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Fairy wand and hat for Barbie doll


The magic wand and the fairy hat are used when Barbie wears her fairy dress... You can easily make them with  what you have arround you : cardboard, a cotton bud ... and if you have craft felt fabric, you might want to cut a little star instead of a heart (and simply glue it to the stick).
You can also realise all these with simple paper.

What you need for the fairy hat
-       Cut a triangle in a piece of cardboard 4” x 4” x 5” (13cm x 10cm X 10cm )
-       Elastic 3 ½” (9cm)
-       One square of fabric 6” x 6” (15cm x 15cm )
-       2 rectangles of tulle to recover the hat: 2 ½” x 5” (13cm x 6cm )
-       Decoration for the edge of the hat


Chapeau de fée et baguette poupée Barbie
materials for Barbie fairy wandWhat you need for the fairy wand
-       1 stick
-       2 little piece of fabric for the hearts
-       1 piece of paper with a heart drawn on it
-       3 little piece of tulle for the decoration
-       Decoration to put on the heart
-       one small elastic

Making the Barbie fairy hat

Making the Barbie fairy hat -step 1-       Tape the triangle together to form the hat. Then staple it so is solid
-       Put the elastic on the side of the hat and staple it
Sweing the tulle-       Glue or staple the fabric on the hat. Then sew around it to make it solid.
Fabrication maison du chapeau de fée Barbie
Sew the tulle on the hat-       Sew the tulle on the top the hat.
-       Put the decoration arround the hat. I glued sequins arround it.

Making the fairy wand

sewing the heart-       Sew one little piece of fabric on the paper folowing the shape of the heart. Gather the fabric inside while sewing and sew on the edge.

Sewing the second heart

Sewing the second heart-       Sew the second heart on the other side of the paper. Starting by the bottom of the heart.
-       When you are almost done for the second heart, put the stick into it with a little bit of glue. Then sew the rest of the heart.
-       Take off the paper arround the heart by tearing it up little by little.
Fairy wand nearly ready-       Sew the tulle fabric on the bottom of one side of the heart : I sewed a little nod too with the tulle.
-       Put the decoration arrount each side of the heart. It should be the same af for the hat. For my example, I glued sequins.
-       Glue the little piece of elactic on the bottom of the wand, so the doll can handle it. Then sew a little piece of ribbon on top of it.
-       Glue the little piece of elactic on the bottom of the wand, so the doll can handle it. Then sew a little piece of ribbon on top of it.

Your little fairy can now go and tell a magic spell !

Don't forget to look at the fairy dress!

(be careful with little children and small accesories and decorations...)