Harry Potter Characters

Our completed characters so far--(click on picture to see them closer), there are so many more characters we'd like to make...

I hot glued some stands together--cut out, from boxes of soy-milk--the boxes have a great silver inner lining.

More Ghosts of Hogwarts

From left to right: The Gray Lady (ghost of Ravenclaw), Moaning Myrtle (the crying ghost in the girl's bathroom), Professor Bins (the history teacher of Hogwarts) and Peeves (the poltergeist who throws chalk and ink bottles at everyone)

Two of Hogwart's Ghosts

Nearly Headless Nick and The Bloody Baron

Professor McGonagall

Professor McGonagall looking over the parapet like edge of a flower pot--(posed and taken by my granddaughter)

The Malfoys

Lucius and his son Draco lurking behind a boulder--up to no good of course...


My granddaughter posed her Malfoy clothespin dolls and took all these pictures.

Professor Trelawney

Professor Sprout

Dobby the House Elf

"Harry Potter!" said the creature in a high pitched voice. "So long has Dobby wanted to meet you sir...Such an honor it is..."

Dumbledore

Being glued...


A powerful wizard!

Vol..., Snape, and Wormtail

The dark magical and sinister clothespin dolls.

Luna and Ginny

Wormtail, Harry Potter, and Snape, in the Making

Looks like they're bound and gagged--could be part of the story--but this is how we glue on their hair.

Clothespin Dolls

Party favors are being made once again! If you remember, last year I went a little overboard making party favors. This year isn't too different, but maybe I'm doing just a little less? It was my granddaughter's idea to make more clothespin dolls. We made them for the childrens craft fair last summer. I do end up doing a lot of the construction, but the faces, clothing design and choice of color are all hers. I just love the faces she draws--look at this motley crew!

Here are a few not quite finished--some need arms--all need hair.

Here are a few from her private collection--it was tough making enough to sell, because she wanted them all!
At the fair we were selling these for 1$! I thought they'd be snatched right up, but they stood on our booth all morning--right before packing it up, a little old lady came by and plucked them up one at a time till they were almost gone, (she didn't choose any ballerinas, I noticed) I was trying to concentrate on how many she was tossing into her bag. After paying, she looked up with a crooked colorful grin just like the dolls!! She could have been one of them! She slowly shuffled away clutching her bag full of clothespin dolls, and her cane in the other.