Changing a stick to a staff

[stephaniestephanie]

I am working on this years christmas card of my kids (each year we do a Nativity theme). I am planning to take out the wrapping paper roll out of my son's hands and replacing it with a Shepherd's staff. I found an image of my kids in the forest where my son was walking with a huge stick, I "cut" that stick out and now the question. Is it possible to curve the top of the stick in a U shape, like a shepherd's staff? If so, HOW?  Thanks! 

[Damien Symonds]

Whoa, whoa!  Never cut!

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/09/extract-then-copy-vs-copy-then-extract.html

Regarding curving, search on YouTube for tutorials about Puppet Warp.