CLOSED: Harry Potter Craftalong - Ostara 2021

Hi Noodle!! :wave: So glad to see you again!

Congrats on the house! I love the colors you’ve chosen.

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Hey lovely!
Thanks - I have to say I’m really pleased with them too. At one point I was tempted to tone them down but I’m so glad I didn’t.

Challenge; Weasley’s WW dungbombs
House: Hufflepuff
Project: up stairs bathroom
This room was so dingy. I wish I had a before photo to share with you! I upcycled it into a much fresher space with several coats of brilliant white eggshell. No splash colours in here - but when I love properly I’m going to put in lots of plants to give it some airy green

Challenge: WWW love potion
House: hufflepuff
Project: living room / kitchen (open plan)
So, I know you’re not supposed to buy a house just because you like the wallpaper, but…


I’m obsessed with it.
The other walls were magnolia but I took them (&ceiling) to white to show off the gorgeous mustard banana leaf wonder-wall. The whole colour scheme for the house came from this wall! I’m shopping tomorrow for an aqua sofa and pink accent chair, cannot wait :heart_eyes:

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The Owl Post Swap is now open!

Class or Challenge Title: CoMC
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Herb Garden
Brief Description: Every year I plant a little herb garden on my patio or porch. It brings me joy & happiness throughout the summer and fall, as I go out and snip some fresh herbs to add to dinner. This year’s selection includes lemon balm, mint, cilantro, purple basil, parsley, chives, thyme, and sweet basil.
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Class or Challenge Title: Herbology
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Flower Plantings
Brief Description: Every time I go to garden center to pick up herbs and potting soil, I’m inspired by the endless flowers I see. This year I swapped out our faded old terracotta colored flower box that lives on the side of the mailbox/postal fortress for a new black one and filled it with flowers, filled the pots on our front steps, filled the teacup pot on my porch, AND I added two large new flower boxes on the railings of our deck. The plantings should grow out to trail gracefully out of the boxes.
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Class or Challenge Title: Book Club - Ch 14
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Vegetable Garden
Brief Description: Last year I ended up adding in 2 pepper plants to my usual herb garden, one bell and one jalapeno. The jalapeno went nuts, and I made tons of salsa and pepper jelly for Christmas gifts.
So this year I snuck a tiny veggie patch into my normal few herbs & flowers plantings. It includes a jalapeno, a ‘coolapeno’ (a flavorful but not hot variety of jalapenos), spinach, lettuce mix, Swiss Chard, pak choy, red romaine, and a tomato plant.
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Wooowee… I’ve been neglecting turning in my homework. Project dump here we come!!

Class or Challenge Title: Book Club - Ch. 14 - Cornelius Fudge
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Bee Cross Stitch
Brief Description: I know a fair bit about cross stitch now so I’d like to say I’m somewhat of an authority in it. Here’s the little bee project that got made into my Bee Bag.
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Boxing Telescope
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Purple HST Quilt Top
Brief Description: This quilt top gives you a punch of purple! Just like the boxing telescope!
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Love Potions
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Bee Watercolor Art
Brief Description: Something I’ve been obsessed/loving lately? Watercolor and bees. Combine the two? Just lovely.
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Patented Daydream
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: White Floral Face Mask
Brief Description: I fell in love with this fabric but had no use for it. I bought it anyway and gazed upon it for a while, made a couple small things (but nothing for me!) until I came to the realization I needed a new face mask. And now, after dreaming of making something (for myself) with this fabric I finally made that dream come true!
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Portable Swap
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Mayor of Marketing Island Cross Stitch
Brief Description: I’ve been branching out this year but currently my #1 craft is cross stitch. Am I known for it? Who knows. If not, then…uh, it’s a really fun cross stitch! (Made for the lovely @Kwality570 in the IYP swap.)
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Pygmy Puff
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Butthead Cat Watercolor Painting
Brief Description: He may be a butthead but he sure is cute. Lol.
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Screaming Yo Yo
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Minimalist Bee Bag
Brief Description: I’ve had a couple “minimalist” bag patterns favorited on Etsy for a while now. Everyone once in a while I’d look at them and couldn’t decide. I bought this fabric for no reason other than I liked it and this bag was finally born! (If you follow the Project link I have the pattern I finally decided on linked.)
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**Class or Challenge Title:**HEAD - 10 Second Pimple
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Zipper Bag
Brief Description: Have things that you want disappeared? Simply place them in the bag and voila!
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Class or Challenge Title: HEAD - Wildfire Whizbag
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Black Floral Face Mask
Brief Description: “Craft something with bright colors on a dark background” I’m obsessed with this fabric and how perfect for Wildfire Whizbang…bright, happy summer colors on a dark black background. Gorgeous.
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Class or Challenge Title: Transfiguration
House: Ravenclaw
Project Name & Page Link: Watercolor Art
Brief Description: A little 4x6 tea/home themed painting from when I was playing around the other day.
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Also, welcome back @noodle! Glad to see you again!

On another matter…I’d like to propose an Advanced Studies but I’m a bit late doing it. I kept meaning and meaning to post my proposal but haven’t gotten around to it. I do have proof of when I started it though! I posted in the Snapshot thread the day after I started. (Thursday, March 25, 2021)

Would it still be possible for me to submit my proposal for this project? If so, I’ll go ahead and post my proposal. If not, no worries…lesson learned that I shouldn’t have procrastinated.

~ ADVANCED STUDIES PROPOSAL ~
Project Name: Spring Bulbs Cross Stitch
House: Ravenclaw
Brief Description: This project is estimated on the pattern sheet to take 40 hours. It has three columns of all the different spring bulbs and lots of lovely backstitching. (No sarcasm here…I love backstitching! Apparently lots of people don’t.)

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@MistressJennie I am inspired by your patio garden…I think a trip to the nursery is in order this week! What is the plant in the large pot at your front door? My landscaper got me one last year but it is not showing any signs of coming back so I suspect it is an annual of some sort? It got rather large but bloomed all the way until about February…a cold spell hit and I wonder if it killed it?

I think it’s THIS. :cherry_blossom:

oh thanks! And, yes, I think I was to bring it in in the fall…oops…I will get another one

Gorgeous watercolour postcards @Whistlefish - do you usually post them or keep as purely for artwork?

Jennie, your home - indoors and out - blows me away. So beautiful.

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oh no…she is so generous…the beehive lives with me now! She sent it in some happy mail…I love it!!!

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Welcome back @noodle! So good to see you again! Love the colors you’ve chosen for your new home. They sure do pop!

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Thank you! I think I’ve given every single one away. Lol. They’re 4x6 but I usually mail them in a card, not as a postcard so they stay pretty. :slight_smile:

Hey Erin!! It’s still good to see everyone again :slight_smile:

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Added you to the log! I dated it March 25. :slight_smile:

I feel your pain…I probably should have proposed an AS for the shawl I’m working on…I’m at ~25 inches and need to go to 63 (I should double check that, actually :thinking:). Oh well, I’m hoping to make 2 more before the year is over (xmas gifts!), so I will propose my next one, which will hopefully be a bit more complicated anyway.

Oh! And I also love your watercolor postcards. Especially that last one. :wink:

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Class or Challenge Title: Headmistress-Trick Wands
House: Gryffindor!
Project Name & Page Link: Scrappy Star Quilt
Brief Description: This project has a secret… The batting for it is scraps that have been pieced together to use in larger projects. I pieced mine by matching up the straight machine cut edges, and using a wide zigzag stitch. This is a great way to use up leftover batting.
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Here’s a peek at the pieced batting.

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Brilliant! I have a few very oddly shaped batting pieces after making a hexi- table topper.

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I love this so much! Excellent pattern and I love the fabrics/layout.

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Oooh I love the contrast between the brighter and low volume blocks to subtley show the two stars :slight_smile:
I love low volume fabrics, and I’m always on the hunt when I’m stash building :hugs:

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Love the colours in the quilt Jennie

Class: Charms
House: hufflepuff
Project: rice stitch washcloth (top)
Made in a very entrancing shade of Valentine’s pink

Challenge: Hermione’s bookclub
House: hufflepuff
Project: moss stitch washcloth (bottom)
Definitely snuck in; both time wise as this was mostly knitted on the bus, and materials wise as it was made with left over yarn from making my the hand towel (see below)

Challenge: Weasleys WW portable swamp
House: hufflepuff
Project: dots stitch hand towel
My legacy craft world have to be knitting! So much so that I’m knitting handtowels to match the bathrooms :grin:

Challenge: WWW pygmy puff
House: hufflepuff
Project: pink baby hat
The pompom, made from merino & mohair, is the softest thing

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