Aunty Vera Scrap and Craft: Dance Like a Hippogriff - Donna creates Harry's Bookshelf Part 2

Hello Crafty Friends!

Did you adore Donna's HP bookshelf yesterday?

Here is some inspiration from Donna for a whold lot of magical bits that you can create to decorate your own Harry shelves......

Hi all,

Here are some little items I created to go on Harry's Bookshelf..
Beware this is a photo heavy post though it is interesting..

First one was a broom before the Nimbus 2000.. I made this by using a twig from outside and some spear grass.. I love how it turned out and think it is cute as.. (btw spear grass is called that for a reason lol).

I made mini wands..

I started out with chopsticks that I cut into smaller pieces..

I placed dobs of hot glue over the sticks and let dry..

I cut them down to size and painted them black with acrylic ink.

I then rubbed over the raised areas with Inka Gold when dry..

Cute as..

I had some little glass bottles in my stash so thought what is magic without glass bottles to hold all the weird stuff.. I love this washi tape that I wrapped around the bottle..

Some string, metal embellishments, eyes and interesting stuff makes these bottle interesting..

Using a little cork, I scooped the inside out and placed some black ink into it with a quill pen made from a feather with a leather binding.. It does actually work..

I had some smoosh ink from my stash that is yonks old and gone funny but it was perfect for this large bead as it created a marbled effect. I sat it on a sprocket to give some stability.. I wonder what my future holds in this glass ball? mmm looks a bit cloudy to me..

What is a cupboard without the scrolls and all the wonderful spells cast on them..

I tore little bits of coffee stained paper into squares and rolled them up.. I tied them with a little string and inked the edges..

I made these little books.

I cut pieces of homemade paper at 7 inches x 1 1/4 inches and scored every 1 inch.

I inked all the folds and then folded in a concertina style.

I adhered every second page together to give this star shape.

I made the cover a little bit bigger and glued the pages onto the cover.. I found these little book covers on pinterest ages ago so printed them out to fit the books..

I tied some of the books with string and others left as is.. I did ink all the edges to give an aged look.

I had this metal key in my stash and had bought these wings from Aunty Vera months ago.

How perfect were these two together. I wonder if this was the key that opened THE door???

Ok, now this is something I created just because I thought it could be interesting

What is it used for? well could be a time machine!!

I inked a metal snowflake and jump rings with VersaMark ink. (Yes I know, a dirty ink pad)

Using this gorgeous Ranger Mixed Media Powder - Hammered

I heat embossed the items.. This was totally an experiment but I am happy to report it was brilliant..

I found I had to totally coat the metal embellishments to make it work..

And VOILA. How utterly gorgeous are these...

I adore how this clock turned out.. I lost some fine details but that was ok with me.. I placed a plain metal cog on it to place the hands for contrast.

My dangler thingy uses the metal snowflake, the embossed rings, beads, wire and metal findings as well a a couple of buttons to help it all stand..

I really like it.

I had an old frame in my stash so I cut a photo out of Dobby and placed it in the frame which I had stained with alcohol inks. The frame of Professor Dumbledore I got when they had the pins in the local newspaper..

I made this plaque from clay and a mold.. I painted it with black acrylic paint and rubbed over it with Inka Gold once dry..A red bling and gold nuvo drops to finish off the crown and it's done..

I found these book spines on the net, printed them off and cut them out individually. I then adhered them on a piece of cardboard that I folded behind it to give a double thickness. I then adhered it on the 'wall' so they appeared stacked.. As I was going to place things in front of them I didn't worry that they looked like they were 'floating'