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Corner Bookmarks

By: Sirithre Leylnn It’s no secret that I enjoy doing crafts. So it’ll come to no surprise that I have yet another craft tutorial for you this month. This time, we’ll be looking at bookmarks. Most of us here are bookworms, as evidenced by the fact we all joined an online community based on a [...]

November 14th, 2011
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Wand-Making Tutorial

By: Kagyou Wu Here we have a step-by-step tutorial on creating a wand. This tutorial was brought to you by the very talented Kagyou Wu of Slytherin house! (click for full view) See more articles by Kagyou

September 6th, 2011
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Plastic Charms – How to make a Snitch

By: Sirithre Leylnn Feeling crafty? Today we’ll cover how to create plastic charms. You can use them for jewelry, key chains, magnets, whatever you’d like.  As an example, I’ll be creating a snitch. But you can create whatever design you’d like. For materials, you’ll need a sheet of shrinkable plastic. Now, craft stores carry these. [...]

September 6th, 2011
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Cultivate Your Creativity

By: Justine Provençal Making your own gifts is a fun, unique alternative to trudging through Hogsmeade to shop for your friends and family. The best thing about these earrings is even if you aren’t talented, they’re very simple to make, and you still get to appear talented. Just picture the look on your friend’s face [...]

December 3rd, 2010
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Homemade Ornaments

By: Sirithre Leylnn Enjoy creating your own, unique ornaments? Know how to cross stitch? Want to learn how to make an ornament out of any cross stitch pattern? Perfect! For those of you who don’t cross stitch, or simply don’t have the time to cross stitch too many patterns, you could simply sew two colorfully [...]

November 6th, 2010
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Crafty Uses for ButterBeer Bottle Caps

By: Sirithre Leylnn Do you have a whole bunch of ButterBeer bottle caps scattered around that you don’t know what to do with? Don’t just leave them on the floor for the House Elf to clean up! They can be put to good use with just a little creativity. Here’s a few ideas to start [...]

November 6th, 2010
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Glass Etching for Fun and Profit

By: Sirithre Leylnn                 So you’re interested in etching something into a glass, eh? A logo of some sorts perhaps? A name? Just some pretty symbols? Do you want a personalized drinking glass, or just to spruce up that old mirror or window? Well it’s not as difficult [...]

September 1st, 2010
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