Natalie of The Busy Budgeting Mama, is a talented party planner and crafter. She built this castle out of cardboard boxes for her daughters’ birthday party. Natalie’s castle is pink to fit in with her Storybook Princess Party theme, but I think something similar in grey would be a great addition to a Potter party. I’d probably need a few more boxes to make one that my 5’3″ frame would fit in.

Potter fan and style blogger Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey has instructions for how to make 3 different variations of a snitch necklace. A snitch necklace is such a subtle and stylish way to let your nerd flag fly. These would make a nice quick and easy present for the Potter lovers in your life as well. You should also check out her handmade Potter inspired sweater.

Craftster user craftewoman has been creating these incredibly detailed and realistic cloth dolls. I’m a big fan of all the little handmade accessories, especially Hagrid’s pink umbrella. Follow the links to see posts on Hagrid, Harry, Hermione, Ron and two different versions of Dobby (1 and 2).

Harry and Hermione are available for sale here.

I love this mini art quilt made by flickr user FlossieBlossom. From the faux bois fabric that she used to make the whomping willow, to the perfectly executed flying Ford Anglia , to the little puffs of smoke coming from it’s exhaust – this quilt is just such a wonderful representation of this particular scene from the book. Also, those embroidered headlight beams – LOVE!

I’ve had this post in the works since I started this blog. This post may have actually been one of the main reasons that I wanted to start this blog. I’m more than a little bit obsessed with the idea of throwing a completely over the top Harry Potter party, and one of the main reasons for this is that I want an excuse to make all sorts of Potterverse treats.  The following is a round up of recipes for many of the magical treats sold at Honeydukes. Any of these recipes would be great to make for a Potter party, Halloween, Christmas or just for fun. 

Acid Pops

“Fred gave me one when I was seven, it burnt a hole right through my tongue”

Acid Drop Pops (pictured above)

Variations: Pop Rocks Covered Lollipops

Blood-flavored  Lollipops

“Harry won’t want one of those, they’re for vampires, I expect.“

Blood Lollipops (pictured above)

Chocolate Frogs

Basic melt and pour chocolate frog method

Variations: Peanut Butter Chocolate Frogs, Cadbury Egg Creme Filled Chocolate Frog, Vegan Chocolate Truffle Frogs (picture above), Gluten and Dairy Free Peanut Butter or Jam filled Chocolate Frogs

And don’t forget to serve them up in style with this free printable chocolate frog hexagon box. 

Cockroach Clusters

“Reckon Fred’d take a bit of a Cockroach Cluster if I told him they were peanuts?”

Popcorn and Pecan Cockroach Clusters (pictured above)

Variations: Chow Mein and Chocolate Cockroach Clusters, Nut and Chocolate Cockroach Clusters

Exploding Bonbons

“Exploding bon-bons are no longer permitted to explode. Hand in immediately to Ministry disposal unit.“

Exploding Bonbons (pictured above)

Ice Mice

Peppermint Chocolate Ice Mice (pictured above)

Variations: (Coconut) Ice Mice

Licorice Wands

Colorful Licorice Wands with Sprinkles (pictured above)

Variations: Pretzel Wands

Peppermint Toads

Peppermint Toads (pictured above)

Variations: White Chocolate Peppermint Toads

Sugar Quills

Sugar Quill with Edible Ink and Parchment (pictured above)

Variations: Royal Icing Quill (scroll through comments for instructions)

Squeaking Sugar Mice

Meringue Mice (pictured above)

Variations: Sugar Mice

Amigurumi is one of those things that I was never really able to master, so I’m always a little bit in awe when I see it done well. When I saw this little guy I was not only in awe of the mad crochet skills, but I think I actually let out and audible “Awwwww” as well. LucyRavenscar created this Dobby doll for her son who was pretty torn up over the death of everybody’s favorite house elf. Now he has his own cuddly Dobby to comfort him.

I like it when I look at a handmade item and I can actually feel the love that went into it’s creation. This Teesha Moore inspired bag by QuirkieCraft is one of those items. Seriously, in my head I’ve been referring to this bag as “The Pottergasm”. Check out QuirkieCraft’s post for images of the other side (which is equally awesome) and some detail shots. “This button is a portkey”  is probably my favorite:

Okay, quite a few of them appealed to me actually, but this is a Harry Potter craft blog after all…

I love the details, right down to the school uniform hiding under his cloak. Check out some of cuddlemonkey101’s other creations over here or if your in the market for a handmade monkey head over to her etsy shop.