Happy Christmas

Kayleigh and I love Harry Potter. It's no secret. I also let you know last week that my Christmas theme for this year is "Harry Potter", so today I have a craft that I'm using to decorate my tree. 

"Happy Christmas" Scrolls

what you'll need: a brown paper bag or two, pen, scissors, and possibly matches or a lighter

cost: free! get the bag from the grocery store next time you go 

difficulty level: this is a great craft for kids if you skip the fire part. I will not be responsible if they burn your house down, fair warning.  

first cut strips of paper about 1 1/2" x 6".

then write "Happy Christmas" or another special holiday message in your best writing... or you can just say Hagrid wrote it :).  This is where you can burn the edges to make it look beat up, or you can tear them if you'd like the look better.

Next roll the edges of one side up, and the other side down.

AND NOW get to decorating! I love Christmas so much!!! Harry Potter Christmas just makes me happy in my heart.

Yes, by the way, I am aware that I am a grown woman who has no children to use as an excuse for all this.... but my apartment will be a magic winter wonderland just like Hogwarts.

Book Page Ornaments!

I started making these simple little ornaments for my Etsy shop, and people seem to love them! They make great gifts for people who love books. But really, you could use any type of paper. Go crazy!

Cost: Less than $3 (if you already have Mod Podge!)
Difficulty level: Easy, but messy

You Need:
Plastic, clear ornaments ($1 each at Michael's right now)
Book pages or other paper
Mod Podge & applicator
Scissors
Glitter is optional, but always encouraged ;)

Prep: cut up a few pages into thin strips so they are ready to go.
Step One: apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the ornament. Then lay on 1 or 2 strips of paper.

Step Two:
Apply another thin layer of Mod Podge on top of the strips.

>>>>Repeat steps 1 and 2 until you've covered the whole ornament<<<<

Step Three:
Let the ornaments dry completely. If you want, you can spray them down with spray glitter. Just go outside first!

You'll probably also want to add a hanger, I just used some random black ribbon.

I made mine out of a recycled Harry Potter book. If you like that idea, but don't want to cut up your books, you can buy one from me here: Kayleigh's Etsy Shop
*Mention the blog at checkout, and I'll refund your shipping price!