In previous posts, we covered a couple of common wand cores – phoenix feathers and dragon heartstring. Today, we are creating another wand core – unicorn hair.
Unicorn hair is said to produce the most consistent magic and is described as the most faithful of all wand cores. Wands made with unicorn hair tend to be strongly attached to their original owners. They are also the most difficult wand to turn to the dark arts.
Ingredients I used:
- Glass Bottle
- Synthetic White Hair
- Spiral Turritella Shell
- White Pearl Metallic Acrylic Paint
- Silver Hot Glue
- Gold Wire or Cording or Jute Twine
- Cooking Skewer
- Potion Label
I ended up using white synthetic hair from clip in extensions. I couldn’t find turritella shells at Michael’s so I ordered some on Etsy. I bought a 10 pack (I will use them in other crafts) for $5 here.
Instead of the gold cording that C&CC used, I was going to use some gold wire, but it wasn’t as bendable as some of the gold wires I have used before. So, I ended up using goldish jute twine.
The silver “glue” looks a little weird, because I actually used silver sealing wax because I couldn’t find my silver glue sticks and my silver paint pen. (Nope, I obviously didn’t learn from doing this with the Dragon’s Blood!) Notice the strategically placed jute twine on top to cover some serious mistakes. Working with actual sealing wax was just a disaster for me, hahaha! And it is really hard to get things on top to stay put while the wax dries. Maybe there is some kind of trick to it? If so, let me know in the comments down below.
Next week we will make the perfect companion potion to this one…unicorn blood! Stay tuned!
