I got the chance to participate in a Happy Harry Potter Blog series! This happens every July in preparation for Harry Potter’s Birthday!  And since we are headed to Universal Studios in the fall, Harry’s Wand is the big topic of discussion in our house quite frequently.   So, I decide to make my own Harry Potter Wand using Sculpey BakeShop clay and I am super excited about how it turned out!

Materials needed:
Sculpey Bake Shop Oven Bake Clay
Clay tools
Oven (I just use our toaster oven)
I decided to use black and brown clay, so I kneaded the two colors until they were soft and easy to work with.  I rolled out the wand part first, making it thin but not too thin.  I didn’t want it to break easily or be floppy.  Then, I added rolled an additional piece of clay that I rolled flat to widen the wand a little towards the bottom.  Using my black clay, I rolled it using my hand until it was cylinder like.  Then, I took one of the tools and pressed one end in to create a hole. I then put my thin piece of wand into the black piece and then pressed them together slightly.

Once my wand was together, I used my tools to add detail to my wand.  I wanted it to have more of a piece of wood feel.

When I was done with the details, I baked it following the instructions for the clay, making sure that I put a piece of folded parchment paper under the thin end to keep it even.

The good thing about DIY wands is that you can make them anyway that you want to.  You can add as much or as little details as you’d like.

I am extremely happy with how my wand turned out.   My kids love it and want it for themselves.  Of course, I will let them make their own!  They love working with Sculpey Clay and they are obsessed with Harry Potter.   We can’t wait to go to Harry Potter world soon!

I hope that you like my Sculpey BakeShop Harry Potter Wand!

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Boy Scouts are always out in the hot sun doing something fun!   What better to keep them hydrated?   A DIY bottle carrier that they can carry over their shoulder to keep their water bottle close to them and not have to worry about setting it down and forgetting it!

This super easy Bottle Carrier was made using Kunin Felt and Aleene’s Fabric Fusion, as well as a few other products!

Once I decided which color felt that I wanted for my base, I did a rough cut, making sure that it was tall enough to hold my water bottle.  I glued the ends together so that it created a tube.  Then I chose the color for my strap.  I cut the blue felt into strips and glued them together at the ends creating one long strip.  

Because my green tube has open ends, I placed the strap along the bottom and pulled the straps up the sides of the tube and glued them using the Fabric Fusion.  That way, my water bottle wouldn’t fall out of the bottom!  Then, I set it out in the sun to dry quicker.  

I didn’t want the bottle carrier to be plain, so I used different color felts, Sizzix dies designed by Laura Kelly, Coats Phoomph for Fabric, and my Sizzix Big Shot to cut out a name and some little critters!

Once my glue was dry, I attached the name and the critters.  And then it was ready for my bottle!

This craft could also work for girl scouts and anyone that just wants to create their very own bottle carrier!

This project is a part of the Craft Lightning Scout Crafts co-hosted by The Country Chic Cottage, 30 Minute Crafts and Laura Kelly Designs. Be sure to click the button below to check out other Craft Lightning Scout Projects!

Until next time…….