tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789036952730729082024-03-18T05:48:09.428-04:00Harry Potter ParaphernaliaHere on this blog you will find many innovative and budget-friendly ways to spice up your Harry Potter Party! These ideas are also useful if you’d like to make yourself some Potter souvenirs, Potter food, and even a Hogwarts Acceptance Letter (complete with a Platform 9 ¾ ticket!) for yourself or a friend.
See the Introduction for more details and a lovely Table of Contents to help you navigate the blog.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78903695273072908.post-14784028118958453292012-10-08T21:04:00.002-04:002019-05-01T15:24:27.962-04:00Customizable Ministry of Magic Identification BookletAnd yes, here is the requested MoM ID card, which is now customizable :D<br />
(A link to the movie-prop version with Mafalda Hopkirk can be found <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/09/ministry-of-magic-identification.html">here</a>)<br />
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If you're wondering how to get your "Sun in Pisces"/"Moon in Leo" signs, I've found this link to <a href="http://astro.cafeastrology.com/cgi-bin/astro/natal" target="_blank">astro.cafeastrology.com</a> to be useful.<br />
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There are two fonts that you need to use this Photoshop file properly:<br />
<span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://www.dafont.com/moms-typewriter.font" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Mom's Typewriter Font</span></a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.dafont.com/rough-typewriter.font" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Rough Typewriter Font</span></a><br />
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Download both of those files and install them. If you need instructions on how to do that, <a href="http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000563.htm" target="_blank">you can find some here.</a><br />
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Here is a link to the Dropbox Photoshop file download:<br />
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<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/342iguwy0uajjbx/Customizable%20MoM%20ID%20Card%20Photoshop.psd?dl=0" target="_blank">Customizable MoM ID Card Photoshop</a> (72.4MB)<br />
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Yes, it's rather large, but it needs to be for it to be good quality and completely customizable. This version was made in Photoshop Elements 7. You should be able to open it with later versions of Photoshop and possibly even with GIMP (although I have not tested this).<br />
It is a fully customizable version. You can even put your own photo in and have the Ministry of Magic seal superimposed on top ;)<br />
What I recommend you do is insert your photo and resize it/crop it as needed, and then apply a grain filter to it to give it a nice touch. I would also recommend changing it to black and white.<br />
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For the fingerprints, since I realize most people don't have purple ink pads (I don't), all you need is a nice dark purple marker. Colour on your fingers and press it down onto the page.<br />
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I assume that you have enough experience with Photoshop to know how to save images as .png or .jpeg or .tif files, if not, you'll have to look up a tutorial. You may even want to crop the picture into different sections for saving. Once you've done that, using whatever method you prefer, print it off and cut it out, then glue and staple it together for your own customized Ministry of Magic ID Card ;)<br />
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I'll try to get a smaller customizable version out soon so it's not so much of a hassle to download. For now, though, I just wanted to get this out there for those who wanted it.<br />
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Here is a link to a plain picture file so that if you want you can print it out and write your name etc. on there and cut and paste a picture in (if you don't have Photoshop or are unfamiliar with the use of the program)<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/ue2923dwcnj4yrh/Customizable%20MoM%20ID%20Card%20Flat.tif" target="_blank">Customizable MoM ID Card Flat</a> (34.23MB)<br />
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Yes, this file is still rather large. I didn't want to reduce the quality very much since I want you to get the whole thing so you can have the best-quality prop possible. But as soon as I can I will divide the file up into more manageable parts. Right now, however, this is how you get it ;)<br />
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I really hope this helps people out, I know that there are a lot of things out there that offer to do this kind of thing for $10.00 on Etsy if you want but I wanted to provide a cost-effective version for those who wanted a bit more of a DIY experience. So I hope that this works out for you ;)<br />
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<a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2011/11/introduction.html">>>Link to Table of Contents</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com70tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78903695273072908.post-52829380128974957982012-09-30T20:12:00.001-04:002019-05-01T16:04:09.341-04:00Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet (Printable)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet (Inside Pages)</td></tr>
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Back again, this time with more printables from the movie! I present to you ... the Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HpL3DhWP9WU/UGjWj7fyGQI/AAAAAAAAAgE/7TwTjf7YOrQ/s1600/Master+File+Identity+Card+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="60" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HpL3DhWP9WU/UGjWj7fyGQI/AAAAAAAAAgE/7TwTjf7YOrQ/s400/Master+File+Identity+Card+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A JPEG-compressed picture of the identification card.<br />
Due to size limitations, I have reduced the quality so that<br />
I can display it on this blog :)</td></tr>
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<b>NOTE: </b>Here is a link to the customizable version: <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.it/2012/10/customizable-ministry-of-magic.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Customizable MoM ID Booklet</span></a><br />
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I have two versions right now and a third one coming out soon-ish (Probably mid-October unless someone specifically requests that it come out sooner). The first version is the Ministry of Magic Identification card the same size as the prop with all of Mafalda Hopkirk's information on it.<br />
The second version is made a bit smaller so that it is more earth-friendly and fits on two pieces of paper. (The regular-sized version is four pages)<br />
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The third version is the most exciting :D It will take me a little while to whip up, since I have to do a lot of photoshopping. However, it will come out soon! The third version is a DIY Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet. That means you will be able to customize it with your name and photo, and also your own fingerprints and signature. Hopefully I'll even be able to come up with a "master Photoshop file" that will allow you to superimpose the stamp of approval over your photo :) I'm very excited to give you Potterheads this!<br />
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As per usual, the links to the files can be found here, and they go to a MediaFire page.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/wm32uu2bhqgo2c4/Large_Printable_Ministry_of_Magic_Identification_Booklet.pdf/file" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Regular-Sized Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet (4-page PDF)</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/sug5irtgu4p6f11/Small_Printable_Ministry_of_Magic_Identification_Booklet.pdf/file" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">Small-Sized Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet (2-page PDF)</span></a><br />
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**Update! October 8/12**<br />
I was feeling ambitious (AND someone requested it be done earlier ;) so I did finish the customizable booklet early! It took a lot of photoshopping but I hope that you like it :D So you can see what I mean, here's a compressed MoM ID card of Hermione Granger, which I customized using my lovely Photoshop file:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E64nfI1--e0/UHNUvOfs1NI/AAAAAAAAAgs/ihknhul0hfM/s1600/Hermione+Customized+booklet+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="48" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-E64nfI1--e0/UHNUvOfs1NI/AAAAAAAAAgs/ihknhul0hfM/s320/Hermione+Customized+booklet+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, reduced-quality version.<br />
Here's my customized Hermione Granger MoM ID card/booklet!</td></tr>
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Here is a link to the customizable version: <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.it/2012/10/customizable-ministry-of-magic.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Customizable MoM ID Booklet</span></a><br />
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I will put together a picture tutorial on how to put it together <i>very</i> soon. For now, I hope that these instructions will suffice:<br />
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<li>Cut out the four linked page sections as-is (that means DO NOT cut them all into separate pages. Each section has three linked pages except for the last page in the booklet. Leave them as three linked pages)</li>
<li>Take the first linked page section and accordion-fold it so that the two purple rectangles are back to back (purple side out) and the page with the stamp is against the purple side of the middle rectangle. See the picture for reference. In this case, the white page is the back of the second purple page in the middle of the three linked pages.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5B6qUj9TjlI/XMn2ZsCgsCI/AAAAAAAAKTg/h6PJ2sCh-KY59USTv7f-VsiH6ugSDAW7gCLcBGAs/s1600/mom-booklet-step-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="127" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5B6qUj9TjlI/XMn2ZsCgsCI/AAAAAAAAKTg/h6PJ2sCh-KY59USTv7f-VsiH6ugSDAW7gCLcBGAs/s1600/mom-booklet-step-1.png" /></a></div>
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<li>Glue together the back of the first and second pages (the two purple ones) on the first linked page section.</li>
<li>Take the next two linked page sections and place them back to back, printed side out. The purple rectangle on the third linked page section should be against the first rectangle of the second linked page section (that is the one with the signature at the bottom)</li>
<li><i>**Note** You can fold before or after the glueing. For ease of describing it to you, I will tell you to glue it first, but either way works fine. </i>With the second linked page section facing you, glue the last two rectangles to the linked page section on the other side. Do NOT glue the first rectangle (the purple part) to the other page.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gWDSeztT9kg/XMn5YksI4sI/AAAAAAAAKTw/UfLlf0tDnZkvi8ski6V__vKHcI4M8WqDgCLcBGAs/s1600/mom-booklet-step-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="620" height="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gWDSeztT9kg/XMn5YksI4sI/AAAAAAAAKTw/UfLlf0tDnZkvi8ski6V__vKHcI4M8WqDgCLcBGAs/s320/mom-booklet-step-2.png" width="320" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-imovXNNb7gQ/XMn5YtgPlHI/AAAAAAAAKTs/jONQQmkVCCU6TQ7zpXeB2CN-dgbu7UXtwCEwYBhgL/s1600/mom-booklet-step-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="620" height="305" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-imovXNNb7gQ/XMn5YtgPlHI/AAAAAAAAKTs/jONQQmkVCCU6TQ7zpXeB2CN-dgbu7UXtwCEwYBhgL/s320/mom-booklet-step-3.png" width="320" /></a></div>
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<li>When the glue has dried, fold both outside rectangles into the center one like the picture.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Glue the last page of the booklet to the purple page on the third linked page section (the second last page). The purple (printed) sides should be facing outwards.</li>
<li>Finally, glue together the third page of the first linked page section and the first page of the second linked page section, ink side out (not glued).</li>
<li>You may or may not want to staple it closed now at the very edges, or tape it, or whatever works for you ;)</li>
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Looking over these instructions I may also make one that simple requires you to glue pages together in multiples of two and staple them at the center to the book. ;-)</div>
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Hope you like it!<br />
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<a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2011/11/introduction.html">>>Link to Table of Contents</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com44tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78903695273072908.post-69346068073606977112012-07-25T19:40:00.001-04:002019-05-01T16:09:04.843-04:00Marauder's Map: Inside and Outside<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>**UPDATE**</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;">This has been long overdue, with all of the people asking and everything, but I do feel like I need to make it known that I DO NOT HAVE the extra parts to the Marauder's Map. I would absolutely <i>love</i> to have them, however, and I'd be more than happy to edit them into the template and tutorial etc. So<b> if anyone knows where I can find a good-quality, flat version of the extra bits, please comment the link</b>. Until then, the best I can give you is <a href="http://www.surrealconfections.com/2012/10/harry-potter-invitation.html" target="_blank">this great tutorial from Jennifer Gibson</a>. She altered the map so that there was a middle flap, and if you would like to see how she did it just follow that link.</span></div>
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Before I begin with this tutorial, I'd like to say:<br />
It recently came to my attention that there are people pinning things from my website on Pinterest. I was quite pleasantly surprised and shocked to see it. So here's a big THANK YOU too all of the lovely people who have enjoyed the work I've put into the blog and have shared it with others :)<br />
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Anyway, continuing with this tutorial ...<br />
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I recently got my hands on a complete Marauder's Map and scanned all of it into my computer, then put it together in one large file for printing and party purposes!<br />
Yes, that means that you can now have the inside of the Marauder's Map as well as the outside. ;)<br />
I will post the picture here in a condensed form, but I recommend you <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/9bm7r0xw8ddo1dy/Complete%20Marauders&#39;%20Map%20brown.png" target="_blank">download it from MediaFire.com</a>, simply because the file is rather large and to get the best quality possibly you ought to download the original file.<br />
I've also made a PDF file that will make it easier to print your own Marauder's Map. It is three pages long and in landscape mode. You can <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/iiflzrao2lqkxhx/Printable_White_Marauders%2527_Map_PDF.pdf/file" target="_blank">download the white map in PDF format on MediaFire.com</a>.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tHsTpBVpmM/UBCC8XjsnYI/AAAAAAAAAbU/nZgL0FloHd8/s1600/Complete+Marauders'+Map+Merged+copy+condensed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="88" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4tHsTpBVpmM/UBCC8XjsnYI/AAAAAAAAAbU/nZgL0FloHd8/s320/Complete+Marauders'+Map+Merged+copy+condensed.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A condensed version of the map to show you what it looks like</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red lines represent fold lines. In case you<br />
are confused on where to fold, you can check this.</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I've also cleared out the background colour (the brown) and changed it to white so that if you wish to give your printer and ink a break you can print it with the white and stain the paper to achieve the same effect. <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/2vbb7hn74ji2s2v/Complete%20Marauders&#39;%20Map%20White.png" target="_blank">The white version</a> is found here. </span><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html" style="background-color: white;">The tutorial to stain your paper can be found by clicking this link</a><span style="background-color: white;">.</span><br />
Additionally, if you would like to see <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/02/how-to-make-marauders-map.html">the other Marauder's Map tutorial</a>, just click on that link. Where that Marauder's Map comes in handy for party activities, this one is more for decoration.<br />
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<b>Directions on How to Make the Map</b><br />
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I've gotten a few comments asking for how to do it, so I made one and took lots of pictures so you can see how it's done. ;)<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTNgVH8V0ig/UD5UMoV80PI/AAAAAAAAAbs/NKaMkFgOxZo/s1600/Picture+One+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="304" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NTNgVH8V0ig/UD5UMoV80PI/AAAAAAAAAbs/NKaMkFgOxZo/s320/Picture+One+Blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tea I have in bowls at the top and the map is at the bottom.<br />
I used the PDF file version, which is white and requires staining.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-50vL9ehi3rY/UD5UWT0uqsI/AAAAAAAAAb4/IudOdn6LI08/s1600/Step+One+Tea+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-50vL9ehi3rY/UD5UWT0uqsI/AAAAAAAAAb4/IudOdn6LI08/s320/Step+One+Tea+Blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 1: Cover the map with tea. It should be on an (old) cookie tray.<br />
Detailed instructions can be found at the <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html">staining your paper tutorial</a>.</td></tr>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YkU5JnyMnQ4/UD5WE3mnNlI/AAAAAAAAAcA/d61AKRxHdnw/s1600/Instant+Coffee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YkU5JnyMnQ4/UD5WE3mnNlI/AAAAAAAAAcA/d61AKRxHdnw/s320/Instant+Coffee.jpg" width="182" /></a></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cq_dF9yfGj4/UD5WNqGfwPI/AAAAAAAAAcI/rWCWgR-qq9I/s1600/Step+Two+Blog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cq_dF9yfGj4/UD5WNqGfwPI/AAAAAAAAAcI/rWCWgR-qq9I/s320/Step+Two+Blog.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 2: Sprinkle the Instant Coffee over your tea-covered map.<br />
Let it sit for 1-2 minutes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLxZd2uF8Ak/UENtaD0uOfI/AAAAAAAAAcc/ItpclOb-Mqg/s1600/Step+Three.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OLxZd2uF8Ak/UENtaD0uOfI/AAAAAAAAAcc/ItpclOb-Mqg/s320/Step+Three.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 3: Flip paper over and repeat steps 1 and 2</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-98nzBvgghuc/UENupKexbJI/AAAAAAAAAck/mUVT5NJzU7E/s1600/Step+Four.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-98nzBvgghuc/UENupKexbJI/AAAAAAAAAck/mUVT5NJzU7E/s320/Step+Four.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 4: Put paper INK-SIDE UP into an oven at 200 degrees Fahrenheit.<br />
Bake for 5-10 minutes or until completely dry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-isId8XiKNEU/UENvV0NGGUI/AAAAAAAAAcs/Jor38eLfE1E/s1600/Step+Five.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-isId8XiKNEU/UENvV0NGGUI/AAAAAAAAAcs/Jor38eLfE1E/s320/Step+Five.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 5: Remove your paper when it is completely dry. <br />
Place under heavy objects (like books) to flatten it out.<br />
Leave for a few hours or overnight.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 6: Repeat steps 1-5 with remaining pages.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 7: Cut out the extra borders on each page,<br />
but DO NOT cut the sides on the middle page.<br />
Just trip the top and bottom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 8: Fold along lines shown.<br />
(If you're still confused, at the very top<br />
there is a picture with red lines where you should fold)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 9: Glue along the blank edge on the left and right of<br />
the middle page and attach the whole map together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Step 10: Flatten beneath heavy objects and let dry.<br />
When it's done, fold it up for your own Marauder's Map!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And, you know, for convenience's sake, here's all of the steps in one,<br />
rather large picture. Hope that helps you make a stunning Marauder's Map prop!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lApBXSJz97E/T3URlhy5lYI/AAAAAAAAAV0/UyQQ5w3Zfc4/s1600/Philosopher's+Stone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lApBXSJz97E/T3URlhy5lYI/AAAAAAAAAV0/UyQQ5w3Zfc4/s320/Philosopher's+Stone.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A version of the Philosopher's Stone I found on <a href="http://www.curiousgood.com/?page_id=4" target="_blank">CuriousGood.com</a> that was made out of resin. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My, very simple, version of the Philosopher's Stone. I used Method 1.</td></tr>
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.2991157949436456"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For use in activities for the first book (or just for decoration), we made a Philosopher's stone. It was very simple, and there's a variety of ways to make it depending on your resources.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first way:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things You Need:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red glass stones (available at most craft stores and even dollar stores)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hot glue</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Directions:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's very simple; just glue the stones together into a large, bumpy rock.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The second way:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things you need:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Average stones, preferably all the same colour</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red paint</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hot glue</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Directions:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Again, not hard, all you need to do is paint the stones, and when they're dry glue them all together into one large stone. I also recommend painting red over the entire thing again when you're done.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Third way:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things you need:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A large stone</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red paint</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Directions:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wash the stone and paint it red. If you like, you can 'distress' it a little by making a very thin black paint mixture (thin it by watering it down) and brushing it over the surface of the stone, allowing it to pool in some areas.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Fourth way:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things you need:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clay (can be the kind you bake or not. Clay is usually found in craft stores or at a dollar store)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Red paint</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black paint (optional)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Directions:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mould out the clay so it resembles the Philosopher's Stone. Bake or let it dry according to the manufacturer's directions. Paint a layer or two of red paint on it. When that's dry, you can 'distress it' a little by watering down the black paint and lightly brushing it over the clay, allowing it to pool and collect in some areas.</span></b><br />
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<a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/11/introduction.html" style="background-color: white; color: #ff381b; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 18px;">>>Link to Table of Contents</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78903695273072908.post-70204005502847717702012-02-22T22:55:00.001-05:002013-02-22T11:40:31.062-05:00How to make a Marauder's Map (Party Version)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b id="internal-source-marker_0.26892076106742024"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is a quick, fun tutorial on how to make an impressive Marauder's Map. It was rather painless to make, the longest part was staining them.</span></b><br />
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<span id="internal-source-marker_0.26892076106742024"> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you would just like a prop Marauder's Map (i.e. You don't care about using it for a party and would simply like to have your own Marauder's Map), you can go to <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/07/marauders-map-inside-and-outside.html">this tutorial</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">These maps were made to be used in activities and thus contained an actual map of the location of the party.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What your need:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A printer (preferably colour and laser jet; cannot be an ink printer)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Knowledge of the locations of rooms in your home or location of your party, including closets etc. A blueprint of your house/location of party could be useful here, too</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FOR STAINING:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tea</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">15x10x1 pan (aka jelly-roll pan/cookie sheet)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">See the <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html">staining your paper tutorial</a> I have provided for more detailed instructions</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First, I have provided the outside of your map for you below above, just under the first picture. If you fold the ends in to the center, you will get a map that looks similar to the picture at the top, however, it will be white for now.</span><br />
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<b><span id="goog_254858595"></span><span id="goog_254858596"></span></b> <span style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But you don't need to print it just yet. First, you'll need to create a map of your house/the location of the party. The map should be in <i>landscape</i> format. There are several ways to do this depending on your resources and computer skills:</span></span><br />
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<li style="font-size: 13px; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span id="internal-source-marker_0.26892076106742024"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use Photoshop or a similar program (<a href="http://www.gimp.org/">GIMP</a> is a free alternative to Photoshop and will even open Photoshop files for editing. It doesn't have all the options of Photoshop and it's not as user-friendly, but if you don't want to spend the money it's a good option) create a simple map of the rooms in your house/location of party. This is usually achieved through simple squares and lines</span></span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Use the "Paint" program that comes with most Windows computers (I'm not a Mac user and can't say for sure if there's a similar program for that) and create a simple map of the rooms in your house/location of party</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Draw a map of your house/location of party on a piece of paper and scan it into your computer</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Draw a map of your house/location of party, take a picture of it in good lighting, and load it onto your computer</span></li>
<li style="font-size: 13px; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Draw a map of your house/location of party on each Marauder's Map after printing and staining it</span></li>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Any of those options would work. I chose #1 because I have Photoshop and am rather good with computers.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You may want to make some changes in how you create the map of your house, i.e. the main alterations we made were:</span><br />
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<li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We labelled everything 'magical'-sounding names (e.g. closets were 'broom cupboards'. A list of possible names will be provided below)</span></li>
<li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We left out a bathroom on the main floor to be the 'Room of Requirement', because the Room does not show up on the Marauder's Map, so naturally it would not show up on ours</span></li>
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you would like to give the rooms in your home more 'magical'-sounding names, a list of possible alternatives is below: (some things are repeated i.e. a bedroom could be the 'Divination Classroom', or your attic could be the Divination classroom)</span></div>
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<b>A tree, especially a Willow tree</b> – Whomping Willow</div>
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<b>Any outdoor water source</b> – Black Lake</div>
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<b>Attic</b> – Divination Classroom</div>
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<b>Basement</b> – Dungeons, Underground, Snape’s Storage Rooms, Potions Classroom</div>
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<b>Bathroom</b> – Moaning Myrtle’s Lavatory, Entrance to the Ministry of Magic, the Loo</div>
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<b>Bedrooms</b> – Astronomy Tower, Arithmancy Classroom, any sort of classroom name including Transfiguration, Charms, Muggle Studies, Divination, etc.</div>
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<b>Closet</b> – Broom Cupboard</div>
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<b>Dining Room</b> – Great Hall</div>
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<b>Forest</b> – Forbidden Forest</div>
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<b>Furnace Room</b> – Floo Network</div>
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<b>Garden</b> – Hagrid’s Pumpkin Patch</div>
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<b>Greenhouse</b> – Herbology Classroom</div>
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<b>Hallways</b> – Entrance Hall, 7<sup>th</sup> Floor Corridor, 3<sup>rd</sup> Floor Corridor</div>
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<b>Kitchen </b>– Hogwarts Kitchens</div>
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<b>Living Room</b> – Common Rooms, Dormitories (could call it the ‘Hufflepuff Dormitories’, or substitute the word ‘Hufflepuff’ for Gryffindor, Slytherin, or Ravenclaw)</div>
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<b>Master Bedroom</b> – Dumbledore’s Office/Headmaster’s Office</div>
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<b>Offices</b> – Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor’s Office, Unused Classroom</div>
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<b>Shed </b>– Shrieking Shack, Broom Shed</div>
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<b>Stairs</b> – Grand Staircase, 3<sup>rd</sup> Floor Corridor</div>
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If you have any other suggestions, feel free to comment and I'll add them!</span></div>
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When you have finished creating and labelling your map, print them out so that the picture at the top is on one side of the paper and your map is on the other. You can fold it in now, but it's easier to just wait.</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Now you're going to stain the paper, and the instructions can be found in my other post,<a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html"> The Letters/Invitations--How to Stain Your Paper Tutorial</a>. Stain all of your maps, flatten them, and then fold the edges in and you will have a lovely map that looks similar to this:</span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This map went over really well, and many of my friends now display it in their bedrooms! It's such a simple craft but really looks fantastic when it's finished.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Things You Need:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A piece of paper, 8.5”x11” or larger<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Double-sided tape (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hot Glue gun<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">White glue (optional but recommended; can use hot glue as well)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Scissors<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paint, spray paint or otherwise, in the colour you would like your wand to be<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Toilet paper, tissue paper, or even scrap paper<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Directions:</b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left: 36.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent: -24px;"></div><ol><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Stick a strip of double-sided tape diagonally across your paper. You can skip this step (we did), but it helps to keep the paper wound tightly. Another idea is to put a straw diagonally across the paper or a barbeque skewer or something similar to make the wand stiffer, however, we found that they ended up quite stiff without any of that.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tightly roll the paper, beginning in the corner and working to the opposite corner. Roll it slightly diagonally so that one end of your wand is slightly larger than the other.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once you’ve rolled about halfway, take some glue, preferably white, and smear it on the unrolled section of paper. We used a plastic paintbrush and painted some on. Make sure you get it right to the edges of the paper for the best stick.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Continue to roll the wand up until you reach the end of the paper. Hold the wand together tightly so that it dries. You may have to hold it for a few minutes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">When you’re sure that the ends will stay on, let it dry for a bit longer so that the paper isn’t soggy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now snip the ends off so that they’re flat and dribble some glue into one of the ends (we did the larger one first). You can use white or hot glue, but we used white so we wouldn’t use up all the hot glue. However, the hot glue dries much faster and probably a bit stiffer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">After sticking some glue into the end, take a square of toilet paper (or a small bit of scrap paper, tissue paper etc.) and roll it up, then stuff it into the hole. Dribble a bit more glue on top of the paper and repeat. If you need to, don’t hesitate to use a pencil or barbeque skewer etc. to shove the toilet paper down more.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once all that is dry, use some hot glue to create a round end at the bottom of the wand.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">We found that a very useful way to let the wands dry was by using the toilet paper roll and putting the ends of the wands in it so that it dried standing up.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now after filling the other end of your wand and letting it completely dry (you may have to wait overnight), create some details on the wand with the hot glue. You might want to make a vine pattern, or you can layer it to make a handle.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paint your wand in the colour of your choice. We used a dark bronze spray paint.</span></li>
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I've also <a href="http://www.planetpals.com/craft-non-toxic-craft-supply-recipes.html">found a recipe at planetpals.com</a> to make salt sparkle like glitter. It might not taste as good, but if you'd like to try it, here's the recipe:<br />
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Quite simply, mix together your sparkles (if applicable) or dye your sugar green, and put it into the bottles. Print off the picture provided below and resize it to fit your bottles, then glue it on. And voilà! A cute little bottle of Floo Powder to give to your guests!<br />
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Plastic Easter eggs (we used 4, but it's up to you)</div>
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ALTERNATIVE could be if you make your own clay Easter Eggs OR if you paper maché Easter Eggs, it's up to you. But this is a very painless way of doing it and they're quite cheap. Plus, you can put a note in it for when guests open them up :)</div>
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<li>Take the long twigs and wrap them evenly around the bottom of your broomstick, approximately 6 inches (16cm) from the end of the broom handle while leaving about an inch (3cm) of the twigs on the other side of the twine. You may need someone to help you with this because otherwise the next step will get quite tricky...</li>
<li>Tie the sticks firmly to the broom by wrapping the twine around and tying it in knots multiple times.</li>
<li>Adjust the positions of the sticks so that they are evenly spaced around the bottom of the broom. Dribble hot glue in the spaces and around the twine to secure it firmly. It was useful to have one person rotating the broom while the other person applied the hot glue. You may have to go around a few times: once around the top of the twine, once around the bottom of the twine, and once to ensure the gaps were filled (this is why you need a lot of hot glue).</li>
<li>Follow steps 3 & 4 with the medium sticks and then the short sticks, allowing the glue to dry in between.</li>
<li>When all of your sticks are glued on and it looks like a broomstick, take some small pieces of twine and wrap it around your broomstick end every 2 1/2 inches (7cm) or so down, tying it tightly enough to shape your twigs into the desired 'broomstick' shape (i.e. the twigs are not sticking out all over the place)</li>
<li>Leave your broomstick for about a day or two (or longer, it won't hurt) so that the twigs stay in that shape. When you are ready to take the twine on the end off, trim any twigs that still haven't achieved the broomstick shape.</li>
<li>Take some remaining twine and use it to cover up the hot glued twine and twig section. You can also do a second wrap around the twigs lower down, however, we did not do this</li>
</ol><div>There you go, your own home-made broomstick! If you want to go the extra step farther and you happen to have an <b>engraver</b>, you could also engrave the words "Nimbus 2000" onto it like we did. It made for a neat effect, and you could even fill it in with gold paint!</div><div><br />
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I made this "recipe" up, seeing as I really wanted to give my friends chocolate frogs yet I did not own a candy frog mould nor did I know anyone who possessed one. It's ridiculously easy and will take you less than twenty minutes, less if you've already got the icing made.<br />
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Of course, there are plenty of other ways to make these, including a bit more home-made ones such as actually making the chocolates yourself, however, this is a very easy way to do it :) I was also lucky because the Turtles that I used came on sale during the holiday season so I got them for a fairly decent price :). Here's a<a href="http://candy.about.com/od/kidfriendlytreats/r/turtles.htm" target="_blank"> link to a recipe on About.com</a> that detailed a simple way of making your own version of these treats if you so desire.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">'POTION' FROSTING</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">(The original recipe was titled 'Butter Frosting' and was submitted to the recipe book by Norma Gingerich)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Directions:</b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"></div><ol><li>Make your icing green by adding a little <b>green food colouring. </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, serif; line-height: 115%;">Next, if you have any clear plastic milk bags (clean ones) they would be perfect for this, but if not simply take some parchment paper and roll it into a cone, securing it by stapling it. Snip off the end of the parchment paper or the milk bag, whichever one you're using, and spoon the icing into it. This is so that we can use it like an icing tip and put little froggy feet onto our chocolate frogs :)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Merriweather, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Put your chocolate turtles onto the wax paper and pipe out little feet for them. Try not to make the toes too long, or the icing will break when you try to take it off the paper. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Merriweather, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Pipe small blobs onto the top as the 'eyes'.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Merriweather, serif;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Take a small nonpareil or sprinkle etc. and pop it into the middle of the eye as the eyeball. If you do not have any substitute that you can use to do this you can just use a toothpick to poke out a small hole in the icing as an eye.</span></span></li>
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This template was altered from the one I found at <a href="http://www.chicaandjo.com/2011/07/08/harry-potter-chocolate-frogs/" target="_blank">Chica and Jo.com</a>, which was a very useful site.<br />
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<li>I made the bronze colour into more of a gold for the same reasons as the above point</li>
<li>I got rid of the colour in most of the tabs to save on ink</li>
<li>I put text on the bottom of the boxes so that I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of lining up my printer to print on the backs of each of the wizard cards</li>
<li>I made my own wizard cards to put inside of the boxes, which I placed conveniently right next to the box on the same page to minimize paper waste</li>
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I hope you find that these alterations suit your desires for a chocolate frog box. I made ten individual chocolate frog cards and descriptions, one for everyone at the party. I've uploaded my Albus Dumbledore one here and provided links to the other ones below the picture, which are up on my MediaFire account so that this post does not get cluttered.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Albus Dumbledore Chocolate Frog Card and template. The description is taken directly from the book.</td></tr>
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LINKS TO THE OTHER PRE-MADE CHOCOLATE FROG CARDS:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/zy4om8vyd6m95el/Bertie%20Bott%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Bertie Bott Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/mj5vraba92nb29b/Harry%20Potter%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Harry Potter Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/7ip4bstcpxk57u4/Hermione%20Granger%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Hermione Granger Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/9f68m4a36j26266/Merlin%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Merlin Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/4zwdtgek08pck6z/Morgan%20le%20Fay%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Morgan le Fay Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/ep1blauuv7bl3mr/Neville%20Longbottom%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Neville Longbottom Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/94qxqqxj3fnadtm/Ron%20Weasley%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Ron Weasley Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/b93rfy2761ls2bv/Severus%20Snape%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Severus Snape Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/view/pp10wvf2fblbo89/Voldemort%20Chocolate%20Frog%20Template.png" target="_blank">Voldemort Chocolate Frog</a><br />
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THE ALTERABLE PHOTOSHOP FILE:<br />
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<a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/cc963kj3twaq8ia/Chocolate_Frog_Photoshop_Template.psd/file" target="_blank">Chocolate Frog Photoshop Template</a><br />
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Putting the boxes together is pretty straightforward: fold all of the tabs and glue the ones on the bottom of the card together to make the sides of the bottom, and glue the tab on the top so that it stand up like 3D. You don't need to glue the tabs on the top of the template to the bottom of it; they are simply there to hold the lid down.<br />
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Another important note is that we printed these templates on card stock again. Card stock is just a heavier type of paper that is sturdier than regular printer paper. It was very useful for making the Chocolate Frog boxes stiffer.<br />
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I did initially find this template on <a href="http://deviantart.com/" target="_blank">DeviantArt</a> by 61098 (unfortunately they have since deactivated their account), however, after printing one of them out and cutting everything, I realized that there really wasn't any way to attach the triangles at the top together, nor was there an actual bottom for the boxes. So I popped it into Photoshop and gave it those essentials and voilà! The Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans template!<br />
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You are free to print this out and use it. What we did to put them together was:<br />
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<li>Print the template out. There are two ways to do this: You can print the template on card stock paper OR you can print it on regular paper and cut out cardboard from cracker boxes, cereal boxes etc. to paste under it to give it a bit more strength. We chose to cut out cardboard as well so we wouldn't waste so much card stock.</li>
<li>Cut out the template, including the windows.</li>
<li>If you printed on card stock, you've got it easy. All you need to do is glue everything together EXCEPT for the bottom, because that's where you'll be inserting the beans when you're ready to 'serve' them. However, if you printed on regular paper, to make it more durable find an empty cardboard box such as those used for crackers, cereal, cake mixes etc. Trace your template onto it and cut that out. You do not need to cut the tabs out of cardboard on the bottom and sides of the template, but you DO need to cut out the bottom.</li>
<li>Glue the paper template to the cardboard template. We did it so that the blank grey/brown side was on the INSIDE, because the patterns on the outside didn't show through the paper.</li>
<li>Glue all the tabs together to make it into a box EXCEPT for the bottom (because you need it to put the beans in).</li>
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Congratulations, you have officially made a Harry-Potter worthy Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans box. Here's some pictures of how ours turned out:</div>
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To put the beans in them we wrapped the beans up in plastic wrap by putting the beans in the centre and then twisting all of the corners together. The corners went on the bottom of the box.<br />
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Here's another lovely recipe for you Potterheads: Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans!<br />
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What do you do when you can't find the brand-name every flavour beans? If you can't find a box of the Bertie Bott's anywhere at all? Why, you make your own, of course!<br />
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If you would also like to make a box for your Bertie Bott's Beans, a link to the tutorial and templates for the Bertie Bott's Boxes can be found here: <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/01/bertie-botts-every-flavour-beans-box.html">Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans Box Template</a><br />
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This recipe is fairly simple and hardly costs anything. However, I would really recommend making these only a day or two at most ahead of time because you really don't want them to spoil with all of the interesting flavours you're stacking on them.<br />
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<b>Things You Need:</b><br />
A package of jelly beans, be they Jelly Bellies, No Name, or any other sort<br />
Some spices or other interesting items to make your beans truly "every flavour"<br />
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<li>Mix up some sugar water, which is just granulated sugar (or icing/confectioner's sugar if you like) with water. You won't need too much, we used about 1/2 water to 1/2 sugar, but you may have to adjust this so that you get a fairly thick mixture that will coat your beans so that the spices stick to them</li>
<li>Lay out some newspaper on your counter, possibly with some paper towels underneath them or have a LOT of newspaper, as this does get a little messy (but not a lot; the beans will just be wet from the sugar water)</li>
<li>Get out your spices and sprinkle a decent pile onto a small patch of the newspaper. Some of the spices that we used included: <b>Ginger, Cinnamon, Chilli Powder, Ground Hot Pepper, Nutmeg, and Paprika</b>. The ground hot pepper was a major hit, it was dried hot pepper and it punched a really unexpected pack of hotness!</li>
<li>Dip one of the jelly beans into the sugar water and then roll it gently in the spice of choice. Let it sit on the newspaper to dry.</li>
<li>Continue this pattern for all of the beans you wish to flavour! It will take some time, but they turn out so well.</li>
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<i>Notes on the flavours:</i> <i>The ginger ones were pretty gross but still amusing to accidentally eat, the cinnamon ones were very tasty, the chilli powder ones tasted rather peppery, the ground hot pepper ones were fabulous, as mentioned above in step 3, and the nutmeg and paprika tasted funny but not awful.</i></div>
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<li>Cover the beans with vinegar and let them soak for a while. I think that we soaked ours for 2 or 3 hours, but I would recommend 5 or 6 so that they really get the flavour because the only real difference I noticed in ours was that much of their colour had washed off</li>
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We didn't do more than that, but if you wanted to get creative you could try dipping some in honey or corn syrup. You might even try soaking them in different liquids such as apple juice to experiment with achieving different flavours. I found that we got the best results from rolling the beans in various spices, however, as opposed to soaking them in vinegar.</div>
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Here is a recipe for some truly delicious Cauldron Cakes from the Harry Potter universe. No one really knows what Cauldron Cakes are, but most people have gone with a sort of dark chocolate cupcake with a filling inside. (Here's a <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/28ackkei84h818f/Printer-friendly_PDF_Cauldron_Cakes_Recipe.pdf/file" target="_blank">printer-friendly version of the recipe in PDF format on MediaFire.com</a>) Here's the recipe that I came up with, used from an old cookbook:<br />
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<b>CAULDRON CAKES</b><br />
(The original recipe was titled 'Deep Dark Chocolate Cake' and was submitted to the recipe book by Ruth Schnurr)<br />
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<b>Ingredients:</b><br />
1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour<br />
2 cups sugar<br />
3/4 cup cocoa<br />
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda<br />
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder<br />
1 teaspoon salt<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 cup milk<br />
1/2 cup vegetable oil<br />
2 teaspoons vanilla<br />
1 cup boiling water<br />
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<li>Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add the remaining ingredients except for the boiling water, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.</li>
<li>Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin) (<i>Note from FlightlessPhoenix: And </i>Merlin<i> was the batter thin, I thought I had done something wrong, but they turned out absolutely gorgeous and yummy</i>)</li>
<li>Fill greased muffin tins about 1/2 to 2/3 full. <u>Don't use paper muffin cups.</u><i> </i>The Cauldron Cakes get their shape from the round tin.</li>
<li>Bake at 35<span style="font-family: inherit;">0°F for 15-20 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick into the centre of a cupcake and it comes out clean.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack (<i>Note from FlightlessPhoenix: if you're unfamiliar with this term like I was (I once ruined a cake trying to do this), 'cooling on a wire rack' or 'remove and put onto a wire rack' in cooking instructions usually does NOT mean take it out of the pan and put it onto a wire rack. Most times it just means to put the entire pan with the cake/cupcakes/brownies etc. in it onto the wire rack. This is to get the air flowing underneath the pan to cool the food in the pan down faster and prevent the bottom from burning. If you don't have any wire racks you can skip putting them on that, but I would recommend it if you do since it's rather painless)</i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">After about 10 minutes of cooling carefully remove the cupcakes from the pans and cool completely.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now we're going to make the cupcakes look like actual 'Cauldrons'. You can make the icing first or follow the next steps to hollow out the insides.</span></div>
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Depending on how much batter you put into each muffin tin, you may or may not have rounded tops. It doesn't matter if you do or don't; if you do, however, you have the choice of slicing them off so that the tops are flat or keeping them the way they are. I'll let you read the next few steps so that you know if you want to cut the tops off or not.</div>
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Take some of the icing -- I think we used about a quarter of it -- and put it into a bowl, then use some <b>green food colouring</b> to make it green (feel free to experiment with different colours, however, if you wish). Next, if you have any clear plastic milk bags (clean ones) they would be perfect for this, but if not simply take some parchment paper and roll it into a cone, securing it by stapling it. Snip off the end of the parchment paper or the milk bag, whichever one you're using, and spoon the icing into it. This is so that we can use it like an icing tip and fill up the Cauldrons with the icing.</div>
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Squirt out as much or as little of the icing as you like into your Cauldron Cakes. We found that it looked neat if you made swirling designs on the top for 'bubbles'.</div>
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You also have the choice here of adding other things to the centre of your Cauldron Cakes, such as cotton candy, crushed candy, sprinkles, dry cereal, or any other sort of sweet you have lying around. I had some Almond Nut squares lying around, so we took one of those and crushed it up, then filled the bottom of the Cauldron Cake with those and topped it with the icing. This is so that the Cauldron Cake does not get too sweet with all that icing.</div>
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Finally, take some <b>liquorice</b>, black or red, it doesn't matter (I just had some red liquorice, and I know that most people don't like black liquorice even though the colour would suit it better). Depending on the type of liquorice that you have, you can either use a string of liquorice or you can cut the liquorice into the desired length. It is going to be the handle of the Cauldron, so it's up to you how long you'd like it to be.</div>
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We cut our liquorice in half lengthwise, and then again in half the other way. You can either choose to put the handles on your Cauldron Cakes now or later; however, even though we had made our Cauldron Cakes the night before the party, most of the handles had snapped in half at the top, so I recommend <b>putting the handles on just before serving them</b>.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78903695273072908.post-15612871531495925382012-01-22T01:37:00.003-05:002021-06-11T20:57:20.666-04:00The Letters/Invitations--Wax Seal Tutorial<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are six parts to this post, although I've split them up for ease of reading. This is the sixth (and last) post.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Table of Contents:</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">1. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/12/lettersinvitations-and-platform-9-34.html">Acceptance letters and Equipment list</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-platform-9-34-ticket.html">Platform 9 3/4 tickets</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">3. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-inner-envelope.html">Inner Envelope</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">4. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-outer-envelope.html">Outer Envelope</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">5. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html">How to stain your paper</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">6. Wax Seal tutorial</span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Items needed:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Clay (can be bakeable or not, doesn't matter. I got mine from the dollar store for about a buck and a half)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Toothpicks, needles, any small sort of device you can use to carve a design in the clay<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-A picture of what you'd like your stamp to look like (i.e. the one below)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-A hot glue gun OR wax sticks<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Paint OR wax sticks in the desired colour<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Ice pack<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Oil (like vegetable oil)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Wax paper (or parchment paper but wax paper is recommended)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Paper towels (optional but recommended)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Newspaper (optional but recommended to minimize mess)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://www.curiousgood.com/?page_id=64" target="_blank">Curious Goods</a> has a good tutorial</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> that you can see by following the link. We did ours a wee bit differently but the general idea was the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Directions:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Roll out an oblong piece of clay and flatten the bottom to be about the size you want your stamp to be. The oblong bit will be the handle<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Take a toothpick or a needle or whatever else and carve your design into the flat clay part. Remember that whatever is carved</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>into</i> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">the stamp will be raised on the actual seal. You should carve it in fairly deep (see ours for reference, pictured below)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Let your stamp harden or bake it (follow the instructions that came with your clay if you must bake it. Ours we just let dry overnight)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">4.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">When your stamp is dry, heat up your hot glue gun. Cut some wax paper into squares that will fit your stamp onto it and get out your ice packs and vegetable oil. Place your stamp on the ice pack to harden it a bit further before stamping your seals. Put a small amount of vegetable oil into a container that you can easily dip your stamp into.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">5.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">When the glue gun is hot enough, squeeze out a blob of glue onto the wax paper square and let it sit for 30 seconds<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">6.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Dip your stamp into the oil and dab some of it off onto a paper towel, then press it into the blob of glue<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">7.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Move the wax paper, glue and the stamp onto the ice pack<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">8.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Remove the stamp by wiggling it when the glue starts to cloud up. Keep the glue seal on the ice pack to harden and cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">9.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Repeat for as many seals as you like.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">10.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Wash off the seals with soap and water when they are completely hardened to get the oil off.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">11.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Paint the seals (or spray paint, it doesn't really make a difference). In the movies the seal is red, but in the book it is described as purple (which makes more sense because it wouldn't single out any one house). I achieved a purple colour by blending a royal blue with red together and then mixing a wee tiny bit of black in. I also used food colouring to help me with the red shade (although if you have better options to colour it that would likely be preferable).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">12.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Glue them to the outside of your stained envelope with a small dot of white or hot glue<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78903695273072908.post-41032693460657223932012-01-22T01:29:00.004-05:002021-06-11T20:57:10.731-04:00The Letters/Invitations--How to Stain Your Paper tutorial<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are six parts to this post, although I've split them up for ease of reading. This is the fifth post.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Table of Contents:</span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">1. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/12/lettersinvitations-and-platform-9-34.html">Acceptance letters and Equipment list</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-platform-9-34-ticket.html">Platform 9 3/4 tickets</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">3. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-inner-envelope.html">Inner Envelope</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">4. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-outer-envelope.html">Outer Envelope</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">5. How to stain your paper<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">6. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-wax-seal-tutorial.html">Wax Seal tutorial</a></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Items needed:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Paper <i>(NOTE: You should have already printed on the paper, as it is very unwise to print on the paper after it has been coloured. If you have an ink printer the ink will likely run. It is recommended that you use a laserjet printer for this activity)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Tea <i>(the kind does not matter but a brown or orange tea is preferable because this is the colour your paper will turn)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Instant Coffee <i>(optional, but adds a cool effect)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Cookie trays/jelly roll pans <i>(15"x1"x10" pan. Although any oven-safe pan that fits a piece of paper onto it should be fine)</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Newspaper or rags to put the paper on afterwards to dry<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">-Heavy flat objects to put on the paper afterwards to flatten it<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Directions:</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Make a pot of tea. After it is done brewing I prefer putting it into bowls because you'll be scooping it on and off of the cookie trays.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Heat your oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. While it is warming up put the paper on the cookie sheet and spoon the tea over it. The tea can be hot or cold, but it stains better warm (I'm telling this so you know that you can store it in a container if you want and finish staining later or something). Try to cover the whole paper with tea.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Crush some of the instant coffee and sprinkle it over the paper. Allow it to clump in some areas -- this stains the paper darker in that area and makes for a neat effect.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Let the instant coffee sit on the paper for 1-2 minutes, then flip it over and repeat with the spooning of the tea and the sprinkling of the instant coffee on the other side<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Take the paper off the pan and drain the tea back into the bowl. You might also want to dry the pan with a rag before the next step to prevent stains (recommended to use an older cookie tray for that reason)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Put the paper printed (ink) side up back onto the cookie tray and bake it in the oven for 5-8 minutes (depending on how long it takes the paper to dry)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Remove the paper from the oven and put on newspaper with books on top to flatten it out<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Tadaa! Some people might also recommend burning the edges, but we didn't do that. We thought it looked old enough without the burning.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Other mentionable information:<o:p></o:p></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The tea will gradually get darker with each paper you stain due to the coffee granules, so you might want to replace it now and then<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">If you want a darker stain, use brewed coffee instead of the tea<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">You don't</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>have</i> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">to let the coffee granules sit on the paper, but they soak in better if you do (this is if you're strapped for time)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">You can store the tea in a container and use it to stain paper later on<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">You might want to have two or three cookie trays of these sheets going at once so that you will always have another piece of paper ready to put in after one finishes baking (we rotated two in and out of the oven, i.e. one was in the oven while we prepared the second one)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">You can also stain the envelopes, if you wish. We did the</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>inner envelopes only</i> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">because I'm sure the people mailing your letters wouldn't be impressed with the stained envelope, should it be on the outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Our advice for staining the envelopes is as such:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Print on the envelope FIRST, UNLESS you don't have an envelope-compatible printer, in which case you will have to stain the envelope and then write on it by hand<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Leave the flap of the envelope open so that it does not stick down to the rest of the letter while baking (although it may stick to the pan, which is why it is important to use an older pan! If you soak it in a bit of water it comes off)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Put the envelope ink side-up, unless you are writing on it by hand after it has been stained. If the ink has gone on first, however, ink side MUST go up otherwise it may stick to the bottom of the pan and come off.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">4.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Envelopes take a bit longer to dry in the oven -- probably more like 6-10 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I hope that this helps you!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are six parts to this post, although I've split them up for ease of reading. This is the fourth post.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Then we had an 'outer envelope' which contained a map to the location of the party and a "Hogsmeade Permission form". Mostly what was in the permission form was just information about the party that hadn't been included or might not have been clear in the invitations (because we were trying to make them replicas). The permission form noted different ways to RSVP and also told parents about what was going on i.e. there would be food and drinks available, it would be for ____ days, and that there would be adults present during the festivities. We also asked people for a donation of $15-$20 when they come to the party to cover costs. (We said that this is like our Christmas gift to the guests and their Chrismas gift back is the donation of money).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The outer envelope was NOT stained (the tutorial for staining paper can be found by clicking the link in the Table of Contents) because it was the one that would be going in the mail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The outer envelopes looked like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-It4wrAqmr78/TxupSOPgN7I/AAAAAAAAAO8/OqEiyMX4k4c/s1600/Letters+illegible.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-It4wrAqmr78/TxupSOPgN7I/AAAAAAAAAO8/OqEiyMX4k4c/s320/Letters+illegible.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The addresses have been blocked out, but here is a picture of some of the outer envelopes,<br />
which we customized by giving everyone a different owl.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is one of the owls we used, which you can save as a picture<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Because mail is delivered by owls in the wizarding world, on the outer envelope we featured a picture of an owl holding a letter in its beak. Each person received a different owl, and not all of the envelopes were shown here. However, it is likely more convenient for you to just use the same owl for everyone. Comment if you want me to link MediaFire files to the files in Photoshop so you just have to change the text (provided you have Photoshop Elements 7 or better).<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/11/introduction.html">>>Link to Table of Contents</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78903695273072908.post-14424722090066241412012-01-22T01:00:00.005-05:002021-06-11T20:56:49.702-04:00The Letters/Invitations--Inner Envelope<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are six parts to this post, although I've split them up for ease of reading. This is the third post.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Table of Contents:</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">1. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/12/lettersinvitations-and-platform-9-34.html">Acceptance letters and Equipment list</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-platform-9-34-ticket.html">Platform 9 3/4 tickets</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">3. Inner Envelope<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">4. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-outer-envelope.html">Outer Envelope</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">5. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html">How to stain your paper</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">6. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-wax-seal-tutorial.html">Wax Seal tutorial</a></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">There was the first, or the 'inner' envelope. It had the guest's address written out like Harry's was in the book to make it more special. I used "Tall Paul" font and made it green as was specified in the book. I wrote it like Harry's is written, i.e.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Mr. H. Potter</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>(name)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Cupboard Under the Stairs</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>(location of room)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">4 Privet Drive</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>(Street address)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Little Whinging</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>(Town/city)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Surrey</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <i>(State/Province/Territory etc)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a picture of one of the completed envelopes<br />
(The address is blocked out).</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;">We printed the addresses directly onto the envelopes and then stained them. </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;">We stained the envelopes in the same way that we stained all of our other things. The tutorial for that is in <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html">another post</a>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the back of the Inner Envelope with the Hogwarts wax seal on it.<br />
Here's a link to the tutorial for the wax seal,<br />
which is in another post.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;">Inside of the Inner Envelope was the Platform 9 3/4 ticket, the Hogwarts Acceptance Letter, and the Hogwarts Equipment list. The links to those tutorials and instructions are below and also linked on the Table of Contents:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/12/lettersinvitations-and-platform-9-34.html">Hogwarts Acceptance Letter and Equipment List</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-platform-9-34-ticket.html" target="_blank">Platform 9 3/4 Ticket</a></span></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">There are six parts to this post, although I've split them up for ease of reading. This is the second post.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Table of Contents:</span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;"><b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></b><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">1. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/12/lettersinvitations-and-platform-9-34.html">Acceptance letters and Equipment list</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">2. Platform 9 3/4 tickets</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">3. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-inner-envelope.html">Inner Envelope</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">4. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-outer-envelope.html">Outer Envelope</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">5. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html">How to stain your paper</a></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">6. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-wax-seal-tutorial.html">Wax Seal tutorial</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The other thing that we did was made Platform 9 3/4 tickets for guests to inform them of the time they had to be at the party by (in this case, 11:00am because the 'train' leaves then). This ticket was made by FlightlessPhoenix (me; I write most of the blog posts) entirely from scratch in Photoshop Elements, and it is as close to the one shown in the first movie as I could make it. If you have gold foil and you want to use that go ahead, but as we wanted ours to be low-cost we omitted this and simply had a black border in place of the shiny gold one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JEuBPX6LvOQ/TxucLpbO7GI/AAAAAAAAAOM/UhCrQTo6TQE/s1600/another+ticket.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="172" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JEuBPX6LvOQ/TxucLpbO7GI/AAAAAAAAAOM/UhCrQTo6TQE/s320/another+ticket.PNG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a close up of the ticket from the movie, however,<br />
you can see that it is a bit curved and not suitable for printing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5iR8zJIEEkE/TxucNbypwyI/AAAAAAAAAOU/zA3n8H9Z1-A/s1600/replica.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5iR8zJIEEkE/TxucNbypwyI/AAAAAAAAAOU/zA3n8H9Z1-A/s1600/replica.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the version that I got the colours from. I found it<br />
at <a href="http://www.curiousgood.com/?page_id=10" target="_blank">Curiousgoods.com</a>, and I think that occasionally<br />
they put some tickets on sale. Ours looks quite similar to this,<br />
however where they used gold foiling I simply<br />
made it black.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QFG5tN8tmvE/TxucnZsuCKI/AAAAAAAAAOk/J6cbXw0QFFE/s1600/Platform+Ticket+Completed.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="160" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QFG5tN8tmvE/TxucnZsuCKI/AAAAAAAAAOk/J6cbXw0QFFE/s320/Platform+Ticket+Completed.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the version of the Platform 9 3/4 ticket that I made.<br />
You can save it as a picture and print off as many as you<br />
like, but if anyone asks where you got it, please give<br />
me credit ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a screenshot of the Platform 9 3 4 ticket in Harry's hands.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"> I am quite proud of the ticket, and because it was made from scratch. I have made it available to download as a Photoshop file (I used Adobe Elements 7, but the newest version out is the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html" target="_blank">Adobe Photoshop Elements 10</a>, which you can purchase from the Adobe site. There are also versions of <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Adobe-Photoshop-Elements-OLD-VERSION/dp/B001DMBWXS" target="_blank">Adobe Photoshop Elements 7</a> you can buy, and that link there goes to Amazon where you can purchase a used version. If you would like to download the Photoshop file you will find it on my <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/i/?klslk449ba2g4ba" target="_blank">MediaFire account</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Anyways, the ticket went inside the first envelope (there was two) with the acceptance letter and the equipment letter.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">**Later Update**</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I finally managed to find a suitable, flat, printable ticket inside a Harry Potter book. I immediately scanned it into my computer and voilà! Here is the ticket. Its colouring is different but the style is the same. Of course, you can't edit this one, but if you like the look it's free for printing :)</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2g_eiEe-qpE/UBBO313j6WI/AAAAAAAAAbI/jzFh-IXUEU8/s1600/Golden_Platform_Ticket.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="183" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2g_eiEe-qpE/UBBO313j6WI/AAAAAAAAAbI/jzFh-IXUEU8/s320/Golden_Platform_Ticket.png" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The golden Platform 9 3/4 ticket I discovered.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R5znxMEPnSI/TvVXJ0H2iQI/AAAAAAAAAME/vr50h8x8M3w/s1600/DSC02200.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R5znxMEPnSI/TvVXJ0H2iQI/AAAAAAAAAME/vr50h8x8M3w/s320/DSC02200.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farther back view of the Slytherin Locket with the corked vial of beads next to it.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Another post, this one on how to make your own <b>Slytherin Locket</b>.<br />
We made this one entirely from scratch, and unfortunately, it does not open like a typical locket. We based it, not off of the one in the movie, but off of this one:<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VVeUDFBGi0U/TvVZNS-5W4I/AAAAAAAAAMY/5zVSNNrlHd4/s1600/Harry+Potter+7+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VVeUDFBGi0U/TvVZNS-5W4I/AAAAAAAAAMY/5zVSNNrlHd4/s320/Harry+Potter+7+cover.jpg" width="289" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the 'Adult' cover for the seventh and final Harry Potter book.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>So if you want to make on as it looks on the movie, you'll have to make up your own alterations.<br />
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<i>ITEMS NEEDED:</i><br />
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<ul><li>Clay</li>
<li>Green beads, sparkles, rhinestones etc.</li>
<li>String of any sort; can be plastic, but ought to be wide enough to see. If you wanted to spend a bit more money for a more authentic look you could also purchase a chain at your local craft store.</li>
<li>Gold Spray Paint</li>
<li>Toothpicks, needles etc. for carving into the clay</li>
<li>Wax paper, newspaper etc. for minimizing mess</li>
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<ol><li>Basically what we did here was we took some of out handy-dandy clay purchased at the dollar store (the kind that does not need baking) and rolled it into an oval. Then I put the clay onto a piece of wax paper and flattened out the back slightly.</li>
<li>Next I smoothed out the clay as much as I could and took a second chunk of clay, which I formed into a small "S". I laid that out over the locket base and smoothed it out again.</li>
<li>After you've smoothed it out you can take your toothpicks, needles, etc. and carve the desired design into the clay. You must also make indents to place the green gems/beads (or whatever you plan to decorate the locket with) into.</li>
<li>When you're happy with how it looks, allow it to dry overnight. Meanwhile, you can make the chain. We just had some white GIMP string lying around (it's just flat plastic 'string') that we used. You'd be all right if you used any sort of string. This is just to make the locket into a necklace. We took three long strands of the white GIMP and spray painted it gold. When it dried we braided it so that it resembled a chain. You could also use an existing necklace chain if you so desired.</li>
<li>When your clay has dried, spray paint it gold as well. Next, to give it that "Slytherin" vibe, we're going to add the green accents. I found these adorable corked bottles of beads at my local dollar store for a dollar and a bit, and they are the perfect shade of dark green. However, rhinestones, glitter, or even just green paint would work just as well.</li>
<li>To get the beads on the locket I took a BBQ skewer and dipped it into some glue, then carefully dabbed it into the hollowed out area for the beads. I put the locket in a container and poured some beads over it, then shook the excess off and put the beads still in the container back into the corked bottle of beads. I had been hoping to find some dark green paint lying around, but no such luck. The only reason I wanted the dark green paint was so that if any of the glue showed through it would look funny, whereas the green would disguise that.</li>
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In any case, I did more dabbing and gluing until the locket was finished. Then we let it dry, and our next task is to glue the spray painted GIMP onto the back of it. Excess "chain" could be used to make a time-turner chain.<br />
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<b>Table of Contents:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1. Acceptance letters and Equipment list</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-platform-9-34-ticket.html" target="">Platform 9 3/4 tickets</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-inner-envelope.html">Inner Envelope</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-outer-envelope.html">Outer Envelope</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html">How to stain your paper</a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-wax-seal-tutorial.html">Wax Seal tutorial</a></span><br /></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">
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<b>HOGWARTS ACCEPTANCE LETTER</b><br />
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We wanted to make the invitations look as close to the Hogwarts Acceptance letters as possible, and keep the cost as low as possible, so as a result just about everything is handmade. Again, we'll add in alternatives for people to suit the items you have available. I've also uploaded some templates of things at <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/" target="_blank">MediaFire.com</a> so that you can alter them to suit your needs.<br />
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First off, the from-the-book invitation with the 'acceptance speech' on it. Here's a <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/eaxl2c1bn6kyvk3/Hogwarts_Acceptance_Letter_from_Book_Template.docx/file" target="_blank">link to the file on MediaFire.com</a>. It's a Microsoft Word 2007 file. And <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/dd2wcc3s8xdn2cd/Hogwarts_Acceptance_Template.docx/file" target="_blank">here's the one we actually sent out</a>, with some different text to explain the party to people. All of the text is in text boxes because I used two different fonts, Edwardian Script ITC and Scriptina Pro. Edwardian Script ITC came with my computer, but I'm sure you can Google it or substitute a different font if you wish. For the Scriptina Pro font, here's the link, I downloaded it at <a href="http://www.dafont.com/scriptina-pro.font" target="_blank">dafont.com</a>. If you're not sure how to install fonts on your computer, all you do is:<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Right click the file and click "Extract Here", or "Extract".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">You'll probably get some sort of WinZip dialogue. Tell it to extract it onto your computer, preferably the same place you are now.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Another file (or more) should show up now. One of them should say that it's a "TrueFont" file (or something of the sort). You can delete all of the other files except for this one; that's the only one you'll really need.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Go to the start button at the bottom left of your screen and click Start -> Control Panel (for earlier versions it might be Start -> Settings -> Control Panel). I have a Windows Vista, so controls will likely be different for other computers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">In the Control Panel window, find the file labelled "Fonts" (you can search for it with the search box if you like). Open up that folder and you should see a whole bunch of fonts in there that are the same file type as the one that you saved above (after extracting it from the WinZip file).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Find the downloaded font (in this case, Scriptina Pro) and right-click it. Click "Cut".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Go into the Fonts window and right click. Press "Paste".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">It should briefly say that it's installing the font onto your computer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;">Open up any program and use your new font!</span></li>
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If these instructions are confusing you there's dozens of other ones out there on the internet if you <a href="http://www.google.ca/search?ix=hcb&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=how+to+download+fonts" target="_blank">Google it</a>.<br />
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All right, if you're wondering about why there is two different fonts, it's because I thought that the Edwardian Script ITC capital letters were too curly and unrealistic (to be handwritten) looking so I found the Scriptina Pro font. However, Scriptina's letters, when all used, look ridiculously curly and are far too distracting. Therefore I made a combination of both, with Scriptina Pro as the capital letters and Edwardian Script ITC for the lowercase letters.<br />
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<b>HOGWARTS EQUIPMENT LETTER</b><br />
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When the letters were printed off (and customised with each guest's last name) we made an accompanying "Equipment" letter that detailed the items that guests must bring to the party (i.e. a sleeping bag, and winter clothing for outdoors since some of our activities were taking place outside in the snow). It also mentioned the Dobby's Sock Contest that we held. You can omit the contest or you can put another contest of your liking etc. in there. Here is the <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/file/9h16ri3rwk633f7/Uniform_and_Equipment_Hogwarts.docx/file" target="_blank">link to download the Equipment list on MediaFire</a>.<br />
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FlightlessPhoenix and The 5th Marauder here. This is our first post for this blog, and it's on snitches! We're making a few different kinds of snitches, depending on the use. <span style="text-align: center;"> The first sort of snitch that we made is from the last movie. If you have not read/watched the last book/movie, SPOILER ALERT!</span><br />
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Newspaper or regular paper or tissue paper<br />
Flour<br />
Water<br />
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Rocks (just from outside) (Could also use clay)<br />
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So what we're going to do here is we're going to make a snitch that can be opened to reveal a Resurrection Stone. First off, go outside and find a bunch of relatively flat and small rocks. They should be fairly smooth and light enough to mount on a ring. Bring those rocks inside and wash them off.<br />
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Paint the rocks black. Once they are dry take your black fabric paint and draw on the Deathly Hallows symbol, pictured below if you don't know what it looks like:</div>
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You should draw the symbol on the side that will not be glued to the key ring. Let those dry.</div>
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I suggest black fabric paint because it stands up off of the stone and makes for a neat effect. However, similar results could be achieved by using white or hot glue and painting the glue black when it dries.</div>
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Next, take the key rings and hot glue them on to your stones on the other side (the one that the Deathly Hallows symbol is not on). It should resemble a ring.<br />
If you'd like to use clay, I'd suggest using a toothpick to carve the Deathly Hallows symbol into the clay and then paint it afterwards for the 'engraved' look.<br />
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If you don't want to make your own, an alternative for the Resurrection stone/ring would be to buy plastic rings and paint them black and put the Deathly Hallows symbol on it. We had originally planned to do this but could not find plastic rings, therefore we made our own rings.</div>
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Now comes the paper maché part. Take a balloon and open up the part you blow into wide enough so that you can drop one of your Resurrection rings inside. You will probably need someone to help you with this as it takes a lot of effort to open the balloon wide enough. Then blow it up a tiny bit and squish the air out of it enough so that you have a small ball approximately the size of a snitch (although it will be a bit bigger). Tie it off, making the end hang out as long as possible so that the snitch is as round as possible.</div>
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Cut your newspaper or regular paper (makes no difference what kind, you can use tissue paper too for a different effect) into itty bitty strips (we had triangles about 2cm by 2cm by around 3cm). The smaller the pieces the longer it takes to make the snitches, but the smoother the snitches will be. Next take some water and flour and mix it together (preferably in an older bowl as sometimes the glue can be difficult to scrub off). Add more flour or water as needed until you achieve a fairly thick glue. I find that a ratio of about 2/3 flour to 1/3 water works most times.</div>
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Next take your paintbrush (just a cheap plastic one, PLEASE don't use an expensive one, as it may glue the bristles together). Cover a part of the balloon containing the resurrection ring with glue and put strips of newspaper over it. Cover the newspaper with glue as well. Continue to coat the ball in newspaper until you have one layer done. (If the instructions on how to paper maché the newspaper on you can always <a href="http://www.google.ca/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=how+to+paper+mache" target="_blank">Google it</a>, as there are more detailed how-to's out there). Cut a small hole in the end that will not be the snitch (i.e. the part that you tied off; see the picture below for reference) and thread a string through it. Tie the string to something so that the Snitch dries without sticking to anything.</div>
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Once the snitch dries you will have to do a second and possibly a third layer to make it more sturdy. Once you are satisfied with the thickness of your snitch, have someone hold the end that is sticking out and poke the balloon with something sharp so that it pops. Pull the balloon out and paper maché to cover the hole, being sure to keep the Resurrection ring inside. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Since it's night and we're dead tired, this is not the best lighting to show off our snitches. But here are our paper maché snitches in progress with the Resurrection Stones inside. You can see that they are hanging by their ends.</td></tr>
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Now, to finish up, you might want to add a bit of detail to your snitches by taking either white or hot glue and creating a design on the sides. (See the photos at the top for an example of this). This will create a raised pattern that looks cool when spray painted gold. If you don't want to do this, spray paint the entire snitch gold (you'll have to do one side, wait for it to dry, then turn it to get the bottom). You can then attach wings to it. You can use any method you like to create wings, whether you use pipe cleaners and construction paper, or make them the way we did.</div>
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To copy our technique, all you need is some aluminum tart shells or pie shells. I saved mine from tarts that we had made previously, then washed them up and used them. To get the wing shape, just flatten the tart shell as best you can in half (so it becomes a semicircle) and cut out the bottom (smooth) part of the shell. Next, cut a wing-like shape out of the shell and you now have two almost identical silver snitch wings!</div>
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I found that the bumpy texture of the shell added to the "wing" look, but if you don't like it you can always just use regular aluminum foil sheets.</div>
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For the pie shells, do the same thing, but you'll just have to cut the wings out slightly differently. You can even use the bottom of the pie shell, if you wish (we did) and accordion-fold it to achieve a similar "textured" effect the outer rim has.</div>
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Hot glue the wings on and voilà! You now have a lovely snitch concealing a Resurrection stone :)</div>
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This blog will walk you through the steps I took to make a memorable Harry Potter Party for my friends and I. This party was intended for adolescents and it also occurred in the wintertime, so I will make notes and changes where a different activity could be substituted for a younger audience or for a summertime activity.<br />
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This idea came into being in October 2011, and the party took place January of 2012. All of the guests were in their teens (proving that Harry Potter never gets old!). However, the more time you dedicate to planning your party the more memorable it will be – even with three months we felt we could have used more time!</div>
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I highly recommend getting an early start to your planning -- why not start today? -- and to set the actual party date a few months into the future so that you have ample time for planning as this sort of party is meant to stimulate hard-core older Harry Potter fans and therefore needed to be interesting and detailed.<br />
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On that note, I hope you enjoy what this blog has to offer.<br />
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P.S. I'm making a Table of Contents that I will update as I post more. So far here are links to each of the pages along with brief explanations of the subject:<br />
P.P.S. I have also recently added a new feature: The Shopping List tab. It can be found at the top, there is a bar that says "Home" and then says "Shopping List". The purpose of this shopping list is to be a quick and easy way to look up what things you will need for each project before beginning. It has links to the posts.<br />
Some of the posts are not found in the "Shopping List" tab, such as the Marauder's Map tutorials and some of the Letters/Invitations posts because all you need is a printer and some paper :)<br />
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1. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/11/snitches.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Snitches -- The Deathly Hallows version with Resurrection Stone</span></a><br />
<i>*****SPOILER ALERT*****This post contains a tutorial on how to make your own snitch which opens up to reveal a home-made Resurrection Stone.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/12/lettersinvitations-and-platform-9-34.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Acceptance Letters and Equipment List</span></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><i>This post has links to download an alterable template for your own Hogwarts Acceptance Letter and the Equipment list that follows. Inside this post is a mini table of contents because it is technically one large post split up into six. All of the posts within this 'large post' begin with the title "The Letters/Invitations--" and then the subtitle which is listed in this table of contents.</i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">3. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2011/12/slytherin-locket.html"><span style="color: #990000;">The Slytherin Locket</span></a></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><i>The Slytherin Locket post has a tutorial on how to make your own Slytherin Locket as seen one of the cover variations for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.</i></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">4. </span><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-platform-9-34-ticket.html" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;" target=""><span style="color: #990000;">Platform 9 3/4 tickets</span></a><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><i>This post has a printable free-for-use Platform 9 3/4 ticket. It was made from scratch in Photoshop Elements 7 and there are links to download the alterable Photoshop file as well.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">5. </span><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-inner-envelope.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #990000;">Inner Envelope</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>There were two envelopes: one for sending, and one that resembled the one that Harry Potter received containing his acceptance letter. This is the inner envelope.</i><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">6. </span><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-outer-envelope.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #990000;">Outer Envelope</span></a></div>
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<i>The second of two envelopes, this one for sending if you wish to send your letters in the mail.</i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">7.<span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></span><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-how-to-stain-your.html" style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #990000;">How to stain your paper</span></a><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="line-height: 21px;"><i>A very useful tutorial on how to stain your paper and make it look a little older. We use this multiple times throughout this blog such as for the Marauder's Map, the Acceptance Letters, and the Inner Envelope</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px;">8. </span><a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/lettersinvitations-wax-seal-tutorial.html" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: #990000;">Wax Seal tutorial</span></a></div>
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<i>This is a material-friendly tutorial on how to make your own "Hogwarts wax seal" using only clay and hot glue.</i></div>
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9. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/cauldron-cakes.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Cauldron Cakes</span></a></div>
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<i>A cute and quick way to make some signature Harry Potter treats. It also includes the 'icing recipe', which we use a few times in the blog.</i></div>
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10. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/bertie-botts-every-flavour-beans-recipe.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans Recipe</span></a></div>
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<i>This post will lead you to a collection of interesting ways to give your regular jelly beans the "every flavour" kick it needs to be a Harry Potter sweet.</i></div>
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11. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/bertie-botts-every-flavour-beans-box.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans Box Template</span></a></div>
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<i>Inside this post is a printable template of a Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans box along with a quick tutorial on how to put it together.</i></div>
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12. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/01/chocolate-frogs-box-template.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Chocolate Frogs Box Template</span></a></div>
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<i>One of the ten unique Chocolate Frog card templates is free to print on this page. This template includes the picture that goes inside of the chocolate frog box as well as the description on the bottom of the box.</i></div>
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13. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/02/chocolate-frogs-how-to-make-chocolate.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Chocolate Frogs - How to make Chocolate Frogs When You Don't Have a Mould</span></a></div>
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<i>Since not all of us have a convenient candy mould of chocolate frogs, I devised this technique that used Turtles (the chocolate) and transformed them into adorable amphibians!</i></div>
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14. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-make-your-own-broomstick.html"><span style="color: #990000;">How to Make Your Own Broomstick</span></a><br />
<i>This is a tutorial on how to make a Nimbus 2000 (or a Firebolt, it really does not matter what you call it). It does not require any woodworking skills and is fairly simple.</i></div>
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15. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/02/floo-powder-remembralls-and-golden-egg.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Floo Powder, Remembralls, and the Golden Egg</span></a><br />
<i>These are very speedy and cheap tutorials on how to make these items for looks, goodies for treat bags, or to be used in activities.</i><br />
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16. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-make-magical-wands-without.html"><span style="color: #990000;">How to Make Your Own Wands (No Woodworking Skills Required)</span></a><br />
<i>This tutorial shows you how to make a quick but sturdy wand out of paper and glue. They look really cool and are quite easy to manipulate to get different shapes.</i><br />
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17. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-to-make-marauders-map.html"><span style="color: #990000;">How to Make a Marauder's Map (Party Version)</span></a><br />
<i>This tutorial is a simple way to make a stunning Marauder's Map that can be used in activities during your party. Alternatively, see Post 19 for a movie prop version.</i><br />
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18. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/03/philosophers-stone-tutorial.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Philosopher's Stone Tutorial</span></a><br />
<i>A short tutorial with four different methods you can use to create your own philosopher's stone. </i><br />
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19. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/07/marauders-map-inside-and-outside.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Marauder's Map: Inside and Outside</span></a><br />
<i>This is a free, printable Marauder's Map that you can print out yourself and put together. I scanned in the inside of an actual Marauder's Map so when you put it together it has the map of Hogwarts (if you can decipher it!). Alternatively, see Post 17 for a map you can use for activities during a party.</i><br />
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20. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.ca/2012/09/ministry-of-magic-identification.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet (Printable)</span></a><br />
<i>This is another free printable, this time for your own MoM Identification Booklet. There is a movie prop version and also a customizable one. For the customizable one, see the post below.</i><br />
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21. <a href="http://harrypotterparaphernalia.blogspot.it/2012/10/customizable-ministry-of-magic.html"><span style="color: #990000;">Customizable Ministry of Magic Identification Booklet</span></a><br />
<i>A free printable that will allow you to customize your very own MoM Identification Booklet. Provided in two versions, a customizable Photoshop file that will allow you to superimpose a stamp of approval on the booklet, and a flat version so even if you don't have Photoshop or GIMP you can paste in your photo and write in your information.</i><br />
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