Hogwarts Flag

When you have a half an hour until the party and a fantastic idea pops into your mind, what do you do?  Ah yes, you use a glue gun and Mod Podge!  This flag was so simple to make, it's ridiculous.  

HOW TO:

I Googled "Hogwarts crest," and found an image that was fairly large.  I opened it in Photoshop, resized it to fit my 8.5x11 Inkjet Fabric Sheets, then printed it.  Then I cut the three pieces of the crest from the sheet.  (Here's where I wished I had iron on fabric sheets!)  I didn't have time to sew the crest onto my black fabric background, so... I Mod Podged it!  I used the Mod Podge as glue, only applying to the back of the printed fabric, so that the crest wouldn't look different on the flag.  I folded my long black fabric in half, then used the glue gun to create a casing along the top (folded edge), where it would hang from the flag pole.  I folded it in half lengthwise, cut a triangle from the bottom, opened it up, and hot glued the sides and bottom together.  Basically I used the glue gun in place of my sewing machine, creating the casing and the seam.  I love it when I can cheat on a project and it turns out so well!  What do you think?

Creating Hogwarts

My son is turning seven (SEVEN!?!) next week, but we're celebrating with his friends tomorrow.  He loves Harry Potter, has read the first book and half of the second, and spends hours casting spells with his sister around the house.  I'll have a nice long post about the party, with details on all of our creations, after the party, but I did want to show you all what has been keeping me so busy!  Here's a quick sample of my doings...

I sewed 9 robes!  The sorting hat that I made is on the piano.

Brooms (Thank goodness it's tree trimming season--We scoured the streets!)

The brick wall at Platform 9 3/4--The kids will run through it to get into the house.

My Sorting Hat

My husband made all of these by hand!

The Golden Snitch cake, without the wings--I'll add them tomorrow.

The wings for the cake!  Can you see that they are sparkling? 

We've had so much fun getting ready for this party.  I can't wait for tomorrow!

Potter on the Brain

I feel like I'm living in Hogwarts!  Robes, brooms, wands, Platform 9 3/4 sign, potions--We're getting ready for a party!  I'm overwhelmed and busy, but I'll try to post pictures of it all soon, plus a monogramed canvas I just finished last night.  I'm off to work on the Golden Snitch cake!