Make your own Inked Image Hair Sticks

August 7th, 2008 in other crafts, gallery

LauraMM, member

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For my hair sticks, I usually use squared sticks, then carve/cut, to make the shapes & look that I want. But, for this project, I took a simpler approach with dowel rods.

Cut them to size, 6 inches.
Sand the sticks to a smooth finish and use rough sand paper to make a nice point.
Then smooth it with fine grain sand paper again.

Here is a close up of the image stamped onto the sticks.

The tip to remember is to lay the stamp with the ink side up. Then roll the stick across the stamp to achieve the image transfer correctly. In other words, dont apply the stamp to the stick, instead you roll the stick onto the inked stamp.
Apply some color using watercolors. (this can be done before or after the image has been stamped onto the sticks.

Seal the wood with your choice of glaze. For these, I used natural beeswax.

For my hair sticks, I usually use squared sticks, then carve/cut, to make the shapes & look that I want. But, for this project, I took a simpler approach with dowel rods.

Cut them to size, 6 inches.
Sand the sticks to a smooth finish and use rough sand paper to make a nice point.
Then smooth it with fine grain sand paper again.

Photo: LM Hairsticks

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Each picture describes a step in the process for how to make this pair. This is a brief tutorial to hopefully inspire you to make your own hair sticks or at least provide you with a glimpse of how to make your own. Be sure to click each image, so that you get all the steps.

These are handmade hairsticks stamped with archival ink, painted with watercolors, and sealed with beeswax. LM Hairsticks are sold exclusively at MyTheta.etsy.com.

Pattern or design used: My own design - Inked Image Hair Sticks