Online stores offer messages in stylish envelopes with a wax seal for 500-700 rubles, excluding delivery. But not everyone is ready to spend money on a souvenir from the "magic world", and often people are looking for a way to make a letter from Hogwarts with their own hands. This is actually quite easy if you follow the following instructions.
Dimensions and paper
The closer to the original shown in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the better. It is very clearly seen that the envelope has non-standard dimensions: 10 cm wide and 14 cm long. In addition, the front side does not have the usual markings for addresses, and the closing valve has a curved shape that must be reproduced according to the template. The width of the sheet with a message to the future student is 13.5 cm and the height is not more than 20 cm so that it can be folded in half.
According to the book by J. Rowling, the letter and envelope from Hogwarts are made of parchment, which is traditionally understood as finely crafted leather. In modern realities, such material is rare, and you can only find it for a lot of money. Luckily, the master fans came up with a way to make a letter from Hogwarts out of old-aged paper. The following techniques may be equally effective:
1. The effect of high temperature, when the sheets are sent to the oven (oven) for 20-30 seconds, heated to a temperature of 200 ° C. The paper should turn slightly yellow, but not burn at the edges. Then sheets should be ironed.
2. The use of a solution for staining. Prepared coloring liquid (1 tbsp.spoon of coffee per 1 liter of water or 2 tea bags per 1 liter of water) is poured onto a paper tray and last 5-6 minutes to “swim”. After that, the sheets are gently dried in the oven. It is important to ensure that the staining is uniform.
As a starting material, it is recommended to use thick paper as a landscape or whatman paper for an envelope and a little thinner for an insert letter.
The text of the letter and the address
Often master fanatics stop work because they don’t know how to make a letter from Hogwarts with their own hands in Russian without departing from the “canon”. Indeed, English is good, but the recipient will be happy to read the letter immediately, and not after the translation.
The classic student text and a list of school supplies can be found in chapters 4 and 5 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Due to the long year of publication, this work in the Eksmo edition can be easily found in almost all electronic libraries. The only changes to be made are the replacement of the name “Potter” with the recipient’s name and the address “Mr.” or “Miss” with a “Mr.” or “Mrs.” more acceptable to Russia.
The text with the address can also be modeled on the book, but with the addition of original details. For example: "Mrs. E. Ivanova, Moscow Region, Chekhov, Lugovaya street, 6, apartment 89, bedroom with green curtains."
Making a message and a list of textbooks
The envelope insert consists of 2 sheets, one of which has a black and white coat of arms of the school and an appeal to the student, and the second has a list of school supplies. Before you make a letter from Hogwarts, you need to decide on the method of applying the text. Thanks to the "book canon," it is known that the message to future freshmen is written in ink in calligraphic handwriting with curls. But in the modern world, very few have the ability to use a goose or even an iron feather. However, there is a way to make a letter from Hogwarts with your own handwritten effect, for which you need to do the following:
1. Type the text using LinoScript, LegendeC Plain, Ariadna script or any other beautiful font with Russification. Minerva McGonagall's signature should be different from other parts of the letter, and for her it is better to find an imitation of handwriting.
2. Change the color of the font, making it just a few tones darker than the paper sheet on which you intend to print. You do not need to use bold text.
3. The letters of the letter and the list of school supplies must be circled with a black ink pen. The address on the envelope is marked in green.
Before you make a letter from Hogwarts, it is recommended to decide on the procedure. It will be optimal to first apply the text and only then cut the sheets.
Seals and stamps
Perhaps the most beautiful in the message from the magic school is a seal with heraldic animals and the letter "H" (English Hogwarts). In the age of adhesive tape and glue, such material as sealing wax represents respectability and style. It is impossible to imagine how to make a letter from Hogwarts without this important detail. It is on it that most masters “stumble”.
Crimson red sealing wax can be purchased at an art craft store, but making a clear impression of the Hogwarts coat of arms with your own hands is very difficult. Silicone seals will not work because of the softness of the material and the small relief. There are 2 ways to solve the problem:
1. Purchase a ready-made Hogwarts print for sealing wax in an online store. A professionally crafted souvenir in itself will be a great addition to the letter.
2. Make the letter “H” by gluing and use it to make a stamp from a solid material (gypsum, clay, plaster, etc.).
The shape of the wax puddle should be close to a circle, without leaks and thickness differences. The location of 2/3 of the seal on the valve will open the envelope without breaking it.
In general, with due desire and time to make this magic gift is not difficult. Practice shows that in search of a way to make a letter from Hogwarts in Russian, many choose manual labor. And this is connected not only with the desire to save money and time. Parchment, ink, printing - all this is associated with antiquity.