diff --git a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/handler/RedStringRenderer.java b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/handler/RedStringRenderer.java
index 9065291ce..172ef5d08 100644
--- a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/handler/RedStringRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/handler/RedStringRenderer.java
@@ -15,33 +15,39 @@ import java.util.ArrayDeque;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.Random;
 
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.Tessellator;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.entity.RenderManager;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.util.ChunkCoordinates;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.ForgeDirection;
 
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 
 import vazkii.botania.common.block.tile.string.TileRedString;
+import vazkii.botania.common.item.ModItems;
 import codechicken.lib.vec.Vector3;
 
 public final class RedStringRenderer {
 
 	public static final Queue<TileRedString> redStringTiles = new ArrayDeque();
+	static float sizeAlpha = 0F;
 	
 	public static void renderAll() {
-		TileRedString tile;
 		if(!redStringTiles.isEmpty()) {
 			GL11.glPushMatrix();
 			GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 			GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_BLEND);
+			GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_LIGHTING);
 			GL11.glBlendFunc(GL11.GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL11.GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-			GL11.glColor3f(0.6F, 0F, 0F);
+			GL11.glColor4f(1F, 0F, 0F, sizeAlpha);
 
 			Tessellator.renderingWorldRenderer = false;
+			TileRedString tile;
 			while((tile = redStringTiles.poll()) != null)
 				renderTile(tile);
 			
+			GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_LIGHTING);
 			GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 			GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_BLEND);
 			GL11.glPopMatrix();
@@ -49,6 +55,15 @@ public final class RedStringRenderer {
 		}
 	}
 	
+	public static void tick() {
+		EntityPlayer player = Minecraft.getMinecraft().thePlayer;
+		boolean hasWand = player != null && player.getCurrentEquippedItem() != null && player.getCurrentEquippedItem().getItem() == ModItems.twigWand;
+		if(sizeAlpha > 0F && !hasWand)
+			sizeAlpha -= 0.1F;
+		else if(sizeAlpha < 1F &&hasWand)
+			sizeAlpha += 0.1F;
+	}
+	
 	private static void renderTile(TileRedString tile) {
 		ForgeDirection dir = ForgeDirection.getOrientation(tile.getBlockMetadata());
 		ChunkCoordinates bind = tile.getBinding();
@@ -86,7 +101,7 @@ public final class RedStringRenderer {
 	
 	private static void addVertexAtWithTranslation(Tessellator tess, ForgeDirection dir, double xpos, double ypos, double zpos, double rand, double l) {
 		double freq = 20;
-		double ampl = 0.15 * (Math.sin(l * 2F) * 0.5 + 0.5) + 0.1;
+		double ampl = (0.15 * (Math.sin(l * 2F) * 0.5 + 0.5) + 0.1) * sizeAlpha;
 		double randMul = 0.05;
 		double x = xpos + Math.sin(l * freq) * ampl * Math.abs(Math.abs(dir.offsetX) - 1) + rand * randMul;
 		double y = ypos + Math.cos(l * freq) * ampl * Math.abs(Math.abs(dir.offsetY) - 1) + rand * randMul;
diff --git a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/proxy/ClientProxy.java b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/proxy/ClientProxy.java
index 2bb847423..5d448aa4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/proxy/ClientProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/client/core/proxy/ClientProxy.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import vazkii.botania.common.block.tile.TileTerraPlate;
 import vazkii.botania.common.block.tile.TileTinyPotato;
 import vazkii.botania.common.block.tile.mana.TilePool;
 import vazkii.botania.common.block.tile.mana.TileSpreader;
-import vazkii.botania.common.block.tile.string.TileRedStringContainer;
+import vazkii.botania.common.block.tile.string.TileRedString;
 import vazkii.botania.common.core.handler.ConfigHandler;
 import vazkii.botania.common.core.helper.Vector3;
 import vazkii.botania.common.core.proxy.CommonProxy;
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ import cpw.mods.fml.client.registry.RenderingRegistry;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.Loader;
 import cpw.mods.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
-import cpw.mods.fml.common.registry.GameRegistry;
 import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.ReflectionHelper;
 
 public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
@@ -169,9 +168,7 @@ public class ClientProxy extends CommonProxy {
 		ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileStarfield.class, new RenderTileStarfield());
 		ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileBrewery.class, new RenderTileBrewery());
 		ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileTerraPlate.class, new RenderTileTerraPlate());
-
-		RenderTileRedString redStringRender = new RenderTileRedString();
-		ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileRedStringContainer.class, redStringRender);
+		ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileRedString.class, new RenderTileRedString());
 		
 		if(Loader.instance().getMCVersionString().equals("Minecraft 1.7.10"))
 			ClientRegistry.bindTileEntitySpecialRenderer(TileEntitySkull.class, new RenderTileSkullOverride());