Progress - Simple Wand (v2) - May 08, Post your progress reports here! |
 Apr 22 2008, 03:30 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter!  Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma   |
Check in here to tell us how things are going and to post in-progress photos.
For information about how to post photos, please check the forum rules HERE. -------------------- Rosemary
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Apr 30 2008, 08:16 PM
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Queen of the Mollys  Posts: 1,590 Joined: 1:05pm October 6, 2006 Location: Oklahoma USA |
Ready to begin!!
 
--------------------  Stand Fast with us on December Third! |
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May 1 2008, 08:26 AM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Here's step one of the wand I'm starting today. I'm using gold paint. Mmmm.
This post has been edited by Quietish: May 1 2008, 08:27 AM -------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 1 2008, 03:13 PM
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Queen of the Mollys Posts: 1,590 Joined: 1:05pm October 6, 2006 Location: Oklahoma USA |
Step one of my wand completed. Went with the black craft paint for now as the nearest place with any decent selection of wood stains is 50 miles away
 
-------------------- Stand Fast with us on December Third! |
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May 1 2008, 03:15 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
QUOTE(Dragonsinger @ May 1 2008, 03:13 PM)  Step one of my wand completed. Went with the black craft paint for now as the nearest place with any decent selection of wood stains is 50 miles away I bet you have plenty supplies to make some more though eh? ;) -------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 1 2008, 09:31 PM
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Queen of the Mollys Posts: 1,590 Joined: 1:05pm October 6, 2006 Location: Oklahoma USA |
QUOTE(Quietish @ May 1 2008, 03:15 PM) QUOTE(Dragonsinger @ May 1 2008, 03:13 PM) Step one of my wand completed. Went with the black craft paint for now as the nearest place with any decent selection of wood stains is 50 miles away I bet you have plenty supplies to make some more though eh? ;) Maybe 
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May 2 2008, 07:40 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
I got my clay on yesterday and put a coat of paint on it just now.
  I'm thinking I might try to put some fine "woodgrain" lines on with a tiny brush and then do a very diluted wash of black or brown to antique it some. We'll see how my mood strikes me though. -------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 2 2008, 09:43 PM
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Queen of the Mollys Posts: 1,590 Joined: 1:05pm October 6, 2006 Location: Oklahoma USA |
Now that the paint dried, I added the clay for the handle. Trying to see how it works embedding gemstones in the clay. Hopefully they will stay once it dries.
-------------------- Stand Fast with us on December Third! |
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May 2 2008, 10:18 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Ooooh I really like the stones!
-------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 3 2008, 02:41 PM
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Queen of the Mollys Posts: 1,590 Joined: 1:05pm October 6, 2006 Location: Oklahoma USA |
QUOTE(Quietish @ May 2 2008, 10:18 PM) Ooooh I really like the stones! I do too. However, I have learned that they do not stick when paper clay dries but at least I have the places marked where to glue them later. -------------------- Stand Fast with us on December Third! |
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May 3 2008, 05:30 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
It will be awesome to hear what sort of glue works well for that later
-------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 8 2008, 08:06 PM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 72 Joined: 4:46pm March 15, 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia |
I have finally got round to putting the clay on my wand and getting the design almost right. Now have to sand it a little, see if I can make the carving on the square bit of the handle a bit clearer and get round to painting it.
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May 8 2008, 09:00 PM
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Queen of the Mollys Posts: 1,590 Joined: 1:05pm October 6, 2006 Location: Oklahoma USA |
That looks great! Beautiful work
-------------------- Stand Fast with us on December Third! |
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May 9 2008, 01:46 AM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Sotetno, that's excellent!! I can't wait to see how it turns out.. I definitely want to hear how the sanding part goes.
-------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 9 2008, 07:34 AM
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Queen of the Mollys Posts: 1,590 Joined: 1:05pm October 6, 2006 Location: Oklahoma USA |
Well, painted the handle yesterday (finished pictures is in the final product thread) and started by using a fine brush to do around the jewels. Surprisingly I ended up only having to glue one gemstone back in the rest held once the clay dried so I guess I just didn't have that one pressed in deep enough. Used craft glue on it to glue it back and let it dry over night before painting. Seems to be holding rather well.
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May 9 2008, 09:49 AM
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Super Jenn!  Posts: 2,480 Joined: 5:43pm March 19, 2006 Location: Knitting elf socks & scarves in the Hufflepuff Common Room. . . |
Wow, sotetno! I've just been lurking around making sure no one needed help, but WOW!
That is gorgeous - and those tiny flowers!! You have officially received a standing "O" from this Crafty Witch - take a bow!!! -------------------- Jenn   |
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May 11 2008, 05:51 PM
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Professional Diagon Alley Window Shopper Posts: 72 Joined: 4:46pm March 15, 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia |
Put on a coat of base paint last night so here is another pic. The image size rules don't allow me to show anywhere near the detail I crave, so if you click on the pic then it will link to a bigger sized picture, so you can see the carving on the handle etc.
Thanks for the compliment As_Weasley_as_I_wannabe  The flowers are fabric ones from my local craft shop pressed into the clay. I got some vine from a weed in my garden and wrapped that around as well. On the square bit of the handle in this shot you can see the word Sötétnő which is my username and means "Dark lady" in Hungarian. The opposing side of the wand says this too, and on the two other sides it says Hollóhát which is the name from the Hungarian translations of the books for Ravenclaw (very proud Ravenclaw I am!). In the next few days I will be painting over the carving in a different colour to make it more obvious and also painting the roses and vines to make them stand out too. Then it should be finished. 
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May 12 2008, 04:22 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Wow, that is really excellent! I love that you have the words on there too. It truly is a personalized wand
What color will yours be when it's finished? -------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 15 2008, 11:12 AM
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Headmistress of Hogwarts Crochet Posts: 299 Joined: 5:36am June 27, 2005 Location: Central Illinois |
Great wands so far!!!
I've got mine stained/painted....but alas...I bought the wrong kind of clay...so I will have to wait for tomorrow to go get the right kind. -------------------- Amber
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May 16 2008, 02:08 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 38 Joined: 9:05am June 9, 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC |
Supplies bought, friends invited....now on to crafting!!!!!!
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May 16 2008, 03:49 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Whooo!! A weekend craft-along gathering perhaps? Sounds awesome to me!
-------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 19 2008, 09:24 PM
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Being Eaten by the Pea Soup Posts: 38 Joined: 9:05am June 9, 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC |
uncooperative weather and children; craftalong party a washout
will try again after the long weekend. 
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May 20 2008, 10:34 AM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Bummer, Dragonfairy. I hope you'll get to do it!
My wand has been at a standstill lately (still want to paint some details on it) but this Memorial Day weekend we'll be having a family/friends "camping" trip (cabin camping, complete with video games) so maybe I can rope some others to make some wands with me! Will update. Hope everyone's coming along well! -------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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May 27 2008, 05:22 AM
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Being Chosen by a Wand at Ollivander's Posts: 2,989 Joined: 7:59am June 6, 2006 |
QUOTE(Quietish @ May 20 2008, 03:34 PM) My wand has been at a standstill lately... but this Memorial Day weekend we'll be having a family/friends "camping" trip... Unfortunately my wandmaking plans were forced to a complete halt for the last few weeks of school, but I'm on my sumer holidays now and hopefully five days wil be enough to finish it  So far I have the actual dowel part of the wand(which was substituted by a silver birch branch) ready to go and I'm hoping to buy the clay for the handle today. So here's where I am at present:  . I finally got a deviantART account so I could put up pictures chronicling my progress, it's here.I'll be back when I've got a little more done, I hope you had fun on your camping trip 'Quietish' 
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May 27 2008, 09:47 AM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Ooh what a cool looking branch.. It will be perfect for a wand!
-------------------- Rosemary
One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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