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Harry Potter Christmas Presents đŸŽâšĄď¸

Hi guys 👋🏼

Being the self professed Harry Potter fan that I am, I thought I would share with you guys the Harry Potter inspired gifts that I got for Christmas.

So, lets take a look!

BOOKS!

I got three books this year. I got the illustrated version of the fifth Harry Potter book ‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix’. I have the others so this is a great (and a very beautiful) addition to the collection.

I also got a copy of ‘Fantastic Beasts and where to find them’ the original screenplay and the Autobiography of Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy in the series, its called ‘Beyond the wand.’ I’m really looking forward to reading it.

I got a Harry Potter Lego set – this one is from the Chamber of Secrets film. This scene is when they are brewing the polyjuice potion and Hermione turns into a cat. This has some cool features like the changing characters and the limited edition 20th Anniversary gold Harry Potter minifigure.

I also got this ‘DIY Knight Bus Doorstop Kit’ I have no idea how I am going to make this haha but I will give it a go. I have a friend who is really good at knitting things so I may have to ask her for help.

I got this cute soup bowl from my Mum and Dad. It’s a lovely dark, midnight blue colour and is in the shape of a cauldron!

One of my friends got me this Harry Potter puzzle. The design is really nice and it incorporates all of the films, which is really cool.

I also got this really cool sock & mug set 😃

The final thing I got was this cosy Harry Potter throw. I can’t wait to snuggle up with this.

Great gifts, I’m very lucky!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Eleven: A Harry Potter Christmas Tree âšĄď¸đŸŽ„

Hi guys 👋🏼

So every year we have two Christmas trees (because why have one when you can have two!!)

I have already posted about our regular, lounge Christmas tree but, we also have a very special Christmas tree in our bedroom…

**Drum roll***

It’s a Harry Potter themed tree!

(What a suprise 🤣)

Originally I used bits of memorabilia to decorate my tree with a Sorting Hat topper, but as more and more Harry Potter stuff has become available (thanks Warner Bros and Primark!!) I have built up quite an extensive collection of baubles.

Most of them are from Primark sets but a couple are from the Studio Tour in Watford, as are the ribbons.

Without further ado, lets take a look at the different stages I went through to create my awesome Harry Potter themed tree.

First up…

Lights

They have had a little upgrade this year… but what could be more magical than star shaped fairy lights in the four house colours (nothing, exactly!)

After that…

Tinsel

I go for red and gold as although all Hogwarts Houses are represented on the tree anything like tinsel or bows are very much in a Gryffindor colour scheme.

Next…

Baubles

As I said, alot of the sets come with a bauble for each house, so all are represented… but more heavily represented are mine (Gryffindor) and my husbands (Hufflepuff) favourite houses.

I bought two new sets of baubles this year (from Primark)… the top one is from a set of four and each bauble is clear with cute, thin tinsel inside to correspond with its Hogwarts House… the tinsel also has lots of tiny little stars in it. The house emblem and name is also written on the front in the same colour font.

These are my favourites so far. They are so pretty.

I also picked up another set with four baubles. Each one says something from the series, eg: ‘Platform 9 3/4, Lumos, Forbidden Forest & Golden Snitch’

Then..

Ribbons

Gryffindor themed of course!

And Finally…

The topper

I bought this in the sale last Christmas time. I think I got it just after Christmas so it was a bargain.

This is the first year I will have used it. It looks great.

Here is the final tree! – Looking super magical if I do say so myself 😉

How is your decorating going?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

14 days Until Christmas!

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Blogmas Day Two: Advent Calendars 📅 đŸŽ„

Hi guys! 👋🏼

Blogmas Day Two is here, December is under way! So let’s talk Advent Calendars.

Mines varies from year to year and I am a bit partial to a regular chocolate calendar – that scrunchy metal sound as you pop through the foil to get to the chocolatey goodness is just nostalgic happiness.

As a younger child I did also have a Material Santa Advent Calendar with pockets that my Mum would fill and those kinds are super cute too and perfect for picking exactly what you want in it.

Last year I picked up my own Material Advent Calendar… and its not just any Calendar, no! It’s a Harry Potter one – Amazing.

Epic!

I love the little Hogwarts Letter Pouches with Hedwig at the top, it’s like he is delivering me a little festive treat everyday!

My husband very kindly bought me some Dairy Milk (the elite chocolate) Heroes (the elite tubs of chocolate) to go inside it, so it was nice to come home to see it filled with treats.

And now we have 25 days of waking up and eating chocolate firsr things- what a dream!

What Advent Calendar do you have?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

23 Days Until Christmas!

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Harry Potter Birthday Haul âšĄ

Hey guys 👋🏻

So, its finally happened – I’m in my 30’s 🎈

It was our 31st Birthday earlier this month and I thought I would share with you some of the cool Harry Potter bits that I got given.

Let’s go!

Some of these recipes look super cool – I do love baking so fingers crossed I can do them justice. They will be fun to try nether the less.

These two items were on my list, from my husband. The Triwizard tournment top is really cool and understated and I love that you can choose your Hogwarts house (Gryffindor ofc) and get your name on the back.

The fourth HP film is one of my faves too.

I also loved this little Niffler badge, its so pretty and cool! Plus, Nifflers are adorable.

Have you seen the new Fantastic Beasts film?? It’s great!!

I also got this cool illustrated copy of the book ‘The Tales of Beedle the Bard’. I love these illustrated versions, they are such a cool item to add to my collection.

The illustrations are beautiful and I find them way more interesting to read than the originals now 😂

And finally, I got a really cool Hogwarts house towel. This is ideal for when I go swimming at my local pool.

Fun Fact: My Hogwarts House on Pottermore, last time I did the quiz, was Ravenclaw.

You can’t beat a little HP Haul!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Twenty One: Harry Potter themed stocking fillers âšĄ

4 days to go!!

Now that the holidays are here and its not long to go until the big day – here are some quick, fun and easy Harry Potter themed stocking filler ideas (great for kiddies & adults alike)

Tesco, ÂŁ4.99
Funko Suprise boxes, Amazon ÂŁ5
Assorted HP themed chocs, M&S from ÂŁ3
Earring Bauble, Argos ÂŁ9.99
Jewellery, Argos from ÂŁ10
Assorted HP decorations, Primark from ÂŁ1
HP Poppit, Claires ÂŁ4.99
Assorted HP Socks, Primark
HP Dobble, Amazon ÂŁ8.99
Colouring book, Amazon ÂŁ7.99
A Harry Potter book! Available in most books shops – Also on Amazon! ÂŁ7.99

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Eleven: The Magical Music of Harry Potter âšĄđŸŽś

Hi guys 👋🏻

13 days to go!

Yesterday me and my sister went to ‘The Magical Music of Harry Potter’ concert at our local theatre.

It was a 30th Birthday present from bavk in May but it felt very festive in the frosty evening – especially as they played alot of the festive/wintery music from the Harry Potter films.

The concert was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Chris Rankin, who played Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films (Amazing!!!) A real life Weasley.

The music was very magical and just as awesome as it is in the films.

Chris offered lots of anecdotes from filming and behind the scenes. He was really charismatic and funny, AND a brilliant singer.

It was so good and perfect for any fellow Potterheads out there ⚡

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Five: My Harry Potter Tree âšĄđŸŽ„

20 Days to go!

Here is my Harry Potter Christmas tree.

Enjoy!

There is a mixture of ornaments of all the different Hogwarts Houses, with the main theme being Gryffindor.

Gryffindor is my favourite Hogwarts house so I have the Gryffindor bow ribbons? extra Gryffindor ornaments and extra red and gold baubles.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas Day Two: Advent Calendars đŸŽ„

Day Two: Advent Calendars… Because who doesn’t love an advent calendar!?

So, here are mine!

This was only ÂŁ4 (reduced from ÂŁ8) in Primark.

How cute is it!?!

It has little pouches for you to add your own treats. I picked up little chocolate rectangles, from Wilko, for me and my husband.

They fit in nice and snuggly.

And number two…

It is a Harry Potter Pop Up Calendar.

I found this in my favourite local book shop – in town. Isn’t it amazing 😍

You’re sensing the theme now right…

If you’ve been around here before or know me you’ll know I’m HP mad – so yeah… they are both Harry Potter advent Calendars 🤣⚡

This was a bit pricey but so worth it. You get this beautiful pop up book and on the base are little doors to open.

Each door has a little hanging decoration to hang on the pop up tree.

It’s beautiful and reusable each year!! Amazing.

What advent calendar do you have?

23 days to go!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2021 🎄

Hey guys 👋🏻

It’s that time of year again… yup, you guessed it… Blogmas is back!

If you are unfamilar with ‘Blogmas’ it is 25 posts in December, one for each day leading up to Christmas Day.

Lots of Festive Fun, Books, Ideas, Treats and just general Merryment!

So, come along for the journey!

I will be posting on…

Instagram: Roseannes Blog

Facebook: Roseanne’s blog

Twitter: @RoseannesBlog

25 days to go!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Halloween Fun 🎃

I Love Autumn & Halloween… here’s what we got up to !

Spooky fun at the farm.

We went out for the day, to a nearby farm!

It was brilliant.

There was SO much to do.. we made wands, got sorted into our Hogwarts house, had a spooky trailer ride, explored the spooky maze, picked and decorated pumpkins, pettee guinea pigs & rabbits, looked at loads of other animals and had a bug trailer ride.

With our Nephews 💙

A great family day out, themed really well and with lots of fun to be had.

A fanily Halloween party for the kiddies.

We had a fun little family Halloween party at my sisters house.s

She set up some fun activities for them, we also had a buffet of party food, spooky tunes and Halloween pass the parcel.

Halloween at ours

Me & Tim always do a few Halloween traditions at home – these include carving a pumpkin (we’ve done one every year that we’ve been together) and I make us ‘Spooky Sausages’ which are meant to look like mummies.

I also like to watch horror films but Tim isn’t too keen on those so thats usually just me haha

Some of my favourites are Scream, Halloween, Hocus Pocus, Nightmare before Christmas and Nightmare on Elm St.

Our local cinema was showing some Halloween classics on Halloween.

Me and my Twin sister Sarah always watch horror films together so we went along and watched the original Scream! I can’t believe its the 25th Anniversay 😱

Scream is my favourite ‘Scary Movie’ and it was cool to watch it on the big screen.

What did you get up to this Halloween?

Do you have any traditions??

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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