Here we have a tutorial for covering objects with the "Magic_Lantern" particle system, originally made by Sire. He used it to cover a lantern prop in this video he made a while ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv55O09luTI

Below are the download links for the Twilisceptre: https://derpibooru.org/480603
And here are the particle system downloads:
Sire: http://www.mediafire.com/download/gclgamasx1ssjjz/mlp.pcf
Color Fix For Sire's Particle System by me: http://www.mediafire.com/download/noduhm87c1jywp2/Particle+Fix.rar