YOUR OWN WAND

There are many ways to do this. You start with a fallen tree branch that you feel is a comfortable size. Scrape off the old bark with your bolline (a white-handled, ritual knife for harvesting herbs and cutting them), or any knife. If the wand is for a specific purpose, anoint it with an oil, or a few herbs. If it is a general-purpose wand, use a general oil, altar oil, or if you have nothing else, use kitchen olive oil with basil and cinnamon steeped in it. A few drops will do nicely. You can buy embroidery string at any craft or hobby shop. The colors of string appropriate for a general wand are the colors of the rainbow. Remember: ROY G BIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet). You might make the "handle" with a heavier string such as a satin rope. Squeeze a little glue on the wood and wrap sections with the colored string. You could stop at different spots and glue on tumbled stones. At the top, glue a quartz crystal. A bag with herbs and a stone is a nice touch to hang off the wand, too.

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