DIY- Flutter Confetti Wands

I made 160 flutter fetti wands for my sister's wedding.  I went to Party City to just buy them, but they only had like nine in stock.  I'm not going to lie, it was a lot of work and I wanted to quit a million times, but they were awesome!

STEP ONE - Make the Wands

We followed this YouTube video to first create the wands.  Tips - I used way more wood glue than I thought I would! My boyfriend cut some sheets of drywall to use as little work stations.  I bought all the supplies at Home Depot. 

 

 

 

STEP TWO - Paint the Wands

I love playing with spray paint (especially since it is illegal here in Chicago), but spraying 160 of these things left my fingers in pain for days!

 

STEP THREE - Cut the Confetti

Here is the final pain in the ass step.  While at Party City I took a peek inside an ALREADY OPENED box of wands so I could see how they were constructed.  I couldn't find stacks of confetti for sale like these anywhere!

 

 

 So I just bought all different colors of tissue paper and cut it up myself.  Then I pushed the stacks inside the tubes.  I got a dowel a little smaller than the wand to sometimes help guide the stacks into the tubes.

VIOLA!  Finished Product:

 

VIDEO OF MY BOYFRIEND TESTING THE WANDS IN OUR ALLEY:

A COUPLE PICTURES FROM THE WEDDING: