IN honor of the release of Harry Potter's new movie, try these free Harry Potter related craft patterns and projects. Use many creative techniques and supplies to make a variety of Harry Potter crafts including magic wands, wizard hats, and many other unique crafts to help you celebrate Harry Potter. These are great for movie viewing parties, Harry Potter birthday parties, and more.
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- More Harry Potter Crafts
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A lot of people think immediately of crafting with kids when they think of glitter, but this book just might change their minds. With the instruction and projects shared in this book, you just might decide to hide the glitter from the kids and create your own sparkly masterpieces!
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- What is Glitter?
- Make a Glitter Bracelet
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While some people perhaps started thinking about Christmas on June 25th, Leon Day, July seems to be a common time for some to start thinking about making Christmas crafts. It is the perfect time to start looking for ideas for home-made gifts and personalized Christmas cards. It is also a good time to start making some Christmas tree ornaments. When do you start crafting for Christmas? RELATED:
- Making Holiday Gifts
- Home-Made Christmas Cards
- Christmas Tree Ornaments

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What's yur pleasure this week? Will you try making felt flowers, an altered book, a clay pendant, or one of the other projects found on these crafty blogs? Make sure you take a moment and help Connie out by sharing how you use up your left-over ans small pieces of embroidery floss and then get to crafting!

• Cross Stitch at About.com - What do you do with odds and ends of embroidery floss? Read these ideas and share your own.

• Vickie Howell-Craft.Rock.Love - Vickie's 10 Craft Tips for Busy Parents!

• Crafty Princess Diaries - Have you thought of starting your own craft weblog? Here is why crafting rocks when it comes to niche blogging.

• Aileen's Musings - Aileen gives you a sneek peek at some felt banners she's making for a swap, and tells you how to make easy rolled felt flowers to use as embellishments.

• The Artful Crafter - If you’re a polymer clay beginner or just want a quick professional looking project, use molds!

• Craftside-A behind-the-scenes peek at a crafty world - This week at Craftside there is the latest episode of Look, Learn & Create featuring the fabulous cloth doll artist, Patti Medaris Culea, a fun vegan recipe for Frushi (fruit sushi), a how-to on making a tennis ball training tool, and an Illustrator tutorial to make a digital word ATC and as always a bunch of questions that if you answer you are entered to win a free book!

• Mixed Media Artist - Do not fear...making altered books will not cause lightning to strike you!

• The Impatient Crafter - Madge shares the 411 on how she made a gorgeous crystal, rubber and exposed wire collar inspired by African jewelry.

• Stefanie Girard's Sweater Surgery - Dada Mosaic, or is it surreal? You be the judge.

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