Harry Potter Trio on Top Hollywood Earners of 2009 List
Actors Dan Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), and Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley) are among the forty top earners in Hollywood in 2009, according to a new list published by Vanity Fair. Miss Watson, ranked in 14th place, is the top female earner on the list, as wellContinued...
"Half-Blood Prince" Wins Movie of the Year at RAAM Awards
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was awarded "Movie of the Year" at the annual RAAM Awards, which took place at a gala ceremony in London today at the Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square. Also nominated for "Movie of the Year" were "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Up."
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LEGO Harry Potter Video Game News Roundup
As you may remember, earlier this week we let you know about a new trailer that has been released for the upcoming LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 video game. A high definition version of this trailer is now available in our video galleries via this link.
In related news, a number of reviews and previews ofContinued...
J.K. Rowling to be Turned Into Special Edition Barbie Doll
A Sky News article reveals today that a one-of-a-kind J.K. Rowling Barbie doll will be showcased at the world's largest toy fair in Nuremberg, Germany, dressed in a "black wool suit and hot pink top combination." U.S. chat show host Oprah Winfrey, German prime minister Angela Merkel, 2009Continued...
A Gift From a Quilt
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Confirmed: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One" to be Released in 3D
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New Wizarding World of Harry Potter Website Open (Updated with Video)
- A first-person perspective, photo-realistic video of Hogsmeade and Hogwarts castle.
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Today Show Contest: Class Trip to Wizarding World of Harry Potter (Updated)
This morning, NBC's Today Show announced a brand new contest in correlation with the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park at Universal Orlando. The contest, open to US citizens "currently employed as a teacher of students between five (5) and eighteen (18) years of ageContinued...
Happy Birthday, Warwick Davis
Today we ask you to join us in wishing Warwick Davis a tremendously happy birthday. Davis, who plays Professor Flitwick in the Harry Potter films, is celebrating his 40th birthday. Many happy returns!
"Half-Blood Prince" Nominated for Best Cinematography Oscar
Early this morning in Los Angeles, the 82nd Annual Academy Award nominations were announced, and the "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" film received a nod for Best Cinematography. The sixth Potter film was nominated along side such other films in this category as "Avatar,"Continued...
Candy Witch's Hats
Crafts - Food
Supplies
Regular-sized Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Hershey's Kisses
Icing in your choice of color
Pastry bag or plastic sandwich bag
Instructions
Put icing in a pastry bag or a plastic sandwich bag with the tip cut off.
Unwrap all candies.
Turn peanut butter cups upside-down.
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Wizarding World of Harry Potter Super Bowl Commercial Now Online (Updated)
February 2010 Craft Along Now Open
Yesterday, the Crafty Witches launched a brand new Craft-Along, this time inviting you to join them as they finish crafting all the WIPs (works in progress) or UFOs (unfinished objects) they have lying around. Dust off your unfinished Harry Potter-related craft projects, finish them and show them off on the Craft-AlongContinued...
February Featured Crafter of the Month: hermione_jean_7
Our Crafty Witches and Wizard have chosen crafter hermione_jean_7 as February's Featured Crafter of the Month. Hermione_jean_7 was nominated for her skills in quilting, knit and crochet. Some examples of her fine work include a Harry Potter quilt and a Gryffindor messenger bag. A short interviewContinued...
Illusion Crochet Fleur di Lis
Crafts - Crochet
Supplies
A small amount of worsted weight cotton yarn in two colors of choice
Size H/8 (5.00 mm) hook
Abbreviations
Free Loop: This is the front loop you did not crochet in the previous row.
Ch – Chain
sc – single crochet
hdc – half double crochet
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