A splash of ammonia, white oak, and time. 36 hours in my fumer (an old igloo cooler) enriched the color this oak wand a change that I think is well worth the wait.

This week’s wand video. Making a Fumed Oak Double Twist youtu.be/gEJoee7gggY

One of my weekend projects was widening the steps to my Little Free Library

Had a busy weekend but I snuck in time to make one wand.

“If your master plan involves swapping Legos for linguine, we can promise your plan will be cooked al dente.” I've heard stories from my fellow lego-heads of people buying sets at Target and pasta being in the box, glad someone was caught. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

If you are familiar with old cellophane tape they you can smell this.

No new wand today as i was out of town over the weekend.

Bought the solar garden bed light at Aldi and put it on the post of my Little Free Library. It puts out a lovely amount of light.

A few years ago I created a tabletop game. Tomb of Peril. Did all the art, wrote the rules, got a test version made. Then found out how much I’d have to raise to get it printed… So if there’s a game making company out there that wants it… it’s available. I’m also open to a name change.

our goal should be Accountabilitymaxing

What's up with bluesky this morning?

Kept changing my mind on how the drawing would/should look and ended up with something I love but would be as far as I know un-tattooable.

Watched the Andrea Gibson doc "Come see me in the good Light" over the weekend and, man... it was powerful.

The inexorable march of time means that the video i scheduled for this morning is now available. youtu.be/8PKniN5h-Qs

Had a customer approach me at con with a very specific wand handle in mind. Long video scheduled for tomorrow.

Struggling to name these doors something to make them distinctive from one another so not everyone is titled "Fairy Door" gipsonwands.storenvy.com/collections/...

@hannahhillam.bsky.social thought i'd share the entire page that nixon cartoon was on in the u-news.

Aldi had a pack of ground lamb marked 50% off last week so I made kofta meatballs for Easter dinner.

The number one thing people asked me about my fairy doors at Con was if they opened. One door had its handle broken off.

If you’ve ever wondered what my voice sounds like. Joked at work that since they paid me to narrate this I’m a professional voice actor now. www.instagram.com/reel/DWpSEdv...

Every time someone says something is "Common sense" I'm going to start replying "Common, like the rapper?"

Decided to name the metal cooking pot I keep my wands in at Con… now he’s called Ron.

I know today is April Fools day but why exactly do we stigmatize trusting others. Being a person on the internet is hard enough without trying to trick others just for fun.

Got a few of the wands i was surprised didn't sell listed in my storeenvy shop. gipsonwands.storenvy.com

It was a whirlwind weekend at Planet Comic Con KC. Many thanks for all the people who stopped by and special thanks to those who mad a purchase.

I can’t stress to you enough how much better my con setup and break down got when I condensed my booth down to a cart load of tubs. Con ended at 5 and I was pulling this out for my three block walk to my car by 5:18.

Guy walked by my booth at Con. “Dragon eggs, I love dragons.” My kid, “I love dragons too.” Him as he walks away, “I Loooove Dragons.” I turn to my kid, “I was going to make an asbestos condom joke but I thought it’d be inappropriate for the location.”

Someone spilled their drink on my table into one of the dragon egg chests.. honestly a first.

Day two of Planet Comic Con KC

Thought I had made enough Black Walnut wands but I just sold five in a row and it’s only the first day.

Cursive? My kid goes to the high school I graduated from and they don’t have shop class anymore. We have a generation of kids who don’t know how to drive a nail.

It’s always weird to walk in and have the hall be so empty. Got my load in for PCCKC done in record time.

Hope everyone is having a good day here’s a photo of my cats.

Years ago at my local comic con i said the phrase "I've handled a lot of wands." Then immediately realized what that sounds like so, of course, it's become a running joke.

Drop a movie that traumatized you as a kid. The part where the bad guy sloths his skin and is a winged demon was certainly unnecessary for Murphy's lighthearted performance. The nightmare i had later stayed with me for years. The Golden Child.

Drop a movie that traumatized you as a kid. I still cannot stand clown dolls.

Got out all my fairy doors to put price tags on them because Planet Comic Con KC is only a few days away.

I always love taking this photo. The wands make me think of the Joy Division album cover.

I’m weird, you’re weird, we’re all weird in our own weird ways, and that’s okay.

Nothing to see here folks it’s just 90 degrees outside on the first day of spring.

It’s that magical time of false spring where we swap out the humidifier for the fan.

Did a voice over for a social media post at my day job, so does that make me a professional voice actor now?

Saw someone say the world is a boring place because there are no elves or dragons, so I'm legally obliged to share this:

Wands all polished and ready for Planet Comic Con KC.

This is what my block style wand stands look like with wands in them.

Spent my workshop time over the weekend to finish up these Black Locust (and one black walnut) wand stands.

Spent the afternoon making wand stands and the evening polishing and tagging my wands. I’m almost ready for con.

Celebrated Pi day with the holiday classic Pumpkin Pie (aka P squared)

I topped off a frosty mug of rootbeer with an iced chai latte and WOW guys, it was so good.

I have wand stands to make this coming weekend and wands to polish and tag so this might be the last wand before Planet Comic Con. youtu.be/o1LLghsM7oo