Party Panache

Well I haven't been making bows, but I have been gearing up for Maggie's second birthday. I made cute centerpeices which I am going to put on the kids tables. I also made some really fun fairy wands. It was really windy when I took this picture, but I think they turned out great- way cuter than anything I found at the dollar store, and I already had most of the supplies. I just bought more dowel rods so I didn't have to use the rods I cook my korkers on. They were super simple. Read on if you want to create your own!
Step 1: Heat glue gun. Find a 3/8" width ribbon you like. Place a dot of hot glue at the bottom of the dowel. Wrap your ribbon winding up. Don't worry that the bottom is totally covered, we will finish it off at the last step. Wrap your ribbon up the dowel and leave your self 3-4" extra ribbon at the top. Place a clothes pin around the top of the ribbon.
Step 2: Find all the fun coordinating accessories. I used curling ribbon, eyelash yarn in two different varieties, strips of tulle and marabou toppers. Gather all the peices into a line- save your marabou. Unwind a 2-3" section of ribbon from the top of wand and place your ribbons/yarns on top of the dowel. Wrap your ribbon around the ribbons/yarn several times until about 1" from the top. Take your section of marabou and create an oval with the two ends facing the ribbon/dowel opening. Insert the marabou and wrap the remaining ribbon around the marabou several times. Use glue gun to secure ribbon to top of dowel.
Step 3: Finishing off the bottom. Use the same ribbon you wrapped the dowel with in a 1-2" section. Heat seal on end. Place glue gun dot where the ribbon started on the dowel. Wrap the ribbon around the bottom of the the dowel so that there is no wood visible. Place another glue dot and snip the end of the ribbon. Heat seal the ribbon end again.
Wah-lah! Ta DA! Now use your new fairy wand to magically clean that house!!