Day 15: Bag 15 today! We begin work on the final building in the Diagon Alley set; Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. There’s also the alleyway for Knockturn Alley, which is minimal but ticks the box with its wonky sign and foreboding black archway. The cobbled street effect for this build is greatly reduced compared to the […]
Day 14: Bag 14 today! The roof goes on to both shops today; love the sloping back of Flourish & Blotts, juxtaposed with the dark brown of Fortesques. There are some lovely little accents that finish off the build, too, including a mini seating motif on the roof of Fortesques, white chairs with white horn […]
Day 13: Bag 13 today! Today we started on floor one of Flourish & Blotts; the interfloor fascia is complete with an overhanging lip and outside of the build-up of the walls, the majority of this bag focuses on the interior. There’s another bookcase, a book stack, a spellbook, lamp and an interior ‘Flourish & […]
Day 12: Bag 12 today! Today sees the addition of the shop fascias for Flourish & Blotts and Fortesques. I particularly love the angled fascias on the former! Possibly my favourite part of today’s build are the book racks outside Flourish & Blotts; anyone who has explored the backstreets of London’s St. Martin’s Lane, will […]
Day 11: Bag 11 today! Work continues on Flourish & Blotts and Fortesque with the bright yellow shop front of the Fortesques now beginning to take shape. One of our favourite parts of today’s build is the bookcase that slots into the corner of Flourish & Blotts; it’s actually a little complex with the connective […]
Day 10: Bag 10 today! We are officially at the halfway point of the challenge! I’ve never produced a series of daily videos before, and whilst it is challenging and time consuming, it has been a rather enjoyable experience. Having a way to follow and record this challenge and be present in the whole process, […]
Day 9: Bag 9 today! I was rather surprised that today’s build actually completed this second building (I thought bag 10 would complete it!), but what a great way to finish it off! The roof area is completed and includes a small second floor attic, with room for some newspapers, a mouse and some cheese. […]
Day 7: Bag 7 today! Progress on the ground level of Quality Quidditch Supplies as we focus practically all of today’s build on the elaborate shopfront. It really is stunning with all that detailing; grills, window panes, signs and angled accents. The green roof is quite an odd choice of colour, but I guess it […]
Day 6: Bag 6 today, and we begin the build for Quality Quidditch Supplies and The Daily Prophet shops. As with the start of bag 1, we start with the cobbled effect street and floor tiles for the shop areas. Already I’m loving the shop front as we have a clothing rack and the Nimbus […]
Day 5: Bag 5 today, and with it the roof is completed, which includes chimneys, owls and an ornate hanging sign. Also worth noting that this building (the first of four) is now complete, as is instruction booklet 1 – we’re also a quarter way through this challenge! Looking at the finished build, it is […]