Luna Lovegood Lion Headdress DIY

Luna Lovegood Lion Headdress DIY With the new JK Rowling "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" movie release coming, I thought a Harry Potter week was in order. We threw together a Luna Lovegood costume for Halloween and feel it was a great success!  It's not exactly the one from the movie, but everyone knew who my daughter was!  We used a big stuffed lion and lots of ribbon from Offray. They send me fabulous ribbons in exchange for my review.  We found this lion chair at a yard sale. It's not an exact match, but it was better than starting from scratch. It was $3, so it was a little more expensive than I was hoping, but still a great price.  We cut his head off and pulled out the stuffings.  We used gold, yellow and orange ribbons. A big darning needle and some pliers...and poked, pulled and tied ribbon off inside the head of the lion.  The pliers help to pull the thick needle and ribbon through the lion.  Next I ...

My Little Pony Inspired Beaded Necklaces!

My Little Pony Inspired Beaded Necklaces! DIY jewelry inspired by the mane 6!  The boys all went camping one weekend so it was just my daughter and me. We spent the whole weekend crafting! I gave her free reign of the beads and told her to make as many necklaces as she wants! She's 11, so she has the stamina for many accessories.  She decided to make them all inspired by her favorite My Little Pony characters! Twilight Sparkle  Fluttershy  Rainbow Dash  Applejack  Pinkie Pie  Rarity  Princess Celestia  Princess Luna I always tell people, You are only as good as your supplies! If you have the right stuff, all you need is some imagination! This post published on Doodlecraft first 

Harry Potter Cosplay: Luna Lovegood Radish Earrings!

 Harry Potter Cosplay: Luna Lovegood! Complete with Dirigible Plum-Shaped Earrings! I absolutely love Luna!  She is such a fun character and wears the funnest things! In the movie, her "radish" earrings are beaded...but we'll make them out of oven bake clay. You'll need a little red, white and green Plus 2 eye pins, 2 earring hooks.  Smoosh the red into a ball and stick the white on the end of it.  Roll into a radish looking piece and cut it in half. Then roll each half gently to make 2 radishes.  don't over mix the clay or the tail will turn pink!  Take the green and roll it into a snake. Then fold it into a 3 leaf shape piece.  Stick it to the top of the radish. Take your eyepin and fold up the bottom edge so it will fit inside the radish and not slide off after it is baked.  Slip  the eyepin inside the radish and smooth out the clay at the top so it's tight to the eyepin.  Now bake in the oven ...