What about colors? How do I decide which color I want my lightsaber to be?

It takes up a lot of of time. If you want to do color guard, you have to commit to it. But just ask the coach or person in charge...

All of them will leak, but if you don't want flimsy paper, glue it to something like a piece of cardboard, cardstock or another piece of paper when it's dry....

Dark colors look better on the tip. It's nice to have the glitter or the darker color fading from the end of your nail towards your cuticle.

All species of wood have a variegated color in their grain that is unique to that species. If you want to keep the natural color, don't stain it! For maple...

The judges will taste each cake and then come to an agreement as to which cake was their favorite.

You can use any color. I think black makes the most sense for the fabric because space is black, but feel free to be creative!

There are several lightsaber crystals on Etsy and Amazon.

Definetly! It won't be as strong, but you could use two or three layers of construction paper to strengthen it.

Don't start one. Nobody is pressuring you to. Just enjoy the moment and the rest will sort itself out. If you absolutely have to choose, try to decide which one...

Yes, the clearcoat comes last to protect everything underneath. Spray everything on before the clearcoat.