Hogwarts Owlery is OPEN

Well, we finally did it, we sent out all the invites, and WOW what a response. From emails saying "you're totally nuts (in a good way)" to parents begging to get involved, its been AWESOME.

This has definitly rekindled my motivation to keep going, and being the Easter weekend I'm hoping to get the bulk of the cloaks done.

Anyway, here is a look at how the invites went out this week - how gorgeous are those owls?!

I can draw them in my sleep now, which I suppose is a good thing since I'll be doing another one for each child to receive their Hogwarts certificate on the day of the party.

Hogwarts Letters

Printed on my home laser printer directly onto parchment paper.  Then sealed with red was and a "H" wax seal.

"Felix Felicis" - Liquid Luck

One of the Potions classes we're going to get the kids to mix up a small potion bottle of "Felix Felicis" or "Liquid Luck". 

I purchased these gorgeous little glass potion bottles with cork stoppers off ebay.  
I'm going to buy edible gold glitter flakes and let them add a little to some liquid sugar syrup in these little bottles.  I'll print out little labels with the words "Felix Felicis" printed on to stick onto each potion bottle.

I'm still tossing up with the idea of perhaps making a landyard type necklace with a little velour pouch to put the bottle in, that they can hang around their neck for safe keeping.

Hogwarts House Banners

Lincraft have a 50% off material sale on at the moment... can you say SCORE!!!

I went there on Saturday and emerged 2 hours later and several $$ poorer (again, don't tell Hubby LOL)

I picked up felt cloth for the house banner I want to make for hanging from the ceiling in the Great Hall.
I managed to get 3 done this weekend before my stupid eyes / body protested and I got the worst migraine ever.

I'll attempt to finish off the 4th during the course of the week as this weekend I want to focus on the painted brick wall cloth for the entrance doorway of the scout hall.

Hufflepuff

Ravenclaw

Slytherin

New signature

I did a shout out for help for a new signature on EB and the lovely <3 Lisa <3 (aka TheOtherLisa) kindly offered to put her talents to work and these are the results - I'm super stoked, as is Luke of course.

The Hogwarts Express Ticket

THIS part of all things being created for this awesome party, is the one thing that has been giving me sleepless nights - mostly due to the fact that I didn't get off my backside and learn how to use Photoshop so many, many years ago.

Anyhow... a shout-out to all the fantastically creative ladies on http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/ and the gorgeous <3 Jodi <3 put her hand up to have a go for me.

To say I was so excited I did a happy dance and crazy run through the house, is in fact the truth LOL.

I bought some gold and cream shimmery paper from http://www.eckersleys.com.au/ and printed off Jodi's creation and I'm so happy I could .... well lets not go there LOL.

We have since changed the font of the party details to a regular type font that is more easily legible especially for blind bats like myself.

Party details such as Date, Time, Venue and RSVP details @ the bottom

Trying to show the 'shimmer' of the paper I printed the tickets on

SYDNEY to Hogwarts



The Sorting Hat

It FINALLY arrived - our sorting hat has arrived, and its GORGEOUS!
The boys have been sorting everyone they can all weekend. Thank you EBay!!