Mirror of Erised, Other Crafts - Muggle Devices |
 Nov 15 2007, 08:45 PM
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Mirror of Erised © Astarte Supplies Gold polymer clay (Sculpey is one brand) Rolling pin Small beveled mirror in an interesting shape Irridescent clear glass beads Looped ear wire Wire (will be hidden by the clay) Ultra-fine point black Sharpie marker Instructions Set your oven to 250 °F (120 °C) for a regular gold look or to 350 °F (180 °C) for a "burnished" gold look. Using a rolling pin and your fingers, shape the clay into flat pizza that is about 1/4" (0.6 cm) thick and about 1/2" (1.3 cm) wider than your mirror on all sides. Lay the mirror centered on the clay and press on it with your fingers. String the glass beads onto the wire. Use glass, because plastic beads do not stand up well to oven temperatures. The two ends of the wire should meet at the top of your mirror, where you can attach the looped ear wire. Twist the ends of the wire so they are secure. Place the glass bead string around the mirror and fold the clay up over the sides of the mirror and the clay, making sure the beads show through the clay, but not the wire. Press the wire into the clay, positioning the beads so they lie on top of the clay. Using a spare bit of wire, etch the words "Erised stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi" into the edges of the clay on the front of the mirror. You can also etch a personalized message into the clay or the quote "It does not do to dwell on dreams, and forget to live" on back of your mirror if you wish. Place the mirror on a metal cookie sheet. Fire the entire item in the oven. See the clay packaging for estimated time lengths of cooking. When the mirror is done, let it cool on the cookie sheet or on a wire rack. Then darken the words on the mirror by using an ultra-fine-point Sharpie. Final Product   Credit Astarte's pattern was taken with permission from Harry Potter Crafts. Please note that the patterns and tutorials you find here have been designed by Harry Potter fans all over the Internet. The authors alone hold the copyrights and licences to these patterns and tutorials, which means you CANNOT use their patterns to make something that you will sell to others afterwards. You can use them to make things for yourself. You can make some for your friends and ask them to pay for supplies. You CANNOT, however, ask them to pay you to do it as though you had created this pattern by yourself, or try to sell you crafts to a local store. Think about it. Would you take a Prisoner of Azkaban book, photocopy it, put your name in big red letters on the front cover and try to sell it in your local library? The answer is, obviously, no. Well, selling crafts you have made but not designed would be just as bad! Please note that posting a picture of a finished object on Leaky Lounge will be taken as permission for the photo to be included in the Harry Potter Crafts gallery. If you do NOT wish your photos to be included in this gallery, please PM a Crafty Witch at the time of posting. Also note that the tutorials, recipes and patterns found here have not been tested and that The Leaky Cauldron's Harry Potter Crafts section is not responsible for any mistakes they may contain. If you do find something wrong in one of them, however, please e-mail us to let us know. On that note, Harry crafting to all! This post has been edited by hp5freak: Feb 17 2009, 03:55 PM -------------------- Jenn   |
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