Harry Potter Mandrake Craft

by Albion

****This is a Halloween decoration!!****
I'm a huge geek and my love for Harry Potter hasn't found its limit yet. I was doing a hefty bit of cleaning and was a bit amused at the sheer number of dolls my girls had amassed. As I was sitting there surrounded by dolls that didn't get played with, the mandrakes from Harry Potter popped into my head and a new craft was born. If you don't know what a mandrake looks like, here's one from the movie followed by my craft.

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To make a mandrake, you'll need a clay pot, an old baby doll, black and brown spray paint, a black sharpie, some leaves, dirt, and a knife.

I started by using the black spray paint on the pot. I wanted it to look dingy, so didn't go for full coverage.

I then used the brown spray paint on the doll. After it was dry, I added in some squiggles with the sharpie to help take away the cuteness. Mandrakes are ugly and creepy, remember?

I lightly sprayed the leaves so that they were dingy but still had the color poking through. When everything is dry, take your knife and poke a hole in the top of the doll's head. Place the leaves in it.

Put dirt in your pot and plant your mandrake!

I'm imagining a whole garden of mandrakes for Halloween. The girls didn't miss this doll--they won't miss more, right?? ;)

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Kathi Roberts on Sep 25, 2016
I love this! I'm a Harry Potter nerd as well and this project is perfect

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- Albion on Sep 26, 2016
  Thank you so much!
  
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Christy bellinger on Sep 28, 2016
How cool, i totally get it!!! Thanks for sharing!!

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