Not too long ago, I came out to my mother. I think when we take on something like that, something that seems so enormously significant, it never really plays out exactly as we’d imagine. Maybe it’s just me, because I do lead an active fantasy life, always dreaming about what could or might happen, but …read more!

Please join us in sending birthday wishes to actress Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) who celebrates her 18th birthday today. Cheers to you, Bonnie!

We have two pieces of news regarding Harry Potter cast members and the Oscar Awards which are to be presented this weekend. First, actor Brendan Gleeson will receive an award at the “Oscar Wilde: Honoring The Irish in Film” special event on Thursday, February 19th. Along with actor Jonathan Rhys Myers (The Tudors) and Hylda …read more!

When the road you walk is rough going and it seems like everything is ganging up on you, why do we set our crafts aside and stare at them unfocused? I know I do it. I’ve recently done it. Having received some rather sad news last month, I really have not touched my crafts since …read more!

Slowly but surely we will begin to see new products tie into the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Today we have one example of that as Elbenwald.de has a look at a series of new HBP themed t-shirts for sale in Germany. Featured are the “Dark Arts” collection shirts, with several showing …read more!

Sometimes, just sometimes, the crafting desire or ‘mojo’ as one of my friends calls it just isn’t there. Different reasons but often, going through unexpected events can just wipe out the urge to make something as your mind tries to deal with the events that are or have occurred. Lately, I’ve found myself in that …read more!

As we have been reporting, construction is continuing on the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park attraction at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. Today, the Orlando Sentinel has a short update on the progress, confirming Hagrid’s Hut is currently being built, with the paper citing building permits as the source. The article states: The …read more!

Ever fancy having a deranged homicidal raging Werewolf of your very own? Well now you can, as NECA has introduced the new Fenrir Greyback action figure for their 2009 Harry Potter collection. On display today at Toy Fair in New York City, CoolToyReview has the first pics of the new figure, seen here, as part …read more!

Here’s the real truth. CPSIA’s

First of all I need to finally send out a huge thank you to Jason Breeden for creating my banner. He did a great job and I love it! So, the day that all us singles dread is approaching. Yep, Valentine’s Day has returned. I have always enjoyed Valentine’s Day, in a relationship or not. …read more!