I was running out of time for the con, so instead of making the inner designs with craft foam like I wanted, I had to settle for puffy paint. To make the edges and the inner designs look similar, I edged the outside with said puffy paint and went over it with the same gold paint I used for the rod again. The staff head itself has two long knitting needles stuck inside, as the heads of the said needles are tipped with metal. Using really powerful magnets (not pictured), I was able to attach the staff head into the metal rod securely. Though it wobbled around, I had no fear of it falling off.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how I made Fai's staff. :3