Hold the stick in your hand and paint evenly with color.I have found that cotton swabs or small sponges apply the color more satisfactorily than paintbrushes. Put a few drops of food color or watercolor on a plate.This looks really cool in odd colors, like green or purple. If your hairsticks-to-be are plain unfinished wood, you can stain them before glazing. When you've painted the stick, protect the colored nailpolish with a coat of clear nailpolish, applied in the same manner. Wait about an hour to take the stick down and paint the other end. Clip a clothespin on the unpainted end and hang from a line or hook to dry. If the point is on the end you are painting, dip it into the bottle for a smooth coating right before you hang the stick up to dry. Clothespins and line: Hold the stick in one hand and paint 2-3 coats of nailpolish on about 1/2 of the stick.
Wait about an hour to turn the stick around and paint the other end. Apply 2-3 coats of nailpolish and let dry. You can now paint as much of the stick as you can reach. There are two ways of holding the sticks while you paint and dry them: Lump of clay/floral foam/bucket of sand (or rice or whatever): Stick one end of the stick you want to paint into a lump of modeling clay to support it. It will be smoothest and most snag-free that way. Important note: Be sure to apply 2-3 coats to the whole hairstick and at least 3 coats to the pointed tip. Try stripes, blended or shaded colors, or overlay a shimmery color over a darker color. You simply pick the color(s) of nail polish that you want to use and paint away. This is the easiest/cheapest way to decorate and glaze your hair sticks so that they are smooth and pretty. If you want unfinished natural wood, use several increasingly finer grades of sandpaper, take lots of care rounding the point without splitting it, and forego finishing. Experiment with shapes, to see what works best! If you do not have any sandpaper, you can use a soft nail file (the type with foam in the center) to sand. If you like, you can add a gentle shape to the shaft at this point. Work the sand paper around the stick, as well as up and down - this will ensure that there are no snags. Next, sand the point until it is slightly round (like a ballpoint pen), then the point/shaft transition, so it's really smooth (you don't want a bump here), then smooth the rest of the stick, until it feels silky smooth. Dont' do this without practicing first, though, and be careful. This looks especially good on natural sticks, and you have less sanding to do to get a nice smooth finish and transition from point to shaft of the stick. "Harder way" Alternately, if you want to do it the hard way, you can whittle the sticks to points with an xacto or penknife. YOu'll have a little more work to smooth it out, and you can over shorten a stick really easily, but it produces a nice round, symmetrical, point. It will put a quick and easy point on your sticks. Easy way: Use a pencil sharpener for this. Lump of modeling clay, floral foam or small bucket of sand/rice/etc - for holding the sticks while they dry or while glues setįirst, make the points, if they don't already have them, or if you trimmed of the pointed ends of already pointy sticks.xacto knifeor whittling knife - alternate method of making pointy bit.Sandpaper or nailfile - for smoothing the surfaces.Saw or pruning shears - for trimming your sticks.fabric paint for decorating ribbons or fabric dangles.decorative garlands, strung beads, old jewelry.glue - something appropriate to the purpose - ribbons are fine with thin cyanoacrylate glues, but heavier or irregular objects need epoxy or resin glues, or jewelry adhesive to withstand use.
Wire - I use jewelry wire, but I've also used recycled electrical wires, floral wire, armature wire, etc.little plastic toys, knicknacks, party favors.jewels, stones, small shells, buttons, felted beads.Ribbons, cut strips of fabric, shoelaces, yarn, cords.wood filler or epoxy for filling any splits or dents.Food coloring or watercolors to stain the wood if you want.Clear, glossy nailpolish or clear glaze, clear spray gloss is fine.Thick acrylics or matte finish paints are not recommended, but super thin acrylics, airbrush paints, modeling paints, spray paint, etc work great.
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