We were looking forward to the magic wands, and we were let down by the poorly-moulded, one-note piece of brown plastic in a blister pack. I blurted I could do better, and Alex said, “Prove it.”

I went to work, and we priced my wands at what they were worth for the time and materials, twice the retail of the plastic costume accessory. Mine sold more often than those economic ones. We kept hearing from happy customers that mine looked like real wands. This compliment is still the most frequent I receive to this day.

Each wand I make starts with a stick. The wood I harvest is stored and let to dry out for a year or more. Blanks are sized to length, whittled, sanded, treated with coconut oil, cured (let to dry for a day or two). Once dryish, they’re toweled off. Then comes the repetitive part: coated with finish, sanded, coated with finish again, sanded again (sometimes coated and sanded a third time). At this stage, they’re ready for me to apply the fabric handle. Selected cloth is sized and hot glued in place, link inserted to the butt of the handle; it’s then painted/decorated with an air-drying liquid polymer strategically (handle first and then the business end the following day), cured (72 hours this time). The handle fabric I use comes from repurposing interior decorator fabric swatch books. Some wands I make are further decorated with Preciosa crystals or found semi-precious stones.

A charm can be attached via the link at the base of each wand handle. The original magical wooden wands I made had a charm permanently affixed. By adding a link instead, you can now customize and further enhance your wand. A selection of charms will be added to the website soon. Stay tuned.

The wood for the wands is another story unto itself. Where I live, we suffer many wind storms and they will take entire limbs and branches off of trees. I venture out and collect sticks from them. My friends learned I make wands, and they keep a look out for good finds. Sometimes, I offer my services as a pruner to my friends and neighbors. I now have a decent collection of sticks-soon-to-be-wands.

I offer more magical cores than most, a dozen and a half separate magical creatures and even more variables in what tokens they offer. From Angel Feather to Unicorn Hair, Basilisk Scale to Giant Squid Ink, and Pixie Dust to Sage’s Ear Mushroom; you’re certain to find something unique. The only limit is the imagination, a truly magical ability.

The attention to detail doesn’t stop there. Each wand comes with a stats tag and it will tell you all of the particulars of that wand. Each tag will include what wood was used, what the magical core is, and what quality the wand is looking for in its wielder. In this way, there is a wand looking for you. If you don’t see it immediately, it may come out in the next wave of wands. Keep an eye on our selection; it is difficult to keep such one-of-a-kind items in stock.

Our studio is available for Wand Choosing Events. If you want to punctuate one of life’s milestones with the gift of a magic wand, we provide a selection of wands (in your budget) and an in-character costumed wandmaker. We want to help you create a memorable experience for you and your loved ones. Visit our Contact page to begin planning.

My wares could be traveling to a festival near you! I update where we’ll be next regularly on my website and social media accounts. Check out my Blog posts for my full year’s schedule. We frequent many annual Renaissance Faires in Ontario Canada.