When is the last time you took a tour of your local home improvement store? I am lucky to have one directly down the road from me, so when inspiration hits, I need not travel far. Among many other items available there, look in the concrete construction aisle and get a package of Iron Wire Twister wires. You'll get 100 pieces of 6" long wire for less than $3.00! If you are not familiar with them, wire twisters are pre-bent lengths of iron wire that are used to tie re-bar grids together. These are the reinforcement bars which are laid prior to concrete being poured.

A little cutting and bending and you'll have the perfect foundation to make your own Wire Amulet Sticks.

Since they are coated in tool oil to keep them from rusting, you'll want to remove the oil.

Embellish them as you desire, maybe you have some beads, fabric scraps, etc. that have a fancy for, but don't quite know how to display them. These Wire Amulet Sticks are a perfect way to display them and keep them close by.