A Gift From The Universe

I Ellie The Pixie-Elf, AKA Elouisea Jayne Stone, Now Has a Dragon Living In Her Home 🌸

If you're new here — on Valentine's Day 2026 the Tamar gifted me a 50-kilo piece of driftwood shaped like a dragon's head. I call it The Dragonwood. This diary is newest-first, so this is the happy ending, but scroll down to read the journey of how it all began.

It is true, I saved the Dragonwood from deterioration on the bank of the river Tamar. I then saved the Dragonwood from woodworm. The Dragonwood was never altered during its rescue and preservation. I never used the milliput to rebuild the facial features and scales, it was never enhanced to be more than it was, because to me it was already perfect.

Paused To Halloween My Window Display

October is here, and that can only mean one thing — Halloween has to take over the window display! And of course, that meant dolls 🩷

A couple of dolls are now suitably Halloweened for the occasion — you can see the results either in person at Pixie Haven, or on our Doll and Bear Orphanage page.

With the Halloween window complete, I can now get back to concentrating and focusing on the Dragonwood 🐉

In the meantime the Dragonwood has made a new friend in Bella, who has been keeping him company and guarding him very well. 🐲

Wood Hardener And Fillers

Pictured below is the Dragonwood now treated with wood rot hardener, wood hardener, various different fillers, and wood pieces to replace mud packed areas. My next stage is to rebuild the damaged face, and the scale pattern that features along the jaw and lipline.

After Unwrapping — Thunder Clouds

After finally unwrapping it, there were thunderclouds above and I was very worried it would get wet again and the woodworm would return despite the treatment.

So I pulled it into my kitchen that night where it stayed for three days while I observed it closely to make sure there was no more infestation.

After research and expert guidance, and treating the wood with the woodworm killer, I then learned I needed to wrap it and seal it off. It needed to stay sealed for roughly two weeks to make sure the treatment worked right through.

Sealed For It’s Own Protection

Above is the Dragonwood wrapped completely in plastic bin liners, sealed with tape. It was left wrapped for two whole weeks. After being fully drenched with woodworm killer, then mummified securely to give the beautiful natural wooden artwork the best chance for the future that it so deserves.

Summer 2026 — The Woodworm Nightmare

After the delivery of my hard solid tire very large purple wheelbarrow, the Dragonwood was finally relocated to Pixie Haven. It waited in the garden, whilst drying out in the summer heatwave, that is when and where it then obtained an infestation of woodworm.

I was so shocked to see it. They were drilling holes right into its face and there was sawdust everywhere.

I ordered some woodworm treatment straight away, but it was with the wrong company and it didn’t get delivered. I waited a whole week, and all that time those little boring beetles were chewing into my beautiful dragon’s face.

In the end, I could wait no longer. I went out there one evening with a hair dryer, and with the heat from the hair dryer, I burned through the holes killing the eggs and the woodworm. Eventually, the treatment did arrive and the Dragonwood was treated and finally protected.

How It All Began On The Shoreline Of The Tamar

While I was editing and finalizing my book Kreetchure for publication on Amazon Direct Publishing in paperback, hardback and Kindle, I was gifted something extraordinary.

On Valentine's Day I was walking the shoreline of the Tamar and was astounded to see the river had brought in a piece of wood — about a meter in length, heavy and wet, maybe 50 kilos — in the shape of a dragon's head.

I knew the moment I saw it that it was meant for me.

I believe it was a gift from the universe, to find the dragon while I was deep in the world of Kreetchure, on the day of love. I felt honoured to be chosen to be its keeper.

To me this is not just driftwood, this is Dragonwood, this is Kreetchure.

I will share pictures of its journey as we progress to making it a beloved piece of Pixie Haven furniture.

With love, Ellie Xxx

© Elouisea Jayne Stone / Ellie the Pixie Elf / Pixie Haven UK. All words, poems, stories and images are original and all rights reserved.