tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post99742651222840473..comments2024-03-28T15:36:02.733-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Make Your Own Golden Snitch Ornaments!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-72623922173961391952016-01-12T07:05:56.750-05:002016-01-12T07:05:56.750-05:00These are amazing... and you have a cat named Tonk...These are amazing... and you have a cat named Tonks?! So glad I found your website!!!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13804970418099411054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-67045646845746079802015-12-19T20:11:03.221-05:002015-12-19T20:11:03.221-05:00Hubby and I just finished making some snitches for...Hubby and I just finished making some snitches for our tree - so fun! Thanks!stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566405304837669623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-21824564447511162112015-09-10T10:04:08.199-04:002015-09-10T10:04:08.199-04:00I share your tutorial on my Harry Potter Page !!! ...I share your tutorial on my Harry Potter Page !!! Thanks for sharing !!!<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/jfgeekhp/timelineGthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00630465939644582407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65074345121243536462014-12-23T13:54:51.477-05:002014-12-23T13:54:51.477-05:00"Drilling" with a pushpin works just fin..."Drilling" with a pushpin works just fine. Three of us made 16 of these last night in our own "penny blossom"-esque assembly line and had a blast! (thanks for the retweet, btw -- that made my morning) I just realized we left the wings upside-down...guess there's more work to be done!Jamie the ParkHopperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721658062040599027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88588981893500883442014-12-22T17:45:36.840-05:002014-12-22T17:45:36.840-05:00I tried this (finally!) at home this past weekend ...I tried this (finally!) at home this past weekend and I used the tape. I left the backing on the tape to cut the length (Double the length of your wire on one side) then folded the tape in half to mark the mid-point, pulled the backing off the tape, laid it down on the table and lined the wire along one edge of the tape. I then peeled off the backing from the other half of the tape while slowly aligning it with the first half and pressing to eliminate air bubbles. This means that the tape went down one side of the wire, wrapped back over the end and stuck to itself. I just used a pair of general purpose scissors and had no issue with gumming. Maybe it is a brand issue, I used a generic tape. Probably from Rona, but maybe Home Depot.<br /><br />The snitch turned out great, but I need to find a dark gold pen to draw the "face" on the snitch - at least I think it looks like a face. I had rounder wings than you though...I thought it looked off, I'll have to go back and make the curve concave instead of convex near the connection point.<br /><br />Definitely easier to do for us Northerners than spray adhesive though. Only took 10 minutes outside of trying to get the wire through for 20 minutes. I figure if I make more I'll probably get faster at threading that wire.Joellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-25829601010362780462014-12-21T04:07:10.640-05:002014-12-21T04:07:10.640-05:00Had to stop in to say I FINALLY managed to make a ...Had to stop in to say I FINALLY managed to make a few of these (literally had this page open in a tab for weeks) today! I made six, without a dremel - I just "drilled" with an x-acto knife. Thanks for the tutorial!! <3 nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15107583874886161683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-16392988810311123552014-12-19T11:26:40.288-05:002014-12-19T11:26:40.288-05:00Paul Mason also used it to make a video on the Gee...Paul Mason also used it to make a video on the Geek & Sundry Channel. Awesome! :)Mistihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791776128559738665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-62731464645089179142014-12-12T12:41:16.033-05:002014-12-12T12:41:16.033-05:00Sorry all, AZ is still in the mid 70s, so we can d...Sorry all, AZ is still in the mid 70s, so we can do this outside as well, but definitely not during the summer - it's too hot then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-57838262963577212742014-12-12T12:07:54.547-05:002014-12-12T12:07:54.547-05:00These are amazing! My boyfriend and I made 10 of ...These are amazing! My boyfriend and I made 10 of these last night. We had glass balls, so we improvised a bit, and wrapped the wire around the top of the ball, and then used a glue paste type of adhesive, since we didn't have the spray stuff. But I totally LOVE how these turned out! Thank you so much for this, we're going to enjoy these ornaments for the years to come! :)Kaitlynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-74436408230564061902014-12-01T21:35:26.540-05:002014-12-01T21:35:26.540-05:00I used a craft knife and just spun it in circles u...I used a craft knife and just spun it in circles until I'd drilled a little hole. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127514375289271460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-46794954380775658922014-12-01T21:33:56.698-05:002014-12-01T21:33:56.698-05:00Not mentioning the tank top would have been a grea...Not mentioning the tank top would have been a great touch. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127514375289271460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-68914278085077624252014-12-01T21:30:40.474-05:002014-12-01T21:30:40.474-05:00I just spent 5 hours and got ten of these done. Th...I just spent 5 hours and got ten of these done. They've turned out so cool that I don't even care. The one thing I changed was that I cut the wing shape before I glued it to the wire. I was having a hard time holding the ornament, the template and cutting a decent shape. I have tiny hands though, so that's probably my issue. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12127514375289271460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-4336517955784242352014-11-27T17:37:23.305-05:002014-11-27T17:37:23.305-05:00You could use this same technique to make little b...You could use this same technique to make little bats. Just use black ornaments and spray paint the foil black, and make the bottoms of the wings jagged. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-36197346408286128872014-11-26T17:19:29.389-05:002014-11-26T17:19:29.389-05:00THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-55069108128162910392014-11-25T08:29:49.890-05:002014-11-25T08:29:49.890-05:00Great tutorial. Also, if you are wondering about i...Great tutorial. Also, if you are wondering about increased traffic to your site, ThinkGeek shared this tutorial on G+. <br />I love it when geek worlds collide!<br />risforrosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058943111721611827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-20434815896473048592014-11-25T03:58:14.221-05:002014-11-25T03:58:14.221-05:00LOL! That "Hey! Listen!" sure does take ...LOL! That "Hey! Listen!" sure does take me back. (need to dig out my old OOT game)ArkieRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640421826517978121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-38341527030570635752014-11-25T02:40:07.115-05:002014-11-25T02:40:07.115-05:00I'm planning to store them all in a small box,...I'm planning to store them all in a small box, to keep them from getting crushed. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-64048406221529634112014-11-22T05:06:28.324-05:002014-11-22T05:06:28.324-05:00Hey! Listen!
With a different color and minor mod...Hey! Listen!<br /><br />With a different color and minor modifications to the wings, I can easily see this becoming Navi the Fairy from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.charissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919177923202418617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-62595096322685026852014-11-22T00:40:58.978-05:002014-11-22T00:40:58.978-05:00Just kidding! I got it to work! :) Halfway done. S...Just kidding! I got it to work! :) Halfway done. Still have to buy a tree to make my Snitch-mas Merry!Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577972416214589551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-6425682749417383272014-11-21T21:41:52.632-05:002014-11-21T21:41:52.632-05:00So...I love these and bought everything to make th...So...I love these and bought everything to make them. I'm really excited. But I can't get the wire to go through both holes. :( Any advice??Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02577972416214589551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-73485328918782810472014-11-21T21:19:19.055-05:002014-11-21T21:19:19.055-05:00"...disapproving cat..."
*Tweet*! Pena..."...disapproving cat..."<br /><br />*Tweet*! Penalty to Jen Yates for unnecessary qualification!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81224163072611887702014-11-21T21:15:26.441-05:002014-11-21T21:15:26.441-05:00She sounds like someone for Jen's exemplar pos...She sounds like someone for Jen's exemplar posts! Between Jen and John, do you think it's possible for them to resist a Harry Potter/My Little Pony mash-up?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-30636633479576517272014-11-21T19:46:33.738-05:002014-11-21T19:46:33.738-05:00So how will you store these for next year so the w...So how will you store these for next year so the wings don't crumple?InfoMissionaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421481880860752478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-21540557511193500642014-11-21T15:49:21.305-05:002014-11-21T15:49:21.305-05:00You might also be able to melt holes through by he...You might also be able to melt holes through by heating up a large gauge wire and pushing it through. Just wear a protective glove and try not to sniff the plastic fumes!Texpenguinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-87276553370647467332014-11-21T12:48:26.512-05:002014-11-21T12:48:26.512-05:00Are you doing a whole Harry Potter themed tree. Pl...Are you doing a whole Harry Potter themed tree. Please say yes! I want more HP themed tutorials. Rachel F.noreply@blogger.com