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harry potter christmas tree

Y’all- it’s like all my kids’ Harry Potter Christmas dreams came true this year. Yep- we have an exclusively HP Christmas tree- decked out with an entire range of Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin ornaments (and so much other Harry Potter goodness).

We came to New Zealand with approximately zero Christmas items, so this Harry Potter tree has been such a fun project to work on together!

This is something I wouldn’t ever attempt in the CRAZY of december in the States, especially since we made almost all of the Harry Potter ornaments and garlands.

Here in New Zealand, though, the holiday season is much more laid back (and maybe even moreso this year since we are so new and have fewer obligations). So bring on the Harry Potter tree!

The kids crafted most of the ornaments and I helped with the detailed hot-glueing for the yarn wrapped ornaments and the golden snitches. (I also sewed a batch of lightening ornaments.)

I can’t even tell you how much I love their creations- Harry Potter goodness on every Christmas tree limb.

Their Harry-Ron-Hermione-Hagrid-Dumbledore-Draco-Luna-Cho-Neville-Hedwig-Albert-the-pygmy-puff painting is SO on point…

…and Piper’s house scarf and garland crocheting is pretty much the best…

Harry Potter Christmas tree (and tons of DIY Harry Potter ornament ideas!)

…and their potion bottle creating would make Professor Slughorn proud…

…and their mini broom assembling adds a little we-love-quidditch nod…

…and their hot glue portait embellishing (idea and printable portraits here), which might be my favorite…

…and spell book crafting (we got the idea and instructions here) which is my other ‘favorite’ contender.

The Ravenclaw scarf-wrapped tree collar deserves its own special mention (Pi wrapped-and-taped all those scarves around the tree collar). SO FUN right!?!

So many favorite things wrapped up in one tree! Merry Harry Christmas, friends!

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gorgeous DIY floral collar necklace

(A step by step tutorial for the most beautiful floral collar- can be used like a necklace or just take a basic shirt or dress to next level pretty). Ohmygoodness, I love this felt floral collar necklace so much y’all. It’s kind of perfect for right now (it’d make a GREAT Christmas DIY, but also, […]

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DIY pumpkin vases

A couple years ago, (ok, I just looked at the date, and it was EIGHT years ago, y’all- how have we even been blogging that long!?!) we had an excess of pumpkins, and some fun hostessing to do, and we made a whole line of pumpkin vases! I have used the “pumpkin vase” trick almost […]

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how to make pumpkin juice (harry potter inspired)

There’s a day coming when I put together the Harry Potter Party post, y’all, and share all the pictures of all the festive HP goodness. That day is coming- I promise! But also, I realized that the Pumpkin Juice we served at said Harry Potter party is perfect for fall. (Or the spring weather we’ve […]

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pretty DIY wrapped bouquets

This week is both teacher appreciation week and Mother’s Day and these gorgeous (AND EASY) wrapped bouquets are the perfect gift for both. And they’re so easy to put together! Just grab a couple of bunches of pretty flowers (Trader Joe’s is my favorite for this!), cut squares of floral gift wrap, place a mason […]

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how to make gorgeous easter eggs

I need to add a quick pause to my Harry Potter Party goodness to share these Easter goodies (you know, before Easter). Stay tuned for more party goodness ASAP. After our flower-y, beautiful (albeit a bit high maintenance) Easter egg success last year, we decided to take a similar approach to Easter eggs this year. […]

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harry potter party- how to make mandrake cupcakes

Y’all. It’s been forever since I put together a post, and even longer since I did a full kojo party. But last weekend we hosted the most epic of all the Harry Potter parties and it must (MUST!) be shared. I will be honest- putting this party together was a little like plunging back in […]

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free printable gift wrap

It’s no secret that I love using color engineer prints for all sorts of not-blueprint purposes. My favorites are as super fun gift wrap and as party posters. Since our Christmas décor is heavy on the pink this year (hot pink- where have you been all my life?), I put together some gift wrap to […]

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edible christmas gift idea- pesto pasta dinner kits

Who would’ve guessed that our surprise once-every-ten-years snowstorm would stir up such a flurry of surprise posts? But these cutest little edible Christmas gifts are another one! Adam tromped out in the snow to save all our massive bushes of basil, turning my kitchen into a veritable pesto factory the day after the snow. And […]