We like to give the young women in our ward a little gift on the Sunday before their birthdays. This year we are making “Arise and Shine” wands made with giant Pixy Sticks.
I wanted the top to resemble a sunburst (shine!), and the butterfly to represent us as we arise and follow the Savior. We will have this vase full, and the girls can choose what flavor they want from the wand bouquet.
You can find the tutorial I used by clicking on the image above. I used 8.5 x 11″ yellow copy paper instead of scrapbook paper, and I made the Arise and Shine circle which you can download here in English or here in Portuguese. The butterfly is punched from gold glitter cardstock and folded in half, so the wings are lifted in flight! I used a glue dot to adhere the butterfly to the circle.
These could also be fun for a take-home for a New Beginnings program.
So cute!
Love it- SO CUTE!
Giant pixie sticks?? BRILLIANT!!
I was checking out your sidebar and I see my stepmom’s face in your people that like you on FB little thingy….SO FUNNY!
(okay, maybe only funny to me. but still…..small world)
That is the cutest idea!! We might have to steal that idea for a handout for New Beginnings. Love it!! Thanks for sharing!
I actually linked this handout idea to my Arise and Shine Forth lesson: http://mothers-who-know.blogspot.com/2011/12/arise-and-shine-forth.html
I can’t seem to find giant pixie sticks anywhere, for some reason. Where did you find yours?
I got mine at Sam’s Club.
I got mine at Partyland.
I love these wands! They are so cute! We are going to make them the invitations for our New Beginings. I was wondering if you could tell me what font you used for the Arise and Shine Forth centers so I can match the front to the backs. Thank you.
How do I make the yellow background circle?
I followed this tutorial, using lightweight copy paper: http://gilliangreding.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/03/valentine-pixie-stick-wands.html
Thank you!