It’s time for another round of Craft Lightning and I am so excited to see all of the Halloween crafts that can be made in 15 minutes or less! I am a huge unapologetic Harry Potter fan, and as I was cleaning the playroom, I found an abandoned baby doll that gave me the idea to make a Harry Potter Mandrake.
If you’re unfamiliar with mandrakes, here are a couple of pictures of mandrakes from the Harry Potter movies.
For this mandrake craft, you will need:
- baby doll
- flower pot
- brown Rustoleum
- knife
- fake leaves (loose and with a stem)
- dirt
Start by spray painting your pot. You don’t want to completely paint it. Just do enough to make it look old, used, and dirty.
Spray paint your doll and leaves. With everything, leave a bit of color peeking through in places.
When the doll is dry, cut a small slice in the top of its head. Stick the leaves with stems in. I also added a few scribbles with a black sharpie to try to take away more of the “cute” look.
Fill your pot with dirt and any extra leaves. Plant your mandrake.
When your mandrake has matured, it’s time to harvest for use in your next potion.
I hope you enjoyed my mandrake! Make sure you check out all of the other crafts for this month’s Craft Lightning!
Angie @ CCC says
September 26, 2014 at 1:52 pmI too am a huge potter fan! Thanks for joining!
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Carolina says
September 27, 2014 at 1:49 pmThis has me cracking up! Such a fun idea!! 😀
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Tracey @Let's Go Junking says
September 30, 2014 at 12:55 pmLove anything Harry Potter. I believe I need a mandrake outside my back door – for emergency potions. I’ll put it next to my kitchen herb garden.
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Lisa at Mabey She Made It says
October 3, 2014 at 12:51 amYou’re awesome and so is this mandrake!
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Cori says
October 5, 2014 at 11:44 pmYou’re so creative! This is such a fun project.
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Tamara@Etcetorize says
October 7, 2014 at 10:01 amLOL, that is so beyond creepy! Perfect for the season though. I know our readers would love this idea. If you’re looking for another place to share your projects, I would love to have you stop by Etcetorize and join our Make it Monday party. It’s still open!
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Mrs Major Hoff (sara) says
October 20, 2014 at 3:43 pmHa! My 14 year old HP fan loves this!
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Adrienne Boswell says
April 1, 2015 at 11:49 amThis is such a cleaver idea! We have seen all the movies but my oldest son just started to read the books. He is at the perfect age now for this. I’m going to show him this later, he will love it!
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