Instead of painting the glue seals, we found that melting about 1 part red crayon to 3 parts hot glue made exactly the look we were going for.Once it was baked, Jamie sanded the face of the stamp to smooth it out and then used the Exacto knife to clean up the edges.Our stamp is molded from a larger piece of FIMO, instead of using the coin backing.(He's even the one who designed the Privet Drive font!) We were really inspired by his Harry Potter wax seal tutorial, so read there for all the details, but we made some changes. I stumbled upon this blog post and loved his attention to detail. Crease and then glue the envelope and you're done!.Once your envelope is printed out, carefully cut along the lines, or I've got an SVG file here for the envelope outline, so you can use this to cut it out on your Silhouette!.If you're using the tea-stained PDF, print the second page of the file to get the colored back on your paper, so it shows on the inside of the envelope.Center the address on what will become the front of the envelope when folded.Rotate the text 45° ( Here's how, if you need it).

Use the 4 Privet Drive font to type in your recipient's address.

Open the envelope template PDF in Word.

(These links will open Google Drive in a new tab) There are two versions of the Harry Potter envelope template you can choose from: White background for parchment-style paper, or with the preset tea-stained look to print on white paper. Download the 4 Privet Drive font from here for the PERFECT look to your address! The steps here are a little more complicated, but hopefully, this will take you through them easily. I ended up printing the address and Hogwarts seal and then using my Silhouette digital cutter to cut it out. I have to confess, this one had some challenges.

(Before you download the PDF, be sure to install the Harry Potter font.) The blue box shown above doesn't print, but you can easily edit that text to make the letter say just what you want. (Both files will open Google Drive in a new tab) I've got two versions of the letter for you to choose from the white background is great if you have a parchment-style paper to print on, and a tea-stained paper version, which can be printed on plain white paper and still have the look. I used the original words from the book as my guideline but edited it to include the Orlando locale and the dates of our trip. Supplies for all partsįirst things first, the actual Harry Potter Hogwarts letter. This post will link the places I've used for inspiration, and then how we made changes or revisions to make it our own. I knew I wanted to do it up, to make a really cool replica compared to the movie props, so I searched high and low to find the best projects, and I compiled them into a single place here. Updated June 2022Īn excellent Hogwarts letter is the key piece of a Harry Potter surprise treasure box.

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