time for hand sanding

Sanding and refined

Oiled up and ready for "magic"

Ribbon magic coming out the end, drilled hole and glued ribbon midpoints into hole

Clear glue painted on and glitter sprinkled over. Will be multiple coats

Mostly finished. Just need more glitter. An surprise laid into the veins

More glitter and glue drying.

Veins were coated in glow in the dark glitter glue.

Hope she likes it. Super into all things Frozen. Requires us to call her Elsa sometime to get a response.

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Paige no!

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Congrats, a wooden churro

7 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Yer a witch Elsa.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

She can definitely be a witch, but we prefer the term threenager. Helluva an attitude sometimes

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You're a good dad. In a few more years, teach her how you did it.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Absolutely. She already helps start the garden seeds and transplant. And both kids help collect eggs, feed birds, and shovel bedding.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Shoot, I didn't even look at your username. Carry on, citizen. Captain Obvious, out.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That looks so cool but at first I really thought you were holding a weird baguette ?

7 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

I'm glad I wasn't the only one!

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That's ok. Even with the ribbon and glitter?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Only the first picture looked like a baguette, after that one I realized what it actually was lol

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's terrific, I'm sure she's going to love that wand. Handmade or homemade are the gifts to receive.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

I hope she likes it. The kids are fairly simple. They get excited to feed the chickens and play in the dirt. They dont need much fancy stuff

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That is wonderful .

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Careful with that draw knife. My half brother used one.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

What happened?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

He's now my half brother.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh. I was wondering if that's where you were going with it.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The Woodright's Shop is good TV.

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