I'm so excited about the new film series toooooo!
J.K. Rowling never lets us down.
I've been meaning to post this for a while, but I've been too lazy
I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU!!!!! to everyone in this thread. I started planning for my 21st Harry Potter party two years in advance, which is when I started my
HP Craft Blog and joined this forum. Since then I have met a lot of amazing people who have made some truly amazing creations that they've been willing to share. I had my party back in June, and it was a big success and so much fun, so I just wanted to share some pictures! Everyone was saying how awesome the props were, so from them to me to you, great work!
I had to reassure guests countless times that I'd hardly done much at all, that most of the graphics were online for anyone to use and I'd just put them together. That said, I spent months collecting jars, boxes, books... in all, I ended up with around 24 potions/drinks, 7 books, 6 Daily Prophets, 1 Quibbler, 12 invitations... was all so worth the effort. I've been a bit lazy and neglecting my blog, but if you want to keep watching it, I will eventually post up more pictures and a full report of the day's events. (And yes, that's my broomstick cake in the bottom middle.)
Since then, I've been redecorating my room (hence the picture of the shelf in the bottom left), and making my Trunk! It's a miniature scale wooden one I found for $20. Not quite the proper steamer trunk, and it's supposed to stand on its bottom (it's got 4 corners that stick out at the base), but I wanted somewhere to display my Hufflepuff scarf, so I added in all the drawers and shelves entirely made out of cardboard and kraft paper.
Still working on a way to make/place to buy little silver handles. This is modeled off
Lupin's trunk and I'm quite happy with it. Still debating where/how to display the Boxing Telescope though, as it's so large and I wanted it to sit at the top just above the Weasley Wizard Wheezes shelf, but it doesn't fit
I'm also extremely happy with how the Skiving Snackbox turned out - took 3 tries to get it right. I've now got enough cardboard to make 2 more and I'm debating whether or not to make them to sell, but I'm not sure how much I'd charge, so I'd love opinions on that.
[
Closer Image] Once again, THANK YOU!!! For all the beautiful recreations you have all made. The party wouldn't have been nearly as fun without all the wonderful work everyone puts forward to this thread. My crafts certainly won't end here as I still have more spare books and jars to cover, and more ideas up my sleeve.
