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 Jan 21 2009, 12:46 PM
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Super Jenn!  Posts: 2,485 Joined: 5:43pm March 19, 2006 Location: Knitting elf socks & scarves in the Hufflepuff Common Room. . .   |
Crafted something that you just have to show-off? Want to show those silly muggles how we magical folk can craft? Then this is your thread!
Feel free to post your items here - just make sure to follow the rules for picture posting, please! The Crafty Witches can't wait to see what you can do!  By the by, all pictures posted here will be harvested by Crafty Witch Dragonsinger for inclusion in the Crafts Gallery! This post has been edited by As_Weasley_as_I_wannabe: Jan 21 2009, 07:35 PM -------------------- Jenn   |
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Jan 21 2009, 01:42 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 5 Joined: 2:03am January 15, 2009 |
Hi folks,
I created this item, which I call the "Nicolas Flamel Mystery Box," for my wife for Christmas. We submit it for your investigation.  The parcel arrived on our doorstep around eleven pm on the Twenty-fourth. It was addressed to Harry Potter, 12 Grimauld Place, London. It was wrapped in brown paper, and two envelopes from the Department of Mysteries were attached with string. The letters expressed that this box had been in the custody of the Ministry of Magic's Department of Mysteries in the intervening years since the passing of a certain character, and he had indicated that the items were intended for Harry. Now the Department was insisting that Harry come 'round to collect it or it would be sent by Owl or disposed of. Also no-one at the Ministry could manage to open the box, or knew what it contained. The Box was wooden, clad with iron bracing, and sealed with wax and cord. A silver crest bearing the Fleur de Lis was affixed to the front. The box contained a message from a beloved lost wizard to Harry, as well as the collected effects and writings of Nicolas Flamel, the alchemist who discovered the Philosopher's Stone.  It also contained the Stone itself, which Harry had believed had been destroyed almost seventeen years ago. This truly was a mystery box....(The story in this mystery box assumes you've read all seven books, so don't spoil it for yourself. But this letter below doesn't contain any spoilers.)  Once the entire box is opened, and the contents read, it all threads together to tell the story of Nicolas Flamel. All of the items and writings are fully documented and can be read here: http://web.mac.com/bruce_wright/iWeb/Bruce...mysterybox.html I hope you enjoy! (Oh, and yes, I may have gotten a couple of Harry Potter trivia details wrong in the stories, but I really REALLY tried to get them all right.) -Dreampunk Maker This post has been edited by Dreampunk Maker: Jan 21 2009, 01:45 PM |
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Jan 21 2009, 07:41 PM
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Thick Woolen Sock Knitter! Posts: 521 Joined: 8:28pm October 13, 2005 Location: Oklahoma |
Oh my goodness, that is AMAZING!! I would love to hear about the techniques you used to craft everything!
-------------------- Rosemary
 One can never have enough socks. ~Albus Dumbledore |
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Jan 21 2009, 08:09 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 5 Joined: 2:03am January 15, 2009 |
Thanks!
The majority of it is found objects *slightly* repurposed. Old-looking wooden boxes can be found at furniture stores as interior decor items. The chest within the box was something I found in an antique shop, as was the locket box and the flask. The flask is filled with green dish-soap and when backlit with a glowstick, glows green through the little window. I found a christmas ornament with a slow color-changing LED. It's not exactly the same as this one, but pretty close: http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app...k.yah.UKGD~U346 They have an LED that sloooowly cycles through different colors. This snowflake is in the gold box, just under the red matte, with a hole in it just under the stone. MAN does that add the magical touch to the stone. They're battery operated, and they work PERFECTLY for a little magical slowly color-changing light. The stone and the locket are Harry Potter replica items sold through the Nobel Collection. The locket is the RAB locket, but I am having it *not* be that locket within my story. The scrolls, which contain messages from Dumbledore, are scroll envelopes I got from World Market. The Panopolis is a marble sphere home decor item I found in a furniture store for 12 bucks, and all I did was draw the magical symbols on it with a sharpie pen. I'd say that the best thing to do would be to go to home decor shops and find handmade items that are inexpensive, feel substantial, and look like they could be from Harry Potter. Then decide the story you want to tell with them. Who's box is this? Where did it come from? I could imagine making a travelling potion's kit that belongs to a certain Half-Blood Prince! I bought styrofoam blocks from a craft store and carved out places that could fit these items in the box. I had to carve it a little larger than the pieces. Then I took some nice fabric and draped it all over that styrofoam, so that it all conformed to the carved out holes. It mounts everything really nicely in the box, and has a custom-made feel to it, but it's really easy to do. |
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Jan 22 2009, 02:13 AM
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Headmistress of Hogwarts Crochet  Posts: 299 Joined: 5:36am June 27, 2005 Location: Central Illinois |
*is also floored*
*checks calendar* *begins new mantra* Not until you've finished your list, not until you've finished your list, not until you've finished your list... Very well done! Brilliant, in fact!!! -------------------- Amber
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Jan 22 2009, 03:48 AM
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Butterbeer Connoisseur Posts: 1,474 Joined: 10:10pm July 23, 2005 Location: Freezing my bootay off. |
QUOTE(Dreampunk Maker @ Jan 22 2009, 01:09 AM)  Thanks! The majority of it is found objects *slightly* repurposed. Old-looking wooden boxes can be found at furniture stores as interior decor items. The chest within the box was something I found in an antique shop, as was the locket box and the flask. The flask is filled with green dish-soap and when backlit with a glowstick, glows green through the little window. I found a christmas ornament with a slow color-changing LED. It's not exactly the same as this one, but pretty close: http://www.qvcuk.com/ukqic/qvcapp.aspx/app...k.yah.UKGD~U346 They have an LED that sloooowly cycles through different colors. This snowflake is in the gold box, just under the red matte, with a hole in it just under the stone. MAN does that add the magical touch to the stone. They're battery operated, and they work PERFECTLY for a little magical slowly color-changing light. The stone and the locket are Harry Potter replica items sold through the Nobel Collection. The locket is the RAB locket, but I am having it *not* be that locket within my story. The scrolls, which contain messages from Dumbledore, are scroll envelopes I got from World Market. The Panopolis is a marble sphere home decor item I found in a furniture store for 12 bucks, and all I did was draw the magical symbols on it with a sharpie pen. I'd say that the best thing to do would be to go to home decor shops and find handmade items that are inexpensive, feel substantial, and look like they could be from Harry Potter. Then decide the story you want to tell with them. Who's box is this? Where did it come from? I could imagine making a travelling potion's kit that belongs to a certain Half-Blood Prince! I bought styrofoam blocks from a craft store and carved out places that could fit these items in the box. I had to carve it a little larger than the pieces. Then I took some nice fabric and draped it all over that styrofoam, so that it all conformed to the carved out holes. It mounts everything really nicely in the box, and has a custom-made feel to it, but it's really easy to do. Oh my. I wish my boyfriend was as thoughtful and creative as you.... --------------------  |
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Jan 22 2009, 08:32 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 5 Joined: 2:03am January 15, 2009 |
Thanks!
But of course, you could always make something for your boyfriend that shows you're thoughtful and creative! |
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Oct 23 2009, 06:50 PM
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Just Through the Brick Wall Posts: 2 Joined: 1:54pm August 13, 2009 |
Here are some pictures of Harry Potter Wands that were inspired by a tutorial I found on www.instructables.com and here is the direct link:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-an-aw...om-a-sheet-of-/  
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Oct 26 2009, 11:35 AM
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Super Jenn! Posts: 2,485 Joined: 5:43pm March 19, 2006 Location: Knitting elf socks & scarves in the Hufflepuff Common Room. . . |
That is a GREAT wand, StellaStargazer!
 I took a look at the tutorial you used and, just to let you know, we have that same tutorial posted here on Leaky! -------------------- Jenn |
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 Nov 2 2009, 04:19 PM
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Neville's Biggest supporter  Posts: 12,473 Joined: 8:51am January 28, 2006 Location: On V.S.D.G.  |
 Here's what I've been slaving over for a few months now! "Hermione Bags" made on plastic canvas and with teeny tiny seed beads. Four of the bags are for good friends while the other four are all mine! 
--------------------  (Slug siggy by silviera, Neville siggy by Dreamteam, Marple siggy by SnapesSister and Avatar by Hagiographer13) |
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