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Project Name: (Not) Pink Fizz Sweater
House: Slytherin
Brief Description: This is an oversized sweater for me, so the size alone will cause it to be a long term project. The pattern calls for Fingering weight and lace mohair to be held double (creating a sport weight combo), but I will be using a sport weight yarn alone. The decorative panels among the sides are a mix of cables and lace.
Class or Challenge Title: Transfiguration House: Slytherin Project Name & Page Link:Summer top from men's workshirt Brief Description: I upcycled a men’s workshirt to fit me with a more feminine look. Project Picture
Class: Care of Magical Creatures House: Gryffindor! Project Name & Page Link: Peace Catcher Brief Description: Day 1 of the Fodder Challenge was to make this fun peace catcher, featuring a feathery fringe. Project Picture:
Class: Transfiguration House: Gryffindor! Project Name & Page Link:Mixed Media Painted Pins Brief Description: I upcycled some promotional pins from my mom’s work by painting them and adding some inspirational sentiments. Project Picture:
(thrifted) I opened it up along the front, and added this wired flounce to the neck, this took some adjusting, but my birthday present dress form came in very useful.
Then with the piece cut off the bottom, I added flounces to the sleeves. This blouse will sit under the corset (I’m too big and squashy to feel comfy with nothing underneath)
Class: Detention repair
House Ravenclaw
Project-spats.
The white fabric was first a pair of curtains which I got in the thrift shop. A few years ago I made them into slip covers for a small sofa. That sofa is gone now, so they’ve become spats for my steampunk costume. I wrapped my shins in fabric and ducttape to make a pattern and winged it after that. The red and black are ribbons. But I love the buttons. I picked them up as part of a collection in a street market about 30 years ago. They are metal, so I copper foiled the faces, to go with my very shiny toed boots.
The boots are just a cheap pair of pleather ones. I used copper leaf on the toes, tried copper paint, but it wasn’t shiny enough. The metal leaf isn’t very durable, so I gave it a couple of coats of fixative. It only has to last one day!
the leaf that I used is similar to this
€ 4,60 10%OFF | 16 x 16 cm 100 Sheets Imitation Gold Leaf Foil Sheets Gilding Copper Aluminum Leaf
Woo hoo! I created again! My husband brought home Covid and we were all down for the count for a while there Everyone’s fine now. Yay!
Class: Alchemy
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Apple Turnover Soap
Project Description: This soap shares the rectangular shape and stripes of the Greek flag, but that’s pretty much where the similarities end. The top and bottom tan layers are a lovely Angel Food Cake scent, and the middle layer is a delightful Fresh Apple. I adore how this turned out! I’m thinking about keeping one in my work locker just for the smell, lol!
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Class: Muggle Studies
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Watercolour Thank You Card
Project Description: A friend of my sister’s donated some gorgeous children’s books to the library, and I wanted to make her a special thank you card. I watched a YouTube about making some watercolour cards and although they looked really sophisticated (to me at least) and pretty, the execution of this one was much easier than I expected it to be. We are even going to do this as one of our library craft nights next Spring! I still can’t believe I made this, LOL!
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Class/Challenge: Alchemy House: Ravenclaw Project Name: Blue Rug Brief Description: For Alchemy, I made a rug out of jersey yarn that’s blue like the Greek flag. It’s based on this pattern. Project Picture:
Class/Challenge: Book Club, Chapter 19 House: Ravenclaw Project Name: Jiji the Cat Brief Description: I crocheted a cat using this pattern (Ravelry link) out of black yarn. Project Picture:
Class/Challenge: Care of Magical Creatures House: Ravenclaw Project Name: Chicken Yakisoba Brief Description: For Care of Magical Creatures, I made chicken yakisoba (which includes mushrooms) using this recipe. To make cooking easier, I mixed up the sauce and cut everything up ahead of time. I used precooked chicken and some frozen mushrooms I had in the freezer. Project Picture:
Class: charms
House Ravenclaw
Project steampunk guns, these are made from cheapo plastic toy guys, lots of painting, glued on stuff and some silver leaf
Project link Steampunk guns, from dollar store guns
Ahhh!! Jiji makes me smile so much! And those GUNS! Whooooo! Love them!
Anyone else hungry after seeing all this yummy food?
Challenge: Detention in the Dungeons - STASH
House: Hufflepuff
Project Name: Demi Cuirass “Muslin”
Project Description: I got a wild idea to do a fem Geralt cosplay for Youmacon this year. I’m kind of doing my own take on it, and one of the pieces I am making is a demi cuirass to sort of mimic what he has going on on his upper body here (the leather piece under all the straps and above the chainmail, lol):
I will be making this out of EVA foam and either painting or adding a thin layer of faux leather. Because EVA is a little pricey, I wanted to make a “muslin” out of cheap craft foam to check fit and make any adjustments. I also wanted to see how hot glue would work, because it can be used instead of contact cement and is a lot cheaper and nontoxic. The foam and hot glue are all from my stash. I’m happy with how it turned out! If anyone’s curious, I bought this pattern to use.
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