DIY Harry Potter Wand Tutorial

Harry Potter wands are without a doubt one of the most popular elements from the wizarding world. They’re easy to make and are perfect for any Harry Potter party gift bag!

Make sure to stock up on that hot glue because you’re going to be using a lot of it! The best part about this DIY is that you have complete creative freedom. You can base your designs off of your favorite Harry Potter characters wand or come up with a unique design that best fits your personality.

Supplies

• Chop sticks
• Glue gun and glue sticks
• Paint
• Brushes
• Clear sealer spray
• Beads (if you want to add some texture)
• Tin container

Start your design by layering hot glue on a chopstick. If you want to add more texture, you can incorporate beads or other small trinkets. For the wand pictured below, I stuck fake pearls on as I swirled hot glue up the wand. After they were on I went back over them on either side with more hot glue to make sure they were secure.

For the wand below, I covered the whole chop stick in a thick layer of hot glue. I then went over it with just the hot tip of the glue gun to melt away the glue and create the design I wanted. The sky’s the limit for this project! For more wand design ideas, I recommend this YouTube video. They show you exactly how they decorate wands (which look amazing!), and have other videos on Harry Potter DIY crafts as well.

After the wands were designed, I put them in a disposable tray where I painted them and let them dry.

For the finishing touch, I went over all of them with a dark brown paint. I had purchased a black and dark orange paint to use as well but I was happy with the dark brown and decided to stick with it for all of them. Next, I went over pieces of the wand with a metalic paint to make these  details stand out. After painting them I sprayed them with a clear sealer. Once they were dry, I laid them out in an old suite case for display.

Check out some of my other Harry Potter crafts! Click here to see an entire party set up with links on how I did each craft.