$80 per person (aged 9+) per class and you can take home a potion of your very own! These are the swirly potions you may have seen on my TikTok feed. They are not for drinking but can be a useful meditation aid. Great to decorate an altar, shelf, or desk.This is an immersive experience.Read more ⟶
Category: Crafting
Blog entries on how to make and craft things.
Wand Making for Kids
Next class will be available in October 18th 2023. $80 per person (aged 9+) per class and you can take home a magic wand of your very own! These are the same type of wands you may have seen in the physical shop and here online. They are a wonderful cosplay prop with the magicalRead more ⟶
Festivals and Classes
We will not be at a festival until the Ontario Pirate Festival (Piratefest) this August. Instead, the shop will be focusing on providing the classes the public has been asking for. As you can see from the right column on our site, links are up to find out more about the Potion Making and WandRead more ⟶
Potion Making
The next class will the September 2023, date to be announced. $80 per person (aged 16+) per class and you can take home a potion of your very own! These are the swirly potions you may have seen on my TikTok feed. They are not for drinking but can be a useful meditation aid. GreatRead more ⟶
Wand Making
The next class will the September 2023, date to be announced. $80 per person (aged 16+) per class and you can take home a magic wand of your very own! These are the same type of wands you may have seen in the shop and here online. They are a wonderful cosplay prop with theRead more ⟶
The Process
There have been questions about how I make wands. So here’s what I do in order. First, harvest wood. I help neighbours and friends clear away branches of pruned or felled trees, or I find branches in my own backyard that opens onto a creek. I have to let it dry out completely, I haveRead more ⟶
You Want to Make a Wand
Dubleve Wands has been my most successful product line to date. They’re each one-of-a-kind, personalised, have character, and spark the imagination. I was encouraged by my fellow members at KW Artists Co-op to pursue them, and I decided to focus on them more than ever in 2018. A new direction for them has also been proposedRead more ⟶
DIY and Chopsticks
I know many a fan of Pinterest and DIY blogs who make and sell wands for large groups of kids. Those wands are made in bulk, start off as rolled paper or chopsticks, are covered in clever glue dollops, given a coat of brown paint and gold paint by dry brushing, and they delight kidsRead more ⟶
First Wands, Wands First
It was always like someone else’s birthday, with the privilege of opening up their presents for them, everytime a shipment would come into Alex’s costume shop. More than a decade ago, there was a very exciting arrival. We had received the boxes with the branded wizarding world capes, wands, hats, round glasses, and other magicalRead more ⟶