Hogwarts House Bunting Made with Cricut

Hogwarts House Bunting Made with Cricut!

Which Hogwarts house will you be in this back-to-school season? I think I'm a Ravenclaw girl...but maybe because I like those colors best. 

Make this layered iron-on vinyl bunting with the Hogwarts house crests as the perfect backdrop for a party or Harry Potter themed classroom.

Just in time for Harry's birthday this weekend too!

This fabulous bunting/banner with the house crests is super simple to make! Yes, it requires a few specialized supplies...but the options are endless if you have a Cricut.

Each crest is a Harry Potter licensed Cricut Design Space image that you can purchase. Even me, I bought every single Harry Potter design because I just love the ease of use. 

Each crest costs $1.99, or you can buy all the HP designs as a bundle.

I'm thinking about having a Harry Potter themed homeschool year...

Supplies Needed for Hogwarts House Bunting:

Black Felt

Sewing Machine or Hot Glue Gun

Cord

Cricut Maker (of other Cricut machine)

Iron-on Vinyl (in red, blue, yellow, green, black and gray...no white needed)

Cricut EasyPress 2

EasyPress Mat

Rotary Cutter/Cutting Mat or Scissors

Cricut Design Space Images (must be purchased through Cricut)
4 Harry Potter House Pride Crest Images

Step 1: Cutting the Iron-on

The magic of the images, is that there is little or no effort involved. Just size the designs to the desired size...mine are 7 inches tall. Mirror the image so it cuts the design in reverse.

Click the Make button and insert the iron-on. Place the iron-on vinyl on the mat with the shiny/slick surface facing down. 

Repeat the cutting process for each color. Cricut Design Space will let you know which color comes next.

Then trim down the vinyl as close as you can to the cut line to save product.

Then weed the excess vinyl from the cut out designs.

Repeat this same process for each of the layers. There are 3 layers for each crest.

Stack them up together to see how they will look.

Step 2: Black Felt Buntings

Then get 4 pieces of black felt. These pieces measure 9x12 inches. Fold it in half and place the ruler at the bottom edge. Place it right on the open ended corners and angle the ruler up 1.5 inches to the folded center.

Then use a rotary cutter to cut the notch out of the bottom edge.

Repeat for all 4 buntings.

Step 3: EasyPress Iron-on

Now place the black felt bunting on the EasyPress mat and place the bottom layer of the crest...the gray one...on the bunting.

Then press with the EasyPress for just 15 seconds on the first layer. Pressing felt temperatures should be 280*

Let the iron-on cool down and then peel off the carrier sheet.

Then add the next layer of the crest on top of the previously pressed iron-on.

Press again for 15 seconds and let it cool down completely. (I rotate through each crest and when I've done all 4, the first has cooled.)

Same as before, remove the carrier sheet and add the next layer of iron on vinyl.

Press again for 15 seconds. If 15 doesn't feel like it's adhering enough, do it a little longer...but it's heating each layer repeatedly and we don't want to over do it.

Final layer is the name of the crest. Place the name on the proper space and use a carrier sheet from a previous layer to cover the entire thing. 

You don't want the EasyPress to touch the iron-on directly.

Press for 30 seconds and then let the iron-on cool down completely for the last time.

Don't they look great! These fun designs would be awesome on a shirt too!

Now fold over the top edge of the bunting and sew it across...or hot glue it.

Then thread the cording through the folded over edge. I looked up which order the tables are set up in Hogwarts...and it goes Slytherin, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and then Gryffindor. 

Add some tassels on the ends of the cord and hang it up!

It's perfect for the Great banquet Hall! I love how easy it was to create and how amazing it turned out!

Check out this Hogwarts House Banner I did a few years ago too!

Which house do you belong in? I think Hufflepuff gets overlooked a lot. It seems like a cool house though.

I read the Harry Potter books with my oldest kids about 10 years ago. That means my baby, who is now 13, has never actually heard or read the full books. We decided that this is the homeschool year for him to get through all the books. We are going to celebrate with Butter Beers and a Harry Potter Party to kick it off.

What is back-to-school looking like for you? Distance learning, homeschool or back to school?

That's it!

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Check out these fun Harry Potter crafts too!