tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post6762770718931316608..comments2024-03-14T03:43:02.583-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Final Potter Tree Reveal: Winged Keys, Potion Bottles, & Floating Quills!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-83104977083886999322017-09-19T14:01:09.101-04:002017-09-19T14:01:09.101-04:00Wow amazing tree, I'm planning a HP tree at th...Wow amazing tree, I'm planning a HP tree at the moment. One thing I'd love to know is how you attached the train track!? It's so beautiful. Thanks :DJewelOrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423751788587182627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-60787889345157603792016-11-18T20:31:37.215-05:002016-11-18T20:31:37.215-05:00The quills are just craft feathers with a bit of m...The quills are just craft feathers with a bit of metal tape wrapped around the tips. Easy peasy!Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-70665723668977356412016-11-15T16:53:51.132-05:002016-11-15T16:53:51.132-05:00Hi jen i love your harry potter Christmas tree. im...Hi jen i love your harry potter Christmas tree. im doing this idea this year but i will like to know where did you got the floating quill pen?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217267483328009876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-13380493293244623332016-04-09T22:31:51.710-04:002016-04-09T22:31:51.710-04:00Sure! John found a printable version of her specs ...Sure! John found a printable version of her specs (<a href="http://diyfashion.about.com/od/maskandmasquerade/ss/Spectrespecs.htm" rel="nofollow">this one,</a> I believe) & then printed them on cardstock. (Those don't have the swirly interiors, though, so he added those in Photoshop, using a screen shot from the movie.) Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49762286130882420032016-04-07T20:22:51.294-04:002016-04-07T20:22:51.294-04:00Can you please share how you accomplished Luna'...Can you please share how you accomplished Luna's Spectrespec glasses? I just love this tree. Hoping to try my own this coming Christmas. alyssa_bolinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234887989147372311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-14277506526093596482015-12-08T18:09:25.409-05:002015-12-08T18:09:25.409-05:00my kids refuse to watch them with me.....
my kids refuse to watch them with me.....<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943955643433599632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-30145663561298524872015-09-22T19:10:08.295-04:002015-09-22T19:10:08.295-04:00Love the burnt finish on the potion bottles! if yo...Love the burnt finish on the potion bottles! if you want to go even further, maybe try spraying the parchment with a little bit of tea (You can use tea from mix or tea from grounds, it doesn't matter.) My daughter had to write a letter for school that was supposed to look like it was from the Holocaust, so she and I decided to go one step further and 'age' it by burning it and spraying it with tea. All-in-all, I wish I lived next to you so I could see this all the time!Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799145896725609138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-80554552788389378462015-01-14T12:08:32.972-05:002015-01-14T12:08:32.972-05:00This tree is amazing! And I would happily read a g...This tree is amazing! And I would happily read a guest rant (I mean post) by John describing everything wrong with the later HP movies!!Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694364991203396481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-54060953961175776542015-01-10T07:41:59.614-05:002015-01-10T07:41:59.614-05:00Such a magical Christmas tree! How do you keep the...Such a magical Christmas tree! How do you keep the cats from wrecking it? Mine treat it like a jungle gym and eat the tinsel, so we don't usually put it up.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906182954681333484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-21025011228693983012015-01-04T12:09:39.629-05:002015-01-04T12:09:39.629-05:00Gorgeous! Maybe trace over the veins on the winged...Gorgeous! Maybe trace over the veins on the winged keys with glitter embossing powder?<br /><br />We've been rewatching the movies and I've been re-reading the later books over the Christmas break, and I am much less annoyed by the changes that were made than I was the first time around. They left out some of my favourite bits (Dudley's redemptive moment, Kreacher's horcrux story and change of heart) but mostly they did a really good job on cutting down a very complex story to make it intelligible by people who haven't necessarily read the books.Alicia Foodycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931796992646884249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-77428965319658908282015-01-03T19:13:52.284-05:002015-01-03T19:13:52.284-05:00Sensational! I love the potions bottles the most....Sensational! I love the potions bottles the most. And I just love that one doesn't have to spend a lot of money to make something so incredibly wonderful, far batter than what money could buy.Justinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04874821391519907971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-150540342671381472015-01-01T03:47:37.933-05:002015-01-01T03:47:37.933-05:00Did you poke around the site of the woman who came...Did you poke around the site of the woman who came up with the Marauders' Map? It's worth it to poke around her craftiness and link to her site directly...peckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766099212008943346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-13957832482295703132014-12-31T15:18:56.852-05:002014-12-31T15:18:56.852-05:00I'm late to the party, but this is just AMAZIN...I'm late to the party, but this is just AMAZING!!! So fun to see this, I adore HP and this tree makes me kind of misty!barney4lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623183653141330670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-28524917028971565802014-12-31T12:11:49.347-05:002014-12-31T12:11:49.347-05:00Thank you a thousand times over for being my inspi...Thank you a thousand times over for being my inspiration. My living room is the Ravenclaw common room and I have fantastic gold couches I call golden snitches This is my first year on my own in a new town where I know next to no one and I bought a little, undecorated tree and figured lights and garland would do. Then I saw your snitch tutorial and had to have at it. So easy and fun to make, if a bit time consuming! Worth every bit! I gave one to my boss too and he absolutely loved it! I also added some wands I made into the fray too! If you go to my journal, I made a post in your honor! I have a hunch that this will be a blog I now closely follow for future nerdy needs!<br /><br />Thanks so much again for sharing your brilliance with us all!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-50454282072303299212014-12-30T20:22:19.075-05:002014-12-30T20:22:19.075-05:00I love the tree. I am a huge HP fan - I've nev...I love the tree. I am a huge HP fan - I've never listened to the Jim Dale books though - it's Stephen Fry for me (British version)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-60888434363966732832014-12-30T17:22:33.394-05:002014-12-30T17:22:33.394-05:00Have to say - saw your tutorial on the train and h...Have to say - saw your tutorial on the train and had to Google to find Christmas Tree trains. Found one at Home Depot and we were able to retrofit into our live tree! YAY! I would have never seen this without your post! I have to say - looking at the train how impressed I am with your reconstruction but have to ask - HOW did you manage to remove the "sound effects"? Congratulations on a fabulous tree!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330087001128579949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20175107787049267382014-12-30T13:02:06.456-05:002014-12-30T13:02:06.456-05:00I LOOOOOVE it!!!!I LOOOOOVE it!!!!The Harper Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07298885558292598693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19688542191821624212014-12-30T02:01:10.678-05:002014-12-30T02:01:10.678-05:00This tree makes me SO SO happy! I will be back to...This tree makes me SO SO happy! I will be back to peek at it all year long! <br />What are the requirements for entering in the tree display you post pictures of. This should be in it next year!<br />The winged keys are perfect. I can see how some of the detail is lost with the lights, but by not being super glittery they add depth to the tree and the drape of the wings is exactly right. They look like they are flying.<br />An alternative explanation for the frog - paint the crown pink and paint a pink sweater and you have Dolores Umbridge. <br />PS - I've read the HP series 5+ times now. I love them and the last movies make me so sad. Total break from the plot and point of the book...<br />Ok, time to look at the tree again!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11479986195076770746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-4836399088126318582014-12-29T12:38:44.921-05:002014-12-29T12:38:44.921-05:00I am so impressed. I think this is my favorite pro...I am so impressed. I think this is my favorite project of yours. :DZippy Wafflebunsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-72435824752618189252014-12-28T21:29:58.780-05:002014-12-28T21:29:58.780-05:00I need this tree in my life. Year round. If John e...I need this tree in my life. Year round. If John ever needs someone to moan about the movies with let me know! I was complaining yesterday while watching OOTP with my husband and he was looking at me like I was a nut job ;-)Michellehttp://www.legendaryleathercrafts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-31032158908564311902014-12-28T21:10:28.308-05:002014-12-28T21:10:28.308-05:00This is fantastic! I want to live in the tree!This is fantastic! I want to live in the tree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-1602917027709499972014-12-28T18:03:23.737-05:002014-12-28T18:03:23.737-05:00incredible details, Jen! I especially love the sc...incredible details, Jen! I especially love the scrolls (and I think that's a great idea to position them mid-word).Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-46996864284275672732014-12-28T09:04:02.791-05:002014-12-28T09:04:02.791-05:00Lilly and Tonks! YEAH!
Really terrific tree, Jen ...Lilly and Tonks! YEAH!<br />Really terrific tree, Jen and John (thoj). What nice work, that the rest of us get to oogle and aaahhhh over.<br />Maureen SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-223170364740277982014-12-27T10:50:33.965-05:002014-12-27T10:50:33.965-05:00Love, love, love the tree!
Perhaps use the same ...Love, love, love the tree! <br /><br />Perhaps use the same hanging method for the keys as the floating candles, so they float above the tree proper? I also agree with Kristen about using some translucent color. Cheers, and happy holidays!Connie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-43574218384335741092014-12-27T00:32:44.763-05:002014-12-27T00:32:44.763-05:00Oh my gosh, this is just amazing! I'm complete...Oh my gosh, this is just amazing! I'm completely blown away! You're so awesome, I can't even...Candicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028810836604804331noreply@blogger.com