Welcome to the Wizarding World!
~ January 10 - May 31, 2024 ~
WELCOME TO THE ALL NEW, REIMAGINED, HARRY POTTER CRAFTALONG!
The Harry Potter Craftalong (HPC) is a way to share your crafts, cheer on friends, celebrate your love of Harry Potter, and most of all to be inspired.
If you have been curious about us in the past, but worried about joining such a long-running Craftalong, NOW is the perfect time to join in. The Craftalong has been reimagined, and is going in new direction. Each session we will have prompts inspired by the Wizarding World, Molly’s Housecraft Challenges to motivate you on mundane tasks, & the occasional Minister of Magic Mission. Complete crafts inspired by these prompts, and you earn Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans for your Team. While the prompts themselves are HP themed, your crafts do not have to be. You may craft anything you wish. You may join anytime during a term, and participate as much as you like.
Each regular project is worth 10 Bertie Bott’s Beans for your Team. LC Challenge entries, items for LC Swaps, or charity creations, will all earn you 10 Bonus Beans! And Minister for Magic Missions earn a whopping 30 Beans! At the end of each term, we will take an average of each Team’s total, and declare a winning Team!
This first “All New Term” is inspired by the locations in the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
To participate, first choose a team. Then read through the prompts below, create a craft to fit the challenge, and post it here. If your project doesn’t fit any prompts, or if you’ve already fulfilled a prompt it fits, simply label it as Crafter’s Choice. (You may submit Crafter’s Choice as many times as needed.) That’s all there is to it!
~ HOW TO POST ~
To submit a project, cut & paste the following header into your post, and fill in the required info. You can add more than one project to your post.
Prompt/Challenge Title:
Project Name & Page Link: Add a link to your project posted here on Lettuce Craft, or to a recipe, pattern, etc.
LC Contest/LC Swap/Charity Item: If your item is for an LC contest or swap, or is for a charity, enter that here; if not please delete this line.
Team:
Brief Description: How it fits the requirements, pattern/techniques used, any fun tips, etc.
~ ABOUT ELIGIBLE HPC PROJECTS ~
-Projects should take a minimum of 30 minutes to make.
-For a project to be counted, it must have a picture or a link to a picture included at the time of posting.
~ HPC FAQs ~
-Which Team am I on? Your choice! But whichever team you choose, you must keep for the rest of the year. After that, you may switch if you wish.
-I have a problem or question; who can I ask? You can send a Personal Message (PM) to @MistressJennie . You can also ask questions in the thread.
-Do I have to craft all the prompts & challenges? Nope!
-Does my craft project have to be Harry Potter themed? Nope!
-This is a lot of info. How do I keep myself organized? Feel free to use Hermione’s Homework Planner , a Google Doc created & updated by MistressJennie. Claim a sheet of the Homework Planner at the bottom of the page, and rename it with your username. Please DO NOT alter the Master Sheet at the far left.
Prompts:
Privet Drive - The Dursley’s are the most boring Muggles imaginable, yet Dumbledore places Harry with them as a baby, because living with his mother’s blood relative leaves him with lasting protection against dark magic. Please create something Completely mundane but absolutely necessary.
The Cupboard Under the Stairs - The Dursley’s never truly embrace their nephew as family. They make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs (which is full of spiders), while they own son has 2 bedrooms. They dress him in Dudley’s cast-off clothes which don’t fit, and often put him to work cooking and cleaning. Please embrace the imperfections of your own crafting by creating something ‘wonky’. Alternately you may craft eight of something, or craft something that fits you perfectly. (This can be a garment which fits your body, or a craft which fits your home or style.)
The Zoo - On Dudley’s birthday, the Dursley’s are forced to bring Harry to the zoo, where he begins talking to a boa constrictor. After Dudley shoves him out of the way, Harry accidentally make the glass on the snake’s cage vanish. Please use a supply that disappears as it sets, such as Solvy, a disappearing fabric pen, or a resin glaze.
Dudley’s Second Bedroom - After the Dursley’s see Harry’s Hogwarts letter addressed to ‘The Cupboard Under the Stairs’, they worry they are being watched, and move Harry up to Dudley’s Second Bedroom, which is full of Dudley’s broken or castoff stuff. For this challenge you have two options: Choose something from your ‘mending’ shelf/pile to fix up. Alternately, choose a space in your home that needs a make-over of decluttering and organizing and show us before and after pics.
Hut-on-the-Rock - In an effort to hide from the never-ending Hogwarts letters, Uncle Vernon takes the family to a hut in the middle of the sea. Shortly thereafter Hagrid arrives and knocks down the door, before bending Uncle Vernon’s rifle, starting a fire in the grate, cooking some sausages, presenting Harry with a birthday cake, and telling him he’s a wizard. Clearly, the man knows how to make an entrance. Create a project that is truly over the top, giant in size, or a little rough around the edges.
Leaky Cauldron - A dark & shabby pub, the Leaky Cauldron is nevertheless a magical place, that offers warmth, food, and cheer to witches and wizards. For this challenge, please make a recipe you plan to share with family or friends.
Gringotts - Much like Harry’s vault at Gringotts, you have so much gold just waiting for you. Dig into your hoard of craft supplies and craft with something precious. After all, you’re no thief. Those treasures are all yours. Use the good stuff!
Flourish & Blott’s - Home to magical books of every kind! Please craft a book from scratch (a junk journal, miniature book ornament, etc.), or craft something tied to a book you love (a doll of a main character, drawing of a location, embroider your favorite quote, etc.)
Madam Malkin’s Robes for All Occasions - The place in Diagon Alley to go for school robes; while all are magical folks, the proprietess and her staff still use pins to fit the hems on robes. Please craft something that utilizes pins or needles in its creation.
Eeylops Owl Emporium - On their trip through Diagon Alley Hagrid buys Harry an owl for his birthday. Harry names her Hedwig, and she becomes a dear friend, and serves as his only connection to the magical world while he’s home for the summer holidays. Pets are so important in their families; they can be best friends, confidants, and even “fur babies.” Craft something for a cherished pet in your life or for the local animal shelter in your town. If for charity, remember to label your post for extra points!
Slug & Jiggers Apothecary - A jigger is a unit of liquid measurement; specifically 1.5 ounces. For this challenge please craft something that includes a liquid component, or uses one-and-a-half of something. (One and a half yards of fabric, one and a half cups of flour, one and a half yarn cakes, etc.)
Ollivander’s Wand Shop - Widely considered to be the best place in England to get wands. For this challenge, make your own wand! You can make a literal wand, or create a wand-like tool for your own hobbies or home. Carve a spoon from wood, or decorate a ready made wooden spoon for your kitchen. Add embellishments to knitting needles or crochet hooks, embellish a pen to create your own quill.
Paddington Station - After shopping all day in Diagon Alley, Harry & Hagrid end up in Paddington Station. Hagrid gives Harry a ticket for the Hogwart’s Express, and tells him that if he needs anything, he can always send a letter with Hedwig. Harry then returns to the Dursley’s for the remainder of the holidays. Please create something to send someone via the post! Stationary, greeting cards, and envelopes are obvious choices, but you may craft anything, as long as you plan to mail it to someone.
King’s Cross Station - Platform 9 3/4 is a gateway between the magical and non magical worlds; it is also the place Harry meets Ron (and Molly, Percy, Fred, George & Ginny) for the first time, beginning a lifelong friendship. Please craft something for a dear friend or family member.
Hogsmeade Station - A small, dark train platform, where the Hogwart’s Express drops off students. Please craft something very small (under 4"x4"), or something dark in color.
The Black Lake - Tradition has first year Hogwart’s students take tiny boats across the lake, to a dock under the castle. They then climbed the many stairs up to the school, to enter through the front doors. Please create something that has many steps in its creation. Alternately you may create something for your front door.
Hogwarts - Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry has been a seat of learning in the magical community for over a thousand years. Please demonstrate that you’re never too old to learn something; try a new craft medium or a master a new technique in a favorite medium.
The Forbidden Forest - Harry is assigned Detention in the Forest with Hagrid. (As are Hermione, Neville and Malfoy.) The group enters the forest to find an injured unicorn. Harry sees a dark figure drinking the unicorn’s blood, and is knocked unconscious by tremendous pain in his scar. When he awakes, he meets a few Centaurs, including Firenze, who infers that the dark figure is Lord Voldemort, before he brings Harry back to Hagrid. Please craft something that has a component of the natural world, such as wood or stone.
Hospital Wing - The hospital wing is overseen by the Matron, Madam Pomfrey, a highly competent witch who is known both for her healing abilities, and for not asking too many questions of the students regarding their injuries. For this challenge, please craft something in a medium you are highly competent in.
Crafter’s Choice - If you have a project that doesn’t fit any of the prompts, or you have already fulfilled the prompt it fits, you may still post it as “Crafter’s Choice” for 10 Beans. You may submit as many projects as you wish under this option.
Molly’s Housecraft Challenges 
Scrap Busting: Channel your inner Molly and craft something solely from scraps or stash.
WIP Challenge: The work of a mum of 7 never seems to end. Please complete a Work In Progress.
Reparo: Channel your inner Arthur and repair something, alter something, or organize something.
Minister for Magic Missions
Current Mission: January 10-February 15th, 2024
Dear HPC Members,
Now that you are aware of the existence of the Wizarding World, I must ask your help in protecting it. First, you must help us keep the Wizarding World secret from Muggles. Second, as you are now a member of the Magical Community, I ask you to help us keep this tight knit community together. That means participating in the community itself. Remember what the Muggles say: to live in a good neighborhood, you must be a good neighbor.
Sincerely,
Minister for Magic
Hermione Granger-Weasley
For this challenge you have two requirements: You must check in here, and comment on at least two projects by other members. After you have done that, you may craft a project that is a secret surprise for someone, such as a birthday present, or a Valentine’s gift. Remember, completing this mission will earn you 30 Beans!
2024 TEAMS:
Witch Weekly 
Daily Prophet
The Quibbler
Which Broomstick
