A very quick, super easy DIY to get some Harry Potter Christmas cheer. A Hermione quote Christmas sign from recycled wood. I found this dusty mini wood pallet outside Walmart. I washed it, dried and sanded, and spray painted it red (2-3 coats). Once everything was dry, I used a thin black sharpie to write…
DIY Harry Potter Series – Acrylic Painted Repurposed Wall Clock
Hello everyone 🙂 I just wanted to share a quick repurposed project: converting an old clock into a Harry Potter themed one. You can do this with any old clock you find with a flat surface. Materials: 1 old clock from any thrift store (preferably with working hands; if not you can always buy and…
DIY Harry Potter Series – Mini Ravenclaw Room from Odds & Ends
I’m loving how this turned out. I think making minis is my new favorite hobby 🙂 Since Ravenclaw is my HP house, I made that mini. You will need: Lots of recyclable odds and ends such as straws, bottle caps, spare cloth, old cardboard boxes and foam Hot Glue, Scissors Paints / Scrapbook Paper Color…
DIY Soap Bars and Bath Salts During Covid
When you have unexpected extra time and are bored, this is a great way to pass the time. Stock up on your soaps, candles and bath salts for a long time. I played around with my colors this time and created some marbled soaps. I used beet juice, turmeric, spinach and red cabbage to make…
DIY Harry Potter Series – Acrylic Painted Recycled Makeup / Stationary Bags
My local thrift store had a lot of makeup bags, stationary bags, wallets and more in assorted colors and designs for 25cents each. I bought a few that were in good condition and decided to add my own designs using paints, customizing them in a Harry Potter theme coz why not? 😛 The first one…
Boho Home Series -Painted Recycled Wood Stairs for Display
After a long time, I finally worked on projects besides Harry Potter. My first was a recycling effort for some old wooden stairs that I found discarded at a thrift store, to use for displaying figurines and mini collectibles . I designed it based on some wooden jewelry boxes I had seen at World Market,…
DIY Medal Holder – Harry Potter Themed
Since the start of Covid, I’ve been participating in virtual marathons and have collected a good number of medals that I’ve left in a bag. I wanted to create a display for them and got several Harry Potter themed ideas from Google with ‘Miles Managed’ painted on the sign. Materials 1 wood sign (I got…
DIY Harry Potter Series – Hedwig in Vintage Cage; Summer Decor
I got a vintage cage from an antique store to put LED candles in and decided to use one of those for a Hedwig display to hang in my garden. One of the easiest and quickest outdoor decor items I’ve ever created. Love the look of it. Materials Hot glue (lots of it) Random leaves,…
DIY Harry Potter Series – Handmade HP Postcards
I found my new addiction. Making postcards. They are so much fun to design and create, plus it takes very little time to churn out 10-20 in a day. I started doing this 2 weeks ago, since joining a FB postcard swap group. These make unique souvenirs for people across the world. Materials Cardstock (preferably…
Easy Happy Mail (Flat Mail) DIY
Hey there everyone! The temperature outside is increasing day by day and all I want to do is create happy mail to my Penpals while sipping cold drinks. This is my new fun thing to create when I have spare time. It’s a lot of fun, does not require a lot of tools and is…
