Holly Keppen Wand (SOLD)
In the Cornish Craft traditions, a Keppen Wand is a small stave of magically empowered wood, meant to be used as a highly innocuous and easily secreted wand. This tradition ostensibly arose out of the need for secrecy during times when Witchcraft Laws endangered those who used tools such as ritual wands. As such, very small wands that could be passed off more easily as mundane allowed a practitioner to carry their magical implement with them while maintaining deniability about the purpose of the tool.
In the spirit of Cornish magical traditions, I felt moved to make such a wand using a small piece of wild Holly wood that spoke to me. Having harvested the wood, I went on to de-bark it and dry it (a process which can be quite tricky, given Holly's high propensity for splitting when dried without specialty equipment) before shaping and smoothing the piece. I then bored a small hole through the top of the wood and proceeded to seal it with its naturally pale color using my homemade Wisefool's Glaze (a magically empowered wood varnish made from an array of potent arboreal resins.) When the varnish was fully cured, I strung the Keppen Wand onto a length of recycled leather cord that I outfitted with a vintage resin bead, which can be slid up or down the cord to adjust the loop size for one's wrist, and then I fumigated the piece with a mixture of dried Holly Flowers and Dragon's Blood.
The wand itself measures approximately 4.75 inches / 12 centimeters in length and the cord measures approximately 9 inches / 23 centimeters from knot to wood.
If interested in acquiring this piece, either reach out to me here or purchase it directly from Wending Wares Occult Parlor.
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Wednesday
Wednesday would be Birnam's birthday and Cord came home that day with great news. He was promoted to Junior Officer!
Birnam brought a friend home from school, but before he spend some time with Penelope, he had an important call to do.
Birnam: Is Holly available? Here's her little brother.
There was a crackling in the line and some seconds later Birnam heard his elder sister say his name.
Birnam: Holly! Finally I found you! You know that it's my birthday today. And it's my only wish, that you'll be there.
Holly: B, you know Dad would never allow that.
Birnam: It's my only wish. I'm sure Dad will allow it! I'll also talk to Mom if you want me to.
Holly: *sigh* Okay: But just for your birthday...
Said and done, Birnam hurried to his mother and told her, Holly would come over for his birthday. Cherry was shocked but also excited. She hadn't see her daughter in days. When she saw her on the front porch, she headed her off.
Cherry: Holly, my dear, I'm so glad to see you. How is the community center?
Holly: I'm only here for Birnam's birthday Mom. I know you don't agree with Dad, but you also don't disagree with him, so you're just as guilty as he is.
Cherry: Is that what Ms Voyante tells you?
Holly: I have a mind of my own, Mom.
Cherry *sigh*: Okay hun, but just look that you don't get under your father's eye.
But it was already too late, the second Cherry finished that sentence, the door opened and Cord entered the hallway.
Cord: Holly! What the heck are YOU doing here?
Holly: It's my little brother's birthday, Sargent. He invited my for his party.
Cord *grumble*: I'll allow you in my house for this one evening, because it's Birnam's birthday. But I want you out by 9 PM and don't try anything funky, young Lady.
Holly: Yeah, yeah, whatever. Can I see B now?
Holly really hated the person that was meant to be her father. She hated being in this house. She hated that her mother went to the living room and opened another bottle of whine to drown her sorrow in alcohol. She was only there for Birnam. And she was glad that Ash was at work...
Holly watched Birnam and Penelope play for a while until it was time to blow out the candles.
Birnam grew up well and became a Pleasure Sim. In fact he's influenced more by his elder sister than his father would like as he likes Sims with a bit of a rebellious background and those that know how to work with their hands. He doesn't like beards but he does like boys - girls and boys in fact. He also grows up to be quite the Party Animal. Let's see how Cord would react to this...
The birthday boy spends a pleasant evening with Penelope and Holly until his father thinks it's time for everyone to get lost.
Cord: Okay, that was enough for one day. Birnam was happy, but now get away from my land.
Holly: You'll regret this Sargent. You'll lose everyone around you, one day. Just you wait!
Cord just frowned at Holly's curses. He would never lose anybody. He had Cherry and Cherry would always be there. And where Cherry was, the kids were. It was just that simple...
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i did a lil drawing of @annasdewitts oc holly ☺️
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Holly
Can bring good luck.
Used for protection from lightning, poison, evil spirits, and malign forces.
The wood is used for any tool used in magic, as it is said to enhance your wishes.
Brings good dreams.
Is poisonous, and is used strictly for rituals.
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Wanted to doodle these two!!
Holly Wood draws on her beauty mark and will always deny it
Paloma has blown up 4 of her pods (so far) and has learned NOTHING
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