Do you have trouble with walking? You’re not alone. Around the world, there are about 1 billion people who have a disability.
While it can feel overwhelming at times having to use a walking cane, you can make it more enjoyable. How you might ask? Read on to explore how to customize and design your walking cane to make it unique and your own today!
1. Cande Handles
When it comes to walking canes for women or men, the handles come in many different shapes. The traditional style is where you have a U shape to hook around items.
You can also choose an offset handle. This will give you a better weight distribution. This style is shaped like a question mark.
While not the most comfortable for all, ball handles have a more fashionable look to them. They also come with various options when it comes to customization for your walking aids.
2. Bling Out Your Cane
If you’re looking to bling out your cane you’ll need a glue gun, scissors, crystals, a walking cane, and decorative duct tape. Before you begin, it’s important to wipe down the walking cane and make sure that it’s dry.
Tape around the cane with decorative duct tape. Use a spiral method as you go.
Next, use crystals with a glue bun to make them stick. You can add other items such as feathers. Before you use your cane let it dry first.
3. Sports Events
You can cut out footballs to dangle them from your cane. Another option is to take a stuffed animal mascot of your favorite team and attach it. You can also use your team colors around your cane.
4. Valentine’s Day
Use paper arrows or feathers with super glue. You can also take a pink ribbon and wrap it around your cane in a spiral fashion. Or, you could place the picture of your loved one on your cane.
5. Christmas
For Christmas or the wintertime, you can use peppermint ribbons. Consider placing a bow at the top to dress it up even further.
Another option is to tie silver bells onto the handle of your cane. This is a great option to let others know that you’re coming as well.
For flower lovers, you can use fake poinsettias near the handle of your cane. You can use real flowers as well.
A fun option for the holidays is to wrap blinking lights around your cane. It’s a great way to increase visibility wherever you go as well.
For those who love presents, use wrapping paper around your cane. Use bows on the wrapping paper to make the present idea come to life.
6. New Year’s
Go all out for New Year’s by using a banner or ribbon that says Happy New Year. Make sure to use the colors gold and black to represent the common colors of New Year’s. You can also have tiny glittery balls to represent the ball dropping.
7. St. Patrick’s Day
Use a green ribbon and wrap it around your cane in a spiral fashion for St. Patrick’s Day. You can also have kiss me I’m Irish on your cane. Shamrock stickers are another option as well.
8. Easter
For Easter, you can either use a pastel-colored ribbon or an Easter-theme ribbon. Don’t forget to use keychains with eggs or bunnies on your cane.
You can also place a cross to represent Jesus rising. Another option is to use Easter stickers and place them all over your cane or ribbon. Don’t forget to have chocolate candy dangling from your cane.
9. The 4th of July
For the 4th of July, use ribbons that are blue, white, and red. Another option is to use 4th of July themed ribbons.
There are also BBQ ribbons out there as well or fun 4th of July stickers. You could also use flags and attach them to your cane.
10. For the Elegant Ones
If you’re looking to have custom canes with elegance, use a string of pearls and wrap it around your cane. You could also use a chain or lengths of a chain.
11. A Fun Idea
Take an animal slipper and stuff it before placing it at the bottom of your cane. Draw on claws or nails for added fun.
12. Daisy Fun
Take your favorite flower’s petals and attach them to your cane with a glue gun.
13. Hand Carved Canes
In order to hand carve your own cane, choose from maple, beech, oak, or another type of wood. If you use a branch, let the branch dry for multiple months before you use it.
Next, create the cane shaft. Make sure that the cane will be strong enough to hold your weight. Straight canes can then be carved using various grips.
Once complete, you’ll sand it smooth using sandpaper. After this, you can use a horizontal hand grip.
Before painting your cane, make sure that it has no dust and is well sanded. In order to prevent wear, you can add a nail to the bottom of your cane.
Customization Options
If you decide to order a customized cane from a specialty store, you can make it unique and your own. This can include having your initials or other information. There are wood-burned walking canes which makes it possible to make engravings and different designs into your cane.
Exploring How to Customize Your Walking Cane
After exploring this guide, you should have some ideas for customizing your walking cane. Take your time deciding on which designs you’d like to try.
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