Wood Lathe Turned Wizard Wands!

 Wood Lathe Turned Wizard Wands! In preparation for more Wizarding world, we're celebrating with geekery  and crafts to get us excited about the new movie! We had a big party for Halloween and had fabulous wood turned wands as the  Jackpot prize on the spinner wheel. These were a big hit...and why not!? They are amazing! We even detailed the packaging, so they would let the wielder know what magical elements their wand was made from! We had lots of fun making them. I bought a benchtop wood lathe from Harbor freight. It takes about 20-30 minutes to make one wand. We sold a bunch at the county fair and the extras we used as prizes! I colored a few of them with Plaid Ultra Dyes. They are like colored stains for wood and natural fibers.  It allows all the knots, grains and perfections of wood to show right through! They are easy to use and come in all colors! I also added touches of Liquid Leaf in gold to add more fun! Some of the wands we ...

DIY Felix Felicis Liquid Luck Necklace! Harry Potter Week!

DIY Felix Felicis Liquid Luck Necklace!   Harry Potter Week! That's right, it's Harry Potter week on my blog! Lots of fun wizard and witch crafts and DIY every day, with an extravagant party on Friday! I wanted to do the Felix Felicis as a necklace. Remember in The Half Blood Prince, Professor Slughorn gives the winner of potion brewing, Harry, one cool tear drop shaped phial of it! It is so pretty.   Upon all my research, many of them are filled with glitter or olive oil. I didn't want oil in case of leaking...and I didn't want glitter because it needs to be liquid, right!?   I found the perfect little BULB corked potion bottles at Oriental Trading Company. They sent these to me at no cost for this tutorial! They are perfect!    I used some Liquid Leaf ...it's like Liquid Luck for Muggles. It is amazing...but can separate, so there are some color inconsistencies in the potion vials. It is not water based. I also used a syrin...