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December 18, 2020 by Kirstin

The best DIY Harry Potter Christmas ornaments

DIY harry potter ornaments

Last year’s Harry Potter Christmas tree is back up and the kids are in round 2 of Harry Potter ornament crafting (ok, me too! Definitely me too!).

I know there probably isn’t time to work on any Harry Potter ornaments this year, but I thought I’d still put together a round up of all the ornaments from last year, including a couple of how-to’s for the HP ornaments we made.

HOGWARTS HOUSE POM POMS AND YARN ORNAMENTS

harry potter christmas ornaments

These Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin ornaments are SO EASY. For the pom poms, just use a pom pom maker and red/maroon, cobalt/navy, yellow/mustard, hunter/kelly green yarn to make the poms.

harry potter christmas ornaments

For the yarn wrapped ornaments, crochet a chain with two strands of yarn (for each house) and hot glue the yarn around an ornament until it’s entirely covered.

HOGWARTS HOUSE GARLANDS AND SCARVES

harry potter christmas ornaments

Piper crocheted little house scarves and garlands in red/maroon, kelly/hunter green, navy/royal blue and yellow/mustard for Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. The scarves are the CUTEST.

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

And the swirl of house garlands down the tree totally makes it!

HARRY POTTER SPELL BOOK ORNAMENTS

harry potter christmas ornaments
harry potter christmas ornaments

The kids watched this video how-to before they made their spell books out of cardboard, paper, paint and hot glue. I LOVE how all of these turned out, and the kids love them even more.

HARRY POTTER BROOM STICK ORNAMENTS

harry potter christmas ornaments
DIY ornaments for a Harry Potter Christmas tree

Twigs from the backyard + kraft paper + yarn + hot glue = the perfect little broom ornaments.

POTION BOTTLE ORNAMENTS

harry potter christmas ornaments
harry potter christmas ornaments

We found these little glass bottles at Kmart, filled them with beads and confetti, put a potion label on each one (Burke had extras in one of his Harry Potter books) and glued on a yarn hanger. So easy, so fun!

HOUSE FLAGS, POTTER BOOKS, QUIBBLERS & PORTRAITS

We also found these FABULOUS printables and printed house flags (we mounted them on cardstock flags)…

harry potter christmas ornaments

…book covers (we added the inside pages)…

harry potter christmas ornaments

…Quibbler magazines…

harry potter christmas ornaments

…and portraits (the kids cut out cardboard frames and went crazy with hot glue and paint).

HARRY POTTER PAINTED FACE ORNAMENTS

harry potter christmas ornaments
Harry Potter Christmas tree (and tons of DIY Harry Potter ornament ideas!)

The kids painted a whole cast of Harry Potter characters on ornament wood slices (when we googled “Harry Potter ornaments,” these kept coming up)!

Harry Potter Christmas tree (and tons of DIY Harry Potter ornament ideas!)
harry potter christmas ornaments

To paint them, they just added a house scarf or accessory at the bottom of the circle and then hair, eyes and any character specific features at the top). I shouldn’t pick favorites, but I seriously LOVE the Hagrid ornament- doesn’t the wonky wood slice just make that one perfection?

FELT OWL ORNAMENTS

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

Pi also made felt owl ornaments (including Hedwig, and Pigwidgeon) to add an extra HP-ish vibe. She didn’t really use a template, just cut out oval-wtih-ears owl bodies, big round owl eyes, little football-shaped wings, tiny beaks, and rows of felt feathers and then hot glued the pieces together and stuffed with batting. (Sidenote- I love that girl. I love her creativity and ideas and the way she executes them! It’s seriously my favorite).

HARRY’S LIGHTENING SCAR ORNAMENTS

harry potter christmas ornaments
harry potter christmas ornaments

We also made a whole batch of lightening ornaments. These are so easy- make a lightening template on cardstock and trace it with a fabric pen on doubled over yellow fabric and cut out, leaving a margin. Sew along the traced lightening shape, leaving a gap on one of the long edges for stuffing. Turn right side in, stuff with batting, close up the opening (I actually just used a dab of hot glue but you could also sew it shut) and add a thread hanger.

HARRY POTTER ITEMS

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

The kids also gathered a pile of already-on-hand Harry Potter items- house ties and scarves, Luna Lovegood glasses, Scabbers the rat, etc.

DEATHLY HALLOWS TREE TOPPER

harry potter christmas tree (and tons of DIY HP ornament ideas)!

The Deathly Hallows tree topper is kind of my favorite (engineered by Adam out of a night light the kids had in their room and some white wire).

RAVENCLAW SCARF WRAPPED TREE COLLAR

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

Nothing like having three Ravenclaw scarves on hand to dress up a tree collar! Pi wrapped the scarves, one at a time, around the tree collar and secured on the inside with duct tape before starting with a new scarf.

DIY harry potter ornaments

December 10, 2020 by Kirstin

last minute budget amazon gifts (finds under $15, $10 and $5!)

budget gift ideas!

Since the mail system is so overloaded this year and delivery is taking longer than anticipated, I thought I’d do a quick round up of BUDGET AMAZON gifts that are still projected to arrive before Christmas! Teacher gifts/neighbor gifts/small group girl gifts/kid’s friends gifts- this is for them. And for you. AND SO BUDGET FRIENDLY […]

December 6, 2020 by Kirstin

stocking stuffer ideas (the ultimate list!)

stocking stuffer ideas

I love Christmas stockings. Actually, I love all gifts, but I have to admit that there is a special place in my heart for a compilation of small presents (maybe that’s why I love gift baskets so much?). And I LOVE the challenge of finding all the little presents to fill all the stockings without […]

December 4, 2020 by Kirstin

DIY pom pom ornaments (anthropologie inspired)

DIY pom pom ornaments

Even though there isn’t an Anthropologie here in New Zealand, I still LOVE perusing their Christmas goodies online (so much gorgeousness). And they have the best pom pom Christmas ornaments every year! So of course, we DIYed a whole pile of pom pom ornaments for our Christmas tree. It seems sort of silly to put […]

December 1, 2020 by Kirstin

pastel hot chocolate board

hot cocoa charcuterie dessert board

Since Piper’s birthday is in August (and we’ve spent her life in Colorado, Saipan, and Texas), we’ve never once had hot chocolate on her birthday before. But that girl LOVES hot cocoa, and whipped cream and marshmallows are two of her favorite things. So our southern hemisphere home gave us the perfect opportunity this year […]

November 26, 2020 by Kirstin

2020 Christmas gift guides

gift_guides_by_kojodesigns

YAY! I love (like LOVE) gifts and finding the best gifts and giving the best gifts. It is my actual favorite. And since I know not everyone shares my present-finding passion, I put my best sleuthing skills to work to put together kojo Christmas gift guides this year! The best part is that you can […]

November 17, 2020 by Kirstin

coziest fall gift basket

the coziest fall gift basket- perfect for a thanksgiving hostess gift

Even though fall is not right now in New Zealand, we do celebrate Thanksgiving from across the ocean (and we are even hosting this year)! And even though there isn’t really much ‘cozy factor’ about the beginning of summer in New Zealand, there is something about seeing November on the calendar that makes me want […]

November 15, 2020 by Kirstin

embroidered map Christmas ornaments

Ok, so these might be my favorite Christmas ornaments that I’ve made (maybe ever? That’s a bold statement, but I REALLY love these New Zealand map ornaments). Maps. Plus Christmas ornaments. Plus embroidery. Plus a nod to our new home in New Zealand. It’s pretty much a compilation of a bunch of favorites. They’re so […]

November 12, 2020 by Kirstin

DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)

DIY kindness Christmas advent calendar (free printables)

I’ve shouted from the mountaintops about my love for advent calendars for YEARS. And then I moved to New Zealand and *needed* a new one! So we tried something new last year- a Kindness Advent (an act of kindness for each day of December). This advent calendar looked great, and was so much fun to […]

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