Friday, September 24, 2010

Practical Magic Blogparty 2010

How to Make a Magic Wand


When making a Magical Wand there
are 3 requirements:


1) The wand must be made of 3 types of wood, 3 being a magic number.

* Wood must maintain it original characteristics in the finished wand so the wand remembers the spirits of the forest and tree from whence it came, and so that this spirit remains strong in the wand.

- to meet this requirement Granddad used wood from a big-leaf maple for the blade of the wand. This maple, with the help of the wind , arranged that it fall exactly where Granddad would find it.

* The wand must use one wood from an exotic land and of exotic colour so that the wand has knowledge of wonderful places and things.

- to meet this requirement Granddad made the handle of the wand from amaranth, a tropical flowering tree from South America. Amaranth is purple, the colour of royalty.

* One wood must be from a place where a miracle occurred, so that the wand has a prior experience with magic.

- to meet this requirement Granddad made the hilt of the wand from Oak which was part of the floor of the room in which our daughter was born. At the time Granddad did not know why he saved the wood, but he does now.

2) Between magic use, the wand must be kept in a cloth bag made especially for it. The cloth must be soft, warm and green, this protects its exotic colour and helps the wand remember the forest from which it came, and thus renew itself.

- Nana made a bag for this wand from a soft piece of green cloth from one of our daughter's baby clothes.

3) The Magic Wand and its bag must be made by someone who loves the Witch or Magician very much.

- our daughter's wand was made for her on her 10th birthday by her Granddad, the bag by her Nana, so it meets this requirement without question!

owl, spell book, magic treats, alter photo
and wand sketch by C Moore age 10


Many thanks to Granddad and Nana for making this wand!



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67 comments:

  1. oh my god! what a fantastic wand! please could i order you one? i'm sure it is powerful!!!
    thanks for sharing!!!

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  2. That's awesome! And thanks for the comment on my blog. I personally don't work with wands because I prefer working with my hands but I've always thought wands were beautiful and very powerful and I have a lot of respect for them.

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  3. Great Practical Magic post, thank you for sharing how to make a wand with us, very cool. Please visit my blog page Kat.
    http://katthehatlady.blogspot.com/

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  4. How beautiful and what a special story behind it! Thank you!

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  5. What a wonderful post, that wand is so beautiful! :) ~Lauren

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  6. What a lovely gift from your granddad! Very beautiful!
    Kathy

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  7. Oooo that is wonderful! I am blessed with two wonderful wands..which I adore! Sending Breakfast Brownies your way!!
    Blessings, Sarah

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  8. Now I have learned more about wands -- thanks! :)

    -- Birgit

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  9. Oh what a beautifl wand thank you for sharing your story... good spells wendy @ blissangels

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  10. What a wonderful party post, and your daughter's wand looks fabulous :D

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  11. wonderful !! Linda:)
    http://pyewacketts.blogspot.com/2010/09/practical-magic_25.html

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  12. What a great idea for the PM party post!

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  13. Beautiful post..wonderful wand...magical. Thans for your visit too!

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  14. What a fun PM post! So magical!!! :) Hey, I see you're attending Vanessa's Halloween party, too. I am as well and have a special post here: http://bluechairdiary.blogspot.com/2010/09/special-event.html

    I also have a voting going on, on my sidebar too for the party!! :)

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  15. What a wonderful Practical Magic wand!!! I love it! I want one too! Thanks for visiting me and inviting me to your party!

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  16. Thanks so much for this post! I didn't realize how much thought and magick went into a wand, but I do now!

    Thanks for sharing!

    Blessed Be,
    Tereza
    http;//mygoddess-self.blogspot.com

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  17. I had no idea - thanks for sharing how a wand is made. I may have to make a couple for the pooches ;)

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  18. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this post. What a gift (the post) to us and (the wand) to your daughter. I am so happy for you that there are generations of magic people in your family. I have magic people too, but they refuse to believe it.
    Cenya

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  19. I love it! what a fun post!!!
    have a great day!!

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  20. wonderful wand and thank you for the illustrated instructions on making one. Makes me think of what I would use to make one.
    Please visit me on http://www.fiberartisttoo.blogspot.com

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  21. Awesome post! and what a beautiful wand!

    thanks for stopping by daily icing!


    ♥ Tawny

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  22. This is fabulous and all the elements were imbued with the soul of youth, wonderful!!
    ♥Sharon

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  23. Lovely post! I had no idea - Thanks for sharing the little bit of witch in you!

    -Blanche

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  24. Oh, how simply wonderful and magical. I love the wand. Please visit me:
    momentsinaneye.blogspot.com

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  25. How very interesting. Thank you for stopping by my blog and inviting me over here. So glad I came. :) xx

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  26. Thanks for the comment on my blog. I love this! Wands are so beautiful, and the one pictured is amazing!!
    I linked back so everyone can see it's beauty:)

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  27. What a wonderful wand! I just love it!

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  28. Learning how to make a wand is very special! :) Loved your PM post. Hope you can fly by for a visit to mine. xo

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  29. How fabulous! Thank you for inviting me over to share a little Practical Magic with you. :) Have an enchanting evening. Theresa

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  30. thanl you for visiting our PM Blog party... and also for inviting me to yours... wonderful post... Hope you have a very blessed evening...

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  31. This is super cool! Love it!
    Following your blog, come follow mine :)
    This is a great party :)
    Hugs
    Frenchy

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  32. I adore your charming story. Thank you for a most valuable lesson!!

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  33. Hello there! Thanks for stopping by my blog! WOW! This is wonderful and interesting information! Love your wand!
    Have a magical day!

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  34. A truly magical wand - it contains so much love. Beautiful post, thank you.

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  35. This is so beautiful! Your daughter is a lucky little witch to receive such a beautiful and loving gift. My son is a huge Harry Potter fan and I have also made several wands for him over the years. Thank you for joining our party. I know you came late but I'm glad you decided to add to the magic and fun. I'll add your link to the sidebar too. Have a beautiful evening/day!

    Anna

    September 26, 2010 1:11 AM

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  36. Lovely post... Lovely Lenora! So much fun to see what people create on their blogs... What lovely grandparents to indulge your daughter... so sweet. I am having so much fun at this Practical Magic Party! Thanks so much for stopping by... I hope you liked the "Self Forgiveness Spell" I had for everyone!

    Lots of magical wishes, dreams and blessings to you and your family!

    xoxo Valerie
    http://valeriehart.com

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  37. Ah, the many magical powers, even behind the desire to save a scrap of wood.

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  38. what a fun idea!! who doesn't want to have a magic wand :)
    sending sparkles

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  39. I didn't get in on the party but am enjoying the fun! sandy

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  40. Oh what a fabulous magical present, thank you so much for sharing

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  41. perfect PM post! I have wishing wands in my post; but mine are made of paper and certainly not as powerful as yours! :) mercedes

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  42. Please pass on my compliments to the young artists in your household. Soo much talent there. I remember your comment about a wand tutorial on my blog comments (though I've not started visiting commenter's blogs yet purposefully) but recalling yours I would like to say thank you very much. And also for sharing such an inspiring, personal store to go along with the wand making instructions. Your daughter must feel beautiful, and exceptionally loved.

    Faith, trust, and faerie dust!

    http://fortheloveofcreativity.blogspot.com

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  43. Wow, this was a really neat post! I definitely learned something about wands, and that wand is so special!

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  44. Thank you for coming by my blog, you are right this was amazing learning about the wand...

    Smiles

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  45. What a wonderful post! I hope you'll come "fly" over to my blog and see what I have been brewing!
    ~Michelle
    http://faeriedustdreams-michelle.blogspot.com/

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  46. Beautiful wand, thanks for sharing the magic!

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  47. Wonderful party post! Thanks for the tutorial! Stop on over to enter my giveaway too! Brightest Blessings!

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  48. Thank you so much for visiting my blog!

    Your post was great!

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  49. Hey Lenora, yep, you can still check out the 2nd Star Party at: http://thelittlestthistlecraftshop.blogspot.com/2010/08/2nd-star-to-right-blog-party.html

    The bears were having lots of fun again lol Thanks for stopping by :o)

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  50. This is a magical wand! I can feel the love.

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  51. Hi Lenora, I want to let you know you've won the Practical Magic Giveaway at Ivory Pumpkin! I haven't announced it yet on my blog. I'm about to do so now. I wanted to let you know first. Let me know which necklace you'd like to have and where I can send it to. Congrats!
    http://ivorypumpkin.blogspot.com/

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  52. You are very lucky to have such sweet grandparents to help make such a wonderful magical wand and keeping a family tradition alive.Throughly enjoyed the steps and reason behind the work of a very very, special magical wand.Thank you.

    ~^..^~ *Annabelle

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  53. Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I LOVE your wand...very magickal! xoxo

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  54. Wonderful post. Thanks for the wand tutorial. It makes me want to make one!

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  55. WONDERFUL post! now following :)
    so both your parents are witches also? cool...how did he get the wood from south africa, that is most awesome!?
    come visit:
    http://piecesoffatesusan.blogspot.com/

    Peace,
    Susan

    Ps...My mother is a "Lenora" uncommon name :)

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  56. what wonderful information on how to make a magic wand.

    Lucky the little witch who has such a wonderful grandpa - who made her such a wand.

    Thank you so much for sharing.

    Brightest Blessings,
    Penny

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  57. Love the wand and the story behind it--thanks so much for sharing

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  58. Thanks for the magic wand tutoral. I will just have to make one for myself and my daughter. We are little witches too.

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  59. Lovely party post!
    Thanks for hosting us!

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  60. Wow, how priceless and precious! I shall be looking for my wood as the twigs and leaves fall from the trees!
    beautiful!
    cheers - and thank you for visiting.
    dana

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  61. I want to make a wand now! I love your instructions and the reasons for each! Thank you for the inspiration...time to watch for the elements to come to hand!

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  62. What a beautiful wand and so full of love! Your instructions and explanations are simply touching. Thank you so much for visiting my party and for sharing your daughter's wand.

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  63. great post... thanks so much for the wand.... I'm sorry I'm so late.

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  64. I am a little late :( I love this post! I have the hardest time with wands as buying them never seems to hold the same "magick" as making one and Im not the craftiest one out there! That said after this I feel a renewed challenge to try! Thanks!

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