DIY Witch's Broomstick Place Card Holder

I absolutely LOVE this diy witch’s broomstick place card holder for a Halloween table setting! It is SO cute and SO EASY to make.

It’s the natural colored mesh that really makes it work. The strands look like bristles on an old broomstick.

Can’t you see a witch (or maybe Harry Potter, lol) riding on this broom?

Making this diy witch broom is very simple. You can do it in about 15 minutes.

Supplies for Witch’s DIY Broomstick Place Card Holder

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How to Make a Witch’s Broom Place Card Holder

Step 1: Prep for Making the DIY Witch’s Broomstick

Take a 12” wooden dowel and cut it in half so you have two 6” pieces.

Wooden dowel and ruler for diy witch broom

Measure and cut a 4” wide section of the jute mesh, the length of the mesh. You will have a 4” x 21” piece of mesh.

Jute mesh, cutting mat, and rotary cutter

Now cut that in half so you have two pieces that are 4” x 10.5”.

Long the side of the mesh cut the 4” width down about 2.5” to 3”. Don’t cut all the way through!

Jute mesh with scissors, cut at intervals

Do this at about 1” intervals. No need to be exact. On my mesh, this was every third row.

Jute mesh with scissors and ruler, cut at intervals

Step 2: Assembling the Witch’s Broom Place Card Holder

Put a little hot glue on the bottom 1” of the wooden dowel. Press it onto the uncut edge of the jute mesh, an inch from the bottom. (Note: be VERY careful not to burn yourself. I found that by pressing the dowel onto the mesh, versus pressing the mesh onto the dowel, I didn’t actually touch the hot glue).

DIY Witch's Broomstick. Wooden dowel, jute mesh and hot glue gun

I used hot glue because it dries quickly and would hold the mesh in place as I worked. You can use a different glue, but you will need to wait for it to dry, before going on to the next step.

Now start to wind the uncut edge of the mesh around the bottom of the dowel. Carefully pull it snug as you wind.

Add small drops of hot glue as you wind the mesh. The hot glue will seep into the layers of mesh and hold it together.

DIY Witch's Broomstick made with dowel and mesh. Showing twine to tie around it

Once you have wound all the mesh around the dowel (broomstick handle), cut about a 3” piece of twine. Tie it around where you just wrapped the mesh then wind the twine around the mesh a few times.

Finish it by tying a small knot and snipping any excess twine.