Witch's Familiar | Toads & Lizards

A one-of-a-kind handmade shadowbox — whimsical, witchy and quietly unsettling, for those who find beauty in the strange things the forest leaves behind.

This composition features a real preserved toad skeleton as its centerpiece, suspended above a hand-poured resin surface that mirrors the stillness of a forest lake. Beneath the glass-like resin, preserved Cetonia aurata beetles rest in iridescent green — caught in a moment of eternal stillness.

The composition is surrounded by preserved moss, dried mushrooms, lichens and delicate flowers, sealed within a heavy hand-cast baroque frame finished in aged black and gold. Sealed with hand-cut glass.

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Details:

• Real preserved toad skeleton
• Hand-poured resin with lake surface effect
• Preserved Cetonia aurata beetles beneath resin
• Preserved moss, dried mushrooms, lichens and flowers
• Heavy hand-cast and hand-painted baroque frame with aged black and gold finish
• Hand-cut glass
• Back finished with black velvet, lace and Morbid Oddities logo

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Processing:

Ready to hang.

One of a kind — you will receive the exact piece shown.

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Shipping

Carefully packaged to ensure safe delivery.

Original design — no copies permitted.

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Size

24 cm × 19,5 cm × 7 cm

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LORE

Deep in the forest, where the trees lean close and the lake holds its breath,
there was a cottage that smelled of moss and old magic.
The witch who lived there kept no cat, no crow.
Her familiar was a toad — ancient, patient, wise.
It sat beside her cauldron through a hundred winters,
watched the beetles dance in the firelight,
and knew the name of every mushroom in the wood.
When she was gone, it stayed.
It is still there —
waiting by the water,
keeping the old secrets
in its hollow bones.