You can’t have a Mermaid Party without some Starfish Wands. I made some for my daughter’s under the sea birthday party and was quite surprised with how simple they were to make. I had seen them on various sites online, but they either weren’t for sale or they were really pricey. If I can make these wands, so can you! Trust me when I say I’m definitely not the craftiest one around. If I can do it, that means it really is simple. Don’t go out and buy these wands, when you can save a bunch of money by making them on your own.
I ordered some starfish from Deltona Seashells & Gifts. I searched and searched, and found them to be the most reasonably priced. I read that the starfish may smell bad, so I was surprised that they really didn’t smell bad at all. I ordered the 4-6 inch starfish, and requested they be closer to 6 inches, and they were. Once they arrived I was ready to get started.
I used Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue to glue the starfish to a wooden dowel. I was a little worried that it wouldn’t hold well, but it worked great and stayed on even after being played with.
After the glue dried, I sprayed the starfish with a glitter spray. I was kind of disappointed with the outcome. It didn’t get as glittery as I had wanted it to be, even after 3 or 4 coats of glitter spray! Oh well, so much for that idea! Luckily, they were still really pretty as is.
My last step was to tie some ribbon onto the wand. It added a little color, and made it super cute. As I mentioned earlier, I’m not the craftiest person out there, so I’m pretty proud of myself. All in all, I think my starfish wands came out great. I’m excited to use them at the party as I’m sure everyone will love them.
*UPDATE* want to see how I ended up displaying them at the party? take a look here.
Hi Malia,
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A mermaid party! That sounds like a little girl’s dream – I love it! The wands you made are so cute, too.
I look forward to hearing/reading more form you. Have a good week! 🙂
Stopping by from the blog hop. Love your idea for the wand, so cute! I am now a follower, please follow back 🙂
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That is really cute!
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What a cute idea!
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Stopping by from the blog hop and now a new follower of your blog thru GFC and Facebook. I would love a follow back when you get the chance. Thanks so much and have a wonderful day! Oh, by the way, I am having my first giveaway and would love for you to come over and enter for the Eclipse Spa Products. Hope to see ya there and Good Luck!
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This is super cute! I’d love for you to link up with my {new} Whip it up Wednesday handmade party! Parties run from Wednesday until Tuesday.
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What a cute idea to make a mermaid starfish wand!
Super duper cute!
This is adorable!
This is very pretty. Great imagination!
This is so cute, thank you for sharing this, my daughter wants to be little mermaid for Halloween this year this will be perfect.
how cute!! im gonna try this
Hi, I’m going to try to make these for my daughter’s birthday party. What size wooden dowel did you use?
Thank you!!
Bridget
Hi Bridget! I don’t know exactly, but I think it’s about 1/4″. Any size would work, you just don’t want it too think as it won’t hold the weight of the starfish.
Love these starfish wands!
Super cute idea! Thank you for adding the links. I didn’t realize the shop was so close to me! I can just pick the starfish up!
Awesome! How did they turn out?