This is a Staff I made for My daughter shortly after she was Born.

I wanted to do something different so I went way way back. The Staff itself is a piece of Cedar 5 foot tall which I cut down all the limbs and sanded smooth> The Head is a piece of Hand spun Glass with a clear 3 piece braid running through the interior

Finally I wrapped the end with thin Leather lacing to cover the mounting.

The next thing I did was carve the Hand grip this alone took almost 9 hours(Granted not all at the same time lol. I did this patteren on both sides of the staff Finally carving in a banding at each end.

The next step was to carve the 2 celtic Knots or the Arwen on both sides.The Arwen represents the balance between the energy released by man and woman.I put two Arwens on here one for each of my daughters.

I then added in the Banding and what I call the  3 eyes between the hand grip and the Arwens ( Ok I'll admit no meaning here it was just some Shinies to add on. lol)

Finally since I had been looking around at Celtic Imagery I wanted to do something that had some meanings so I chose some symbols that I thought conveyed what every Parent wanted for their children.



The First Symbol I chose and carved into the staff was "Eoh" or Yew Tree





symbolising  the Transformation she would soon go through As she grew.

The Next Symbol I chose was "Jara" Or Harvest ...which represents a time for preparation

in the hope that she would be prepared for life's ups and downs.

The next Symbol I chose was "Wynn" For the Happiness I wished for her through out her life.

And Finally the Last Symbol I chose was "Elhaz" Or Elk

I chose this symbol for a specfic reason

The elk in Celtic Lore was a powerful totemic animal with very strong protective energies.
This Rune is said to guard against all manner of attacks and dangers. so my reason was simple I wanted something that symbolized the safety and strength I wanted for her as she grew.


Now that all the carving was done I added in the copper banding and other metals to the carved indentions.
Once that was done I added the Quartz to the leather ends and I placed 6 coats of Polyurethane to protect the wood and keep the metals from tarnishing out. I will say that yes most of the gemming is fake gems however the topaz in the Arwens are real as is the one pink ruby...no its not worth much a friend thats a rock hound got that on one of his digs and another member of his club cut it. The staff is now 13 years old and I am hoping to start replacing the other fake gems with some of the stones he has been finding.

And there ya have it thought I would share that with you guys even if it was a little sappy! But it was for my daughter so .."No Shame in My Game!"

The Good Witches Farm House Kitchen

Added a link to a friend of ours called The Good Witches Farm House Kitchen Check her out and give her a like!
Its about a little bit of everything Stop by and take a look.... The owner is also Great with a brush check out some of her art work centered around Dragons, Fairies,Witches and such.

Speed Painting a dragon..pretty cool

A little Expansion Comes to The Shoppers Valet

Thanks to the Bradford Exchange we can now offer a bigger line of Wizard Figurines ,Dragons and More!

But something I wanted to Share was our new Page with some great Celtic Jewelry and Music.
An example of this would be this Beautiful Celtic Cross. 

The words of a gentle blessing warmed your heart. The beauty of diamond dewdrops on hillsides of emerald green enchanted you. This is the magic of Ireland, an exquisite place that calls you back again and again. Imagine the pride and excitement you'll feel when wearing this dazzling Irish blessing Celtic cross!Now, you can capture the spirit of Ireland and Irish Celtic jewelry with this exclusive Irish blessing Celtic cross, a sterling silver and diamond cross pendant exclusively from The Bradford Exchange. Brisk demand is expected for this breathtaking Celtic cross pendant jewelry. A shimmering expression of faith, it's a lovely keepsake to cherish and it makes a unique Irish blessing gift to someone special. Order now!  

As you can see it doesn't need much more of a description... a picture is worth a thousand words!

So stop by and see our expanded line of Dragons, Wizards,Faieries,Celtic Creations and More

New Wizard and dragon figurines and some thoughts on online store startups

Ok guys,
I don't know about you but getting a new Affiliate site up and running is a pain. your just never sure if you've done the coding or gotten all the keywords right sometimes you just wanna pull your hair out.

Like I said previously I finally got the new site up and running, The Shoppers Valet  , I'd like to thank my new affilates, I'm now able to offer items from The Ashton-Drake Galleries, The Bradford Exchange and the Hamilton Group. which has greatly ingreased my Wizard figurines and my Dragon Figurines. I was even able to incorporate My Amazon aStore onto one of the pages so it blends right in.

 Another thing which I think is great, is the addition of the Discovery Store and The Disney Store to my lineup of Items which Allowed me to open a Christmas ornaments page as you can see below which, BTW, include some great Dragon and Wizard Themed Ornaments along with some awesome Fairies From Jasmine Becket. the Fairy above demonstrates her unique style!

The Christmas Valet

       Needless to say my site has grown and, going back to the beginning of this chat ,I hope I'm getting it right, the count is still alittle low but it's increasing. I'm a newb at this so if anyone has any Ideas let me know. I would really appreciate any advice from some of you guys that have been there have.

New Store up and running!!

Our new Store, The Shoppers Valet is up and running,
Here you can find Wizard Figurines,Dragons Fairies evening Disney!

Stop by and check us out and if you like what you see take a moment and like us on Facebook or leave a comment.
W offer selections from The Bradford Exchange, Amazon...we even have a section from The Discovery channel store featuring fun learning items to help Feed your mind!.

Hope to see you there!

Halloween!!! Comes to the Wizards Apprentice!!

With Halloween Just around the corner alot of parents are wondering what to dress they're Kids up as this year. So We here at Wizard Figurines and Figures are going to shamelessly talk about some really "Neat" Costumes centered around what else.. "Wizards Dragons and Knights." Lets start with one of my favorites for older kids
This is not Harry Potter... this is old school Wizardry 101!!



And for the little ones you can't go wrong with a Baby dragon...

Adorable is just adorable after all! And whats More..It'll keep those tiny ears covered as well.

What ever your looking for, we have a Wide variety Of Wizard, Dragon and Knight Themed Costumes so stop on by and have a look at My Amazon.Com Astore! The Wizards Apprentice!!  In case your wondering Yes we are affiliated with Amazon.Com.

I started Collecting Wizard figurines at a young age

I First got my start collecting Wizard Figurines and Dragons when I first saw them at A Renaissance Faire
at Mount. Hope Pennsylvania. If you've never been to one this is definitly the one to see

Since then I have never looked back. and Look forward to whats offered at the Various venders each year

AWESOME DEALS!! on WIZARD FIGURES and FIGURINES!!

This is  one  of the WIZARD FIGURES that we offer.


The Dragon Master by Artist  Ardleigh Elliott ..This is a beautiful Sculpture depicting the taming of a dragon by a powerful Wizard ...Fantasy Wizard Figures are a unique collectable. I have owned several over the years. If This is not what your looking for in wizard figurines...Check out my store below. There's a lot more to offer there including dragons, faeries and more.

To see More WIZARD FIGURES and Many other related Fantasy Items Visit My AStore At Amazon.Com!!"The Wizards Apprentice" at The Shoppers Valet