This Diagon Alley Window Display is just amazing. It was created by my cute cousin Chantel and is just about as creative as it gets! She kindly said I could share it on the internet. It was expertly put together and is full of fun and spooky details. Chantel and I’s families love Harry Potter. …
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This is such a simple Hedwig No Sew Baby Costume. It was easy, quick, inexpensive, and turned out very customized and cute. It only took my daughter and I about two hours to make. Plus, it cost less than $15.00. Here is how we made it. I also appreciated the fact that my baby didn’t …
This Hermoine Costume List will give you a good idea of the items you need to create a Hermoine Granger costume. Hermoine Costume List Gryffindor Robe Gryffindor Tie White dress shirt Skirt-blue, grey, denim, or black solid color Tights- blue, grey or black Dress shoes Wand Grey sweater-Optional Gryffindor Scarf-Optional Books-Optional This costume was very …
If you are looking to put together a Harry Potter costume, this list will help you make sure you have all of the necessary items. Harry Potter Costume List Harry Potter’s glasses White dress shirt Black dress pants Black socks Black dress shoes Gryffindor tie Gryffindor robe Wand Brown makeup pencil for lightning bolt scar …
This Halloween my older kids really wanted to dress up in Harry Potter costumes. At first, we were going to have Amelia (1 years old) be a mandrake, but we eventually decided that Hedwig the owl would be a better fit. My son is almost 8 and looks quite a bit like Harry. My daughter …
The Tale of Three Trees Christmas Centerpiece was inspired by this book. If you haven’t read it, I highly highly recommend it. This is my all-time favorite Christmas folktale so I wanted something around my house to remind me of it. The center or mantelpiece is fairly easy to put together and should only take …
My mom grows concord grapes in her backyard. Growing up we would juice them together each year. She would then make a few dozen batches of delicious grape jelly from her homemade grape juice (post here). This is my favorite jelly! It is so flavorful, sweet, and delicious! It is easy and quick to make, especially considering the …
Halloween costumes are one of my all-time favorite things to see and make! Here are 23 Genius Family Costume Themes—impressively, many are homemade. Enjoy!! Napoleon Dynamite– One of the funniest movies brought to life. It really makes me so happy seeing these costumes! 2. Angry Birds Costumes – These costumes turned out great. 3. Monster …
My mom has been an avid concord Grape grower for 30 or so years. She has many beautiful vines that produce a lot of grapes each fall. I guess playing classical music to them on occasion does work! And yes she really has tried that. Each October we pick the grapes and juice them. Then, throughout the …
A few years ago, I was able to assemble my 27 neighbors’ Christmas gifts in 27 minutes. (I did not include the shopping time). Not only was I able to completely assemble these gifts in under half an hour, they only cost an average of $1.47 cents each! That is 27 gifts for $39.42!! * …
Banana bread has always been a favorite of mine. Today I made Banana Bread muffins because I was short on time, and they bake about 25 minutes faster. They are also easier to divvy out if you are gifting them to multiple neighbors (which I’m planning to do) than a loaf of bread would be. I …