Harry Potter Cosplay: Hermoine Granger!

 Harry Potter Cosplay: Hermoine Granger!   Okay, there's a lot of variety with Ms. Granger. If you have bangs--you might go with the young version...bangs and lots of curls.  Or older with more tame hair!  Here's how we did the Gryffindor Robes: I used my favorite Robe pattern Simplicity 5840...and cut a rounded hood instead of a pointy one. Seriously, this pattern is worth it!  You can pick it up from Amazon too! I cut a red lining for the hood only and sewed it up. It takes about 2 hours of sewing to get it all together. See more details on this post Here's the funny backstory: I was majorly into making robes about 8-9 years ago...I made 100's. I bought every single bolt of black or brown material on the $1 a yard rack at Walmart... and they don't even have that rack anymore! I cut out this pattern so many times...until I wore myself out! I sold a bunch of them for $100's each and gave many as gifts. I cut out another batch ...

Harry Potter Wand Pen!

 Harry Potter Wand Pen! Do you love Harry Potter? What's your favorite spell? I think Expelliarmus is used the most...and while it's pretty useful... (My misspelling just got pointed out...I'm such a Muggle!)  I know I would be using Scourgify way more often! It's the cleaning spell.  Man that would make cleaning the kitchen and bathroom a breeze! Unfortunately all these wands can do is help you write a letter to a friend or finish up some homework! You will need: Paper Mate cheap pens. (These are the only pens I can guarantee work)  And you will need polymer clay. I have used both Fimo and Sculpey and they work great. I used a variety of colors...because wood wands with Phoenix feather coils and  wormwood shafts are a variety of colors. ;)  Soften the clay in your hands and mix it together. Swirl it in a snake and then twist it in a coil. You don't want to over mix, you need those colors to stay separated still.  Looks...