Magic Wand!

Wouldn't it be nice to have a magic wand or two to slash through the air, proclaim whatever you want and it would be done? Generally, in modern language, wands are ceremonial and/or have associations with magic but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod. In Egypt, weapons against possible enemies, amulets against serpents, and other goodies needed in the afterlife were left in the tomb, together with magic texts and a magic wand which enabled the ka (soul) to use them.

The wand is also a pre-Norman unit of length used in the British Isles equal to approximately the modern metre, apparently dating from an early use as a yardstick (originally as a generic term). The 'wand' survived for a time under the Normans. Then when the yard was established, the wand came to be known as the 'yard and the hand', and then disappeared, either slowly or by being banned by law. And you thought you were on an art blog.........not a PBS documentary on "The History of Wands"!

Monsier Reynaud is the name of this little Halloween candy making fairy and when pointed at an object you can turn it into chocolate (if you know how to work it........maybe!).
Now I can pretty much tell you with great certainty that the wands I make are not loaded with any magic, however I'm sure you can get a prepaid magic loaded card to charge one of these babies up at Wal-Mart. If you do load them up with some powerful magic, I am in no way responsible for people being turned into one of the following: frog, dog do-do or jack-ass. Also I'm not responsible for additional limbs, warts, missing teeth or green hair that may occur from an unruly swipe of the wand.

If you are unable to contain your burning need for one of these little gems before they appear on Spooky Time Jingles on August 13th, you can click on over to All Hallow's Evening to get one. I've got 2 more in the works that will be posted tomorrow!

Wave Your Magic Wand!

Wouldn't it be just great to wave a magic wand and "poof" your house is clean? And with a another wave "poof" your studio is orderly and everything is back into all those little clear plastic boxes you bought last year to help you organize your stuff. And "poof" you wave it again over your thighs and they become much smaller! Well, with these magical wands I designed I can't promise that these wands will do all of these things, but it's worth a try isn't it? Each wand is very detailed and they range in size from 10 to 12 inches tall. The bottle that they are in is a square vintage style one measuring 5 inches tall and filled with little colorful styrofoam balls.

If you think you'd like to own them and try out their magical powers, please go to the Honey Girl Studio Shop to purchase them and the bottle.

I made this little ATC today.........it's little Blanche Sugarvine again! This time, she's catching bats and stuffing them onto a jar to take to October show and tell! That girl! The jar is made of vellum so it has a frosted glass look. I cut out a tiny bat and glued it behind it.....the effect is like it's actually in a jar!