Quick Specs
- Type: Gothic witch fairy figurine with character card
- Height: About 3 inches
- Material: Hand-painted resin
- Colors: Blue hair and skin, black hat, purple dress, light blue wings
- Holds: Star-tipped wand
- Base: Round, blue
- Includes: Double-sided collectible character card
- Series: Spirit Fairies
A Blue Witch Fairy With a Star Wand
Hex arrives dressed as a witch, and every part of the outfit is easy to read. A tall black hat with a crooked tip and a purple band sits low over her forehead, its glossy finish catching the light along the crown and the wide brim, which shades the top of her face. Under it, wavy blue hair falls past her shoulders and frames a pale blue face with round black eyes, each with a white highlight, long lashes, and a small closed-mouth smile. Her dress is a glossy purple with a rounded collar and a hem cut in scallops, and boots in a deep navy shade, a step darker than her skin, rise from the round blue base. In one hand she holds a wand topped with a glossy, five-pointed purple star on a green stem, and her other hand rests at her side, turned slightly outward. A pair of light blue wings stand out behind her shoulders. The blue hair, skin, wings, and base give her a cool, harmonious range, and the purple dress and star warm it a little.
Hex is one of the Spirit Fairies, a range of small gothic fairy figurines hand-painted in resin, and she brings a witch’s costume to the fairy shape. Her mood is friendly: the smile, the wide eyes, and the soft blue skin keep the look gentle, and the black hat and the star wand supply the witchcraft. The star on the wand is the same purple as the band on the hat and the dress, which ties the three together, and the green stem of the wand adds a third hue to the blue and purple scheme. A witch hat is a conical crown on a wide brim, and that shape makes a quick silhouette from across a room, even at this size. Her head is large for her body, which gives her the big-eyed proportions of a character figure. The fine lashes and the glossy highlights in her eyes show the hand-painting. A double-sided collectible character card comes with her, and at about 3 inches tall she fits among small cauldrons, candle holders, and stones.
Practical Display Applications
A witch fairy suits the places where a witchy shelf comes together: beside a small cauldron, a candle holder, a stack of Tarot decks, or a dish of crystals. Against a pale wall her black hat gives a clean outline, and a purple or dark backdrop makes the blue of her hair and wings glow. A kitchen windowsill with potted herbs makes a friendly home for her, and a desk gives you a witchy mascot to look at between tasks. On a bookcase she can stand at the end of a row of spellbooks or herbals, and on a mantel her blue shows well beside white candles in holders. Keep her away from lit candles and heat sources. If you collect witch figures, she adds a cheerful member to the group. For more figures to stand beside her, browse my statues collection.
How to Display and Care for Hex
Three steps cover her placement, her wand, and her dusting.
- Place Her Where the Hat Shows
Stand Hex on a level shelf or desk with a few inches between the front edge and her base. The pointed hat and the wings reach above and beside her body, so keep her clear of low shelves and cupboard doors. Indirect light shows the shine on her hat and hair. The Canadian Conservation Institute advises limiting light exposure to slow the fading of painted colors, so window blinds help in a sunny room.
- Handle the Wand Carefully
The star-tipped wand is a slim, protruding part. Lift her with one hand under the base and the other steadying her body, and hold her away from the wand, the hat tip, and the wings. A figurine maker's care guide calls thin or protruding parts especially fragile and suggests handling figurines with clean hands.
- Dust and Store the Card
Dust Hex about once a month with a very soft brush, such as a clean makeup brush, working lightly around the hat brim, the scallops of the dress, and the wings. Keep her double-sided card in a sleeve or a small stand beside her, and turn it now and then to show the other face.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock Hex as a small witch for a witchy shelf: a hand-painted resin fairy about 3 inches tall, with a black pointed hat, a star wand, and blue skin that stands out in any lineup. Her collectible card comes with her, which gives collectors a second piece to display. She is a cheerful addition to a shelf of Tarot decks, candles, and herbs. I like figures that carry one clear idea, and Hex carries a witch’s hat and a wand. Browse my novelty and gift ideas collection for more small curiosities.
Frequently Asked Questions
In English a hex is a spell meant to cause harm, and as a verb it means to put such a spell on someone. The verb entered English about 1830 through Pennsylvania Dutch, from German hexen, and the noun followed in the 1850s. Both go back to Hexe, the German word for a witch, which dictionaries trace to Middle High German hecse and Old High German hagzissa, a root shared with English hag.
Hats come up again and again in fairy descriptions. A fairy-lore writer notes the Borders fairy Red Cap and Cornish witnesses who described fairies in sugar-loaf hats, a style that had gone out of fashion in the county a generation or two earlier. Some Cornish fairies were called red-caps for their scarlet caps and green clothing, and Victorian illustrations gave elves red stocking caps.
Early modern authorities often linked them. Dealing with fairies could be treated as witchcraft and punished as such, and King James I's Daemonologie described fairies as demonic spirits that served witches or sorcerers. A fairy-lore writer adds that researcher Emma Wilby found fairy names often resemble the names of witches' familiars.
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