Hey every one! Yeah, it has been a while again! But for those that stumble across my post, I thought I would share the photos from my first rally of the season! I am one of those that never stops making things and bores easily. So once again, i have changed the theme for my trailer. This year's theme is Harry Potter with a leaning toward Gryffindor! ...Enjoy! First ones are of the preparations! this was the beginning of the curtains. I found fabric that reminded me of Harry's bed curtains in the Gryffindor dorm!
Some of the props as i was gathering them. the frog was left over from my Halloween theme!
The pillow cases that coordinated with the quilt I made. I will do a separate post of the actual quilt making!
i even made a studen ID using my senior picture from 1983
here is a little sneak peak of the quilt! this is the base blocks before embellishing them!
I actually didn't end up using this. I will when I put up my 10x20 EZ up. My new awning was pretty enough with out adding more!
Pajamas I made to match the theme!
some of the decorating details
the table, inspired by the feasts hosted in the Great Hall
Gryffindor pride
the bed, details
divination and details
what exactly is the function of a rubber duck?
close up of table, I used movie stills to find details. Including the hogs head pitcher, the curlique wrought iron silver ware and metal plates and goblets
I created this tuffet for the divination scene that I created. It included "The Grim" mug. I had a ceramic hand and kept having people ask me if I could read palms! Maybe i should learn. and bring my tarot deck! haha
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The front view. I forgot to get a close up of the letters mobile I made! I created the luggage cart from the train station scenes, had a sorting hat stoll, Gryffindor lion guarding the front, several owls in cages and many other details! So fun!
i apologize that the photos jump around, there is just no simple way to get these on the blog in order..Here is a simulated Oil Lamp that i found at Goodwill, I added a flickering bulb to make it seem more realistic. All of the lamps in the Harry Potter movies were oil based, so i found electrified ones (for safety reasons, no actual oil)
of course I had to have Fawkes. Also some hand help lamps and my prized Golden Snitch (back from my days at Hogwarts of course ;) )
You have the Grimm....
My tribute to Gringotts and some Bertie Botts Every Flavor jelly beans! Free for my visitors!
close up of the front!
another detail shot of the table settings
view to the inside! You can see my Monster Book of Monsters and my "Gryffindor" slippers..LOL It was so funny, at least 3 times some one during the course of the day put the Monster pillow up onto the bed, thinking they were helping. LOL They must not have watched the movies!
Front veiw of the trailer. Including a real cast iron cauldron!
and yes, there was a sorting hat
Wizards Chess. I found this on Etsy. It is actually a reproduction of the one used in the first movie where Harry and Ron were playing Wizards Chess in the great hall. It is different than the ones in the dungeon when they were looking for the stone!
the Table again..
I love this Hogs Head pitcher! Found on universal studios web site. One of my splurges!
some one left me a rock to post and share. One of my owls and My globe: Howarts Alumn
My divination corner
The mirror of erised! I have a lot of details from my Lootcrate Wizarding World subscription! I also used things from thrift shops, antique shops and other themes I had done. The pumpkin juice was from Halloween. The sands of time was from my Queen of Hearts costume I made last year!
Gryffindor banner and my sorting hat!
playing cards found at Hot Topic
this quilt took about 60 hours to make. Each of the 25 squares has something related to the movie. I will do a seperate post on this!
I had to have a time turner of course!
Norbert the Dragon. A tribute to my late father Norbert!
Gryffindor pride, Lootcrate goodies!
Gryffindor Pajamas i made
more table setting shots!
My Lootcrate Wizarding World pin collection!
My wand collection. I wasn't planning on getting more than one or two...but they are all so cool, i couldn't stop at one!
more fun details!
My little writing desk. I was trying to add details that would make the trailer feel like it might if I had been an actual Hogwarts Alumn. Maybe a professor on vacation! What would it look like many years later? I would most likely would be writing with a feather pen and ink and have sealing wax for my letters!
Another splurge, a reproduction of the crystal ball that Harry and Ron were looking in to in Divination Class!
my Gryffindor pocket watch from Lootcrate
The bed. The sheets are white with stars on it in flannel. In the movie Harry's bed in the dorm had white sheets and red blankets. I took inspiration from that. The stars on the sheet were bonus and matched the theme well! and flannel! Oh MY! i had never slept on flannel before, so cozy!
My tea station. If you look at the movie stills, you can see in the back ground of the Divination classroom there are stacks and stacks of tea cups. Also on a table there is a vintage tea dispenser, similar to this.It is for heating the water. You put the water in the chamber and in the center you drop in a coal to heat it. The top has a flange with vents so you can keep a teapot of tea warm! This was a find at an antique store on my retreat with my Ramblin Rosies group!
of course I had to have some Spectro Specs!
That is all for now! I will add a separate post for the quilt With detailed photos of each of the squares as I made them!
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