Patriotic Wand

Step  1.

Cut out a paper star shape template.

Step  2.

Trace the star onto 2 pieces of red felt.

Step  3.

Cut out the felt stars.

Step  4.

Carefully use a needle and white friendship thread to begin sewing the two felt stars together. Tie a knot at the start to secure the thread.

Step  5.

Sew all the way around the star, leaving a small opening at the bottom of the stars. Leave a tail of friendship thread on the other end.

Step  6.

Insert a dowel into the opening of the felt.

Step  7.

Wrap the tail of friendship thread around the dowel several times and tie to secure.

Step  8.

Thread a long piece of white friendship thread through a needle.

Step  9.

Carefully thread the needle and friendship thread through 5 of shimmer poms to create a garland.

Step  10.

Secure the garland to the star by threading the needle through the corner.

Step  11.

Repeat steps 9 & 10, and secure the garland to the opposite side of the star.

Step  12.

Tie a piece of zig-zag ribbon to the wood dowel.

Step  13.

Wrap blue fuzzy sticks around a dowel to create a spiral, then remove.

Step  14.

Attach the fuzzy sticks by wrapping them around the dowel.

Step  15.

Your wand is now complete! Bring it to a backyard BBQ, play pretend, or use it as decoration!