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The Leaky Cauldron

It’s August! That means there’s only 6 weeks until ZJ’s most fabulous Harry Potter birthday party! I have all kinds of goodies for the kids to take home, but where will they put them all? In these:

I found a stencil of a cauldron and cut a bunch out of black construction paper. A stack of paper bags and a glue stick later, and I have these standard size 10 cauldrons - good for doing a bit of shopping over in Diagon Alley.

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The Golden Trio

In my quest to create the most awesome Harry Potter party ever, I have two words to say: Cake Toppers. In my search for a great looking (and tasting) HP cake, I’ve decided to create some cool cake toppers that would dress up any cake. 

The best part is they’re custom made to look like my 3 favorite September birthday kids, whose birthdays are each about a week apart.  It’s a total surprise that I hope they’ll love, and if I say anymore, you may have to make an unbreakable vow.

I lightly sketched the outline of the faces and clothes with a pencil and painted directly on top. It took a few coats, but the final result was amazing! Now all I want to do is paint tiny little wooden people. 

Once the paint dried, I filled in the edges with pencils to make everything look more polished. I’ve seen some tutorials where people will give it a Mod Podge glaze over, but I have homemade Mod Podge that gives my paint a matte finish, which I don’t really care for. All aboard the Hogwarts Express!