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Ofenjen

Sun Nov 01 13:29:00 -0500 2009

November 2009 Featured Crafter of the Month

The Leaky Cauldron's Crafty Witches & Wizard are pleased as pumpkin juice to present to you November's Featured Crafter of the Month, ofenjen!

Jennifer was nominated because

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there's not a crafter in the HP fandom that hasn't had some interaction with ofenjen...but that doesn't mean we don't want to know more about her.

Her craft mediums are vast, but...

Have Crafts, Will Travel

Mon Oct 12 11:59:00 -0400 2009

<>It's amazing how fast time flies. One minute their a newborn, so small and cute in your arms and the next you're packing to travel to their College Senior Soccer Game in a few days. *bilnks*

I've been travelling a good amount over the past two years between family events, conferences or visiting friends. A funny thing happened in all of this travelling, I've discovered my packing methods are...

October 2009 Contest: Halloween/Deathday Party

Fri Oct 02 10:17:00 -0400 2009

October 2009 Contest: Halloween/Deathday Party

Greetings fellow HP crafters!

It is October and if you're like us Crafty Witches and Wizard, you're starting to get excited about the ghoulish Halloween parties that we'll be attending throughout the month.

In order to prepare for the festivities, The Leaky Cauldron's Harry Potter Crafts is having a contest! Show us your most excellent party favors,...

Droxy

Thu Oct 01 09:04:00 -0400 2009

October 2009 Featured Crafter of the Month

The Leaky Cauldron's Crafty Witches & Wizard are proud to present our first Featured Crafter of the Month, Droxy!

The reason Droxy was nominated said it all, so we'll just quote it!

"Her crafts are sewing and make up artistry.

Her costumes are rather amazing and varied and she puts effort and time into them to assure quality and character.

<>
Her variations of...

Crafty Wizard Crafting!

Wed Sep 30 12:04:00 -0400 2009

Summer will be over soon, blah, but by the time this is posted it probably already is, so hello readers of the future, I bring piece and crafty advice! For this post, I was told to write an interesting story about epic crafting adventures. I am new to this, though, so I’ll try my best.

<>Modge-Podge! I was looking at crafts on the internet, as I do fairly often. And that’s when I came across a pro...

Root for Ravenclaw

Fri Sep 25 09:57:00 -0400 2009

Root for Ravenclaw

Supplies
US 1½ (2.50 mm) DPNs
US 2½ (3.00 mm) DPNs
1 skein of Ravenclaw blue sock yarn
1 skein of Ravenclaw bronze sock yarn
Stitch marker
Yarn needle

Charts
Chart A

Chart B

Chart C

Chart D

Gauge
30 sts x 40 rows = 4 inches (10.16 cm)

Abbreviations
k - knit
p - purl
sts - stitch(es)
tbl - through back loop
k2to - knit 2 sts together
k2totbl - knit 2 sts together tbl
p2to - purl 2 st...

Can I ask you a question?

Thu Sep 24 13:42:00 -0400 2009

<>My friends often ask me where I find the time to knit. It's a valid question, as I have four kids, two pets, a husband, school work, practices, church responsibilities, my own schooling restarting again, and a house to maintain. I pretty much tell them "anywhere I can find it!" It is not uncommon to find me in a waiting room, knitting in hand. Or watching a movie, knitting in hand. Or in the ca...

S.P.E.W. Badge

Wed Sep 23 18:06:00 -0400 2009

S.P.E.W. Badge

Supplies
Empty tissue box
Ruler
Pencil
Scissors
Small safety pin
Scotch tape
Black Marker

Instructions
Carefully open up the empty tissue box, removing the plastic as you go.

Using a pencil, draw an oval approximately 2 inches (5.08 cm) long and 1 1/2 (3.81 cm) inches wide on the box.

Cut out the oval with the scissors.

Tape the small safety pin to the side of the oval with the desig...

Galleons, Sickles & Knuts

Wed Sep 23 17:31:00 -0400 2009

Galleons, Sickles & Knuts

Supplies
Chocolate "gold coins", found in most supermarkets
Aluminum foil
"Coin" candy molds
Melting chocolate

Instructions
Melt the melting chocolate and carefully pour into the coin molds.

Once set up remove the coins, taking care not to break them, and cover them in the aluminum foil.

Add them to a Paper-Maché Cauldron along with the gold coins and set them on a...

Doxy Biscuits

Wed Sep 23 17:16:00 -0400 2009

Doxy Biscuits

Supplies
Favorite sugar cookie recipe
Rolling pin
Fairy cookie cutter
Black icing
Chocolate sprinkles

Instructions
Prepare the sugar cookie dough and roll out according to the recipe's directions.

Cut the dough out with a fairy cookie cutter.

Bake according to the recipe and let cool.

Decorate with black icing, making sure to leave a border around the edge uniced.

Sprinkle with c...

Luna Lovegood's Tote

Wed Sep 23 17:00:00 -0400 2009

Luna Lovegood's Tote

Supplies
TLC Essentials in Shaded Denim, or any worsted weight yarn
G/6 (4.00 mm) crochet hook
Stitch markers
Yarn needle

Instructions
Strap
Chain 9.

Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across.

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across. (8 sc)

Repeat row 2 for about 40 inches (101.60 cm), do not bind off.

Work 2 more sc in last sc of final row to create a turn co...

Broom

Wed Sep 23 16:52:00 -0400 2009

Broom

Supplies
Tree or shrub prunings
Broom handle-sized fallen tree branch
Wire
Wire cutters

Instructions
Using the wire cutter carefully cut wire and use them to hold the prunings together in small bunches.

Layer the small bunches onto the main branch at the end, making sure to wire each one.

<>Author's note: Check for sturdiness as you go, as I had to do this in several layers for them to ...

Woes of a Student Crafter

Wed Sep 16 08:02:00 -0400 2009

For those of you who don’t know, I study full time. While it’s a great experience and I’m learning a bunch of useful stuff, it gets TIRING!

But hey, guess what? Holidays start next week! WOOO!

*throws celebratory cake*

<><>For most people this is a time to do nothing and maybe take a vacation. But I know that I won’t be able to sit still, because I’ll be too busy catching up on all those hobbies that...

The Leaky Cauldron

Thu Sep 10 21:51:00 -0400 2009

The Leaky Cauldron

Pattern

Click on the thumbnail for a full-sized image.

Final Product

Credit
Jennifer Ofenstein's pattern was taken with permission from sewhooked.org.

<><>Please note that the patterns and tutorials you find here have been designed by Harry Potter fans all over the Internet. The authors alone hold the copyrights and licenses to these patterns and tutorials, which me...

Butt-Kicking Craft-Alongs!

Thu Sep 10 07:20:00 -0400 2009

Many of us have already talked about those dreaded works in progress, better known as WIPs. Another common word for them is UFOs, unfinished objects. You know those projects you start, get almost done, and then stop making for a reason or another. I must say my house is filled with them. *bows head in shame*

<><>Why are there so many UFOs in my house? Really, I don’t know. In some cases, projects a...