One neat way to make a wand that is very popular is to get a piece of copper
tubing and a crystal that fits in the end of it or even one for both ends of
it. Then you can decorate the tube in various ways. SOME people solder
small chips of gemstones on it, while others wrap it in black leather (crazy
glue keeps this on the pipe!) and then braid various colors of embroidery
thread about this or attach feathers to it or whatever. You can fill the
tubes with herbs sacred to your purpose/goal in life too.
Some folks have more than one of these wands for various purposes in their
lives.
Of course a wand doesn't have to be this complicated. Another nice wand is
the ceremonial Magic type "lotus wand" that some witches have adopted
as their own. Take a branch from a tree that is fairly straight and the
right length for a wand. Preferably this should be one you find. THIS SHOULD BE DONE ON THE
WAXING MOON. All ritual tools you make should be made and/or
consecrated ONLY on the Waxing moon. The waxing moon is the time from
one day after the new moon up to and including the night of the full - moon.
Then you strip the bark, sand it down, mark it in 7 segments and paint them
each in these colors of the rainbow from top to bottom. Red, Orange,
Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet.....
Another way to paint a wooden wand is half black and half white or half gold
and half silver, to express the balance of the polarities.
ALSO, some people make their wands out of a wooden
dowel rod bought at a local lumber supply house.
Ultimately, you should make the wand be what you FEEL. a simple stick
_wrapped with embroidery thread that has some feathers tied to the ends of
the thread works well.