It’s been built up to a frenzy and yet, I’m not excited about it. Well, not like many others. What you ask? The new Harry Potter theme park. Oh don’t get me wrong. Some day it would be nice to walk the streets of Hogsmeade and ride the Express but right now, I just can’t …read more!

Are you a runner? I don’t consider myself a runner. I have bad ankles; bad knees. I loathe physical activity in all forms. I’m happy sitting at my computer, at my piano, at a crafting table. However, when you are my age, you start to think about ways to stay younger; healthier. Learning to eat …read more!

For over a year now the Crafty Witches and I have been trying to find ways to draw all you rabid Harry Potter Crafters in. We started Craft-Alongs and Contests. We launched the Featured Crafter of the Month, to spotlight talented crafters from all over the world. All in the hopes of getting to know …read more!

I’m sort of between projects right now, having just finished three somewhat large ones as gifts. My son and his best friend graduated college at the beginning of last month and my boss had a special event in her life last week and for each of them, I chose to crochet something as gifts. Those …read more!

Recently, a few friends of mine have asked me to make them Hogwarts house robes. Normally I refuse these kinds of requests, or make a joke and laugh them off, knowing that the person doesn’t wholeheartedly want the item and that I don’t really want to make it for nothing. But being Harry Potter related, …read more!

As I write these lines, Leaky Crafts is turning a whooping 4 years old!! I really feel like I own a time-turner that keeps spinning forward! Where has the time gone?!? When I think that this all started from an afternoon of boredom!! Here I was, one afternoon in July 2005, doing all I could …read more!

Until recently, I have never considered myself a *crafter*. At the age of five, I was a young first grader. And who would have thought that I would have picked up a skill, a crafting skill, at that age, that would stick with me for life. Now, almost thirty-five years later, I am still knitting …read more!

My life has been more than hectic lately. I’ve got more on my plate than I could ever hope to handle, and the stress of just getting through my days the best that I can is a never-ending thorn in my side. I’ve even had to give up the one thing that always helped keep …read more!

style=”PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px”>Potter Glass Marbles style=”PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px”>© Josée Leblanc SuppliesClear (or colored) glass marblesRulerWord processing softwarePrinterWhite paper1/2″ or 3/4 round punch and/or scissorsMod Podge or another similar type of glueFoam brush or small paint brushNote: Depending on what you decide …read more!

Organizations of any kind thrive on volunteers. I know this because not only do I volunteer for some, like The Leaky Cauldron, I also have worked and currently work for non-profits where volunteers are involved daily. I’ve watched many different kinds of volunteers and the one thing I have seen consistently over the years is …read more!