I feel like I should be embarrassed to tell the whole world this (but I'm totally not): I'm a huge Harry Potter nerd. I go to the midnight book releases and midnight movie premiers. And possibly get dressed up for a majority of them. The best part is that I've never gone without my BFF Meg!
So a few months ago, when I heard of people sending fake Hogwarts acceptance letters to 11 year olds on their birthdays, I knew that's what I wanted to do for Meg's birthday. Granted, she turned 23, but still, it's an awesome idea.
I downloaded some really fun fonts, grabbed my copy of The Sorcerer's Stone and got to work. Then, after I printed out the letters and envelope, I soaked them all in coffee to give them a parchment-y look. The final result was even better than I expected and I thought I was going to die of excitement before the letter reached Meg.
P.S. If anyone wants to do this sometime, here's a link to download the documents and instructions: http://www.mediafire.com/?tap52725wt7ft I don't have the letter on my computer anymore, so please don't email me asking for it.
Also, if you don't see the instructions in pink, scroll down. This has fixed the problem for every single person who has emailed me about it. :)
Also, if you don't see the instructions in pink, scroll down. This has fixed the problem for every single person who has emailed me about it. :)
P.P.S. Meg moved the day after her birthday, so don't bother stalking the address on the envelope. She doesn't live there anymore.
Ohmygosh. Michelle. Brilliant! Such a clever Muggle :)
ReplyDelete(And I am totally not ashamed about any nerdness.)
You should be so proud! What a cool thing to do!
ReplyDeleteI loooooooove witchcraft... I mean Harry Potter!;)
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What a sweet birthday gift!
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Oh. My. Gosh.
ReplyDeleteIf I got this I'd have a heart attack! LOVE it. I want so badly to get down to Orlando and try butter beer!
Butterbeer is gorgeous, but sickly :3 I had some down in the Making Of Harry Potter in London!
DeleteP.S.- there is absolutely nothing wrong with going to midnight releases or midnight showings!
ReplyDeleteNot that I would know.... ;)
This is amazing.
ReplyDeleteI emailed you ;)
ReplyDeletethis is so ridiculously awesome! You are the bestest friend ever. I'm sure she died with excitement!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing. No shame in being passionate about something! How fun! You went to great lengths for your good friend. You must be a one of a kind friend. Everyone deserves one of those!
ReplyDeleteRachael
This is awesome! You are awesome! I mean, this whole thing is incredible. I can't say enough I am so excited.
ReplyDeleteThis is definitely a neat idea!!! Now you got me thinking of who's a die hardcore fan of Harry Potter so I have an excuse to do this!
ReplyDeletebest to be a H P nerd than Living here in Egypt's wonderland,
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amazing! I love Harry Potter and the letter is awesome! amazing job!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute & such a great idea :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. Did she love it?
ReplyDeleteomg that's so cute. when i saw the title of this post i was like yay! college? new job? but.. hogwarts is even better!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is the coolest thing I've ever seen. Period.
ReplyDeleteYou are obviously the greatest friend ever!
ReplyDeleteI sent my brother a Hogwarts letter when he turned 11, but your's looks a million times better than mine.
I would so appreciate it if you could send the template to patsy.paterno (at) gmail.com. I have a nephew who has everything (but this!) and he's a huge Harry Potter fan! But his birthday is tomorrow already! Hope you read this soooon! What an exciting birthday gift idea! I was racking my brains what to give him as he can buy almost anything he wants! Patsy from
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omg my stepkids will go nuts over these! email me please - freeteyme (at) gmail.com. TY!!!
ReplyDeleteI want one for my birthday! And I'll be 28.
ReplyDeletei LOVE this!! emailing you right now!
ReplyDeleteAmazing!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great friend you are. I think I might even send one to myself haha! Would you mind emailing the template to stoppingshopping (at) gmail.com?
Thanks! Great blog by the way, found you via Yes and Yes and off to read everything on it!
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ReplyDeleteHi there! I love the acceptance letter you created!
ReplyDeleteI would love for you to send me the template! funnthesun95@yahoo.com! Thanks so much! Again thats funnthesun95@yahoo.com
Hi! I just randomly popped by your blog from another blog and for some reason, landed on this entry. I love HP like you and this is the best idea ever!
ReplyDeleteI'd like a copy of the template too if you're free to send it to me. You did a pretty good job on it- Awesome!
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Outstanding Work!!!... If you can find the time I am dying to send this to my niece who just turned 11...
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can you email me the template too? it looks amazing! sin_98@hotmail.com
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please e-mail me the template for my little sister! looks great! r14ren@gmail.com. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteHey, I can't view your site properly within Opera, I actually hope you look into fixing this.
ReplyDeleteWow this looks amazing ! I love the fonts you used. What's the font you used for the letter part, if you don't mind? If looks so perfect for this sort of letter!
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thanks !
Thanks! This is exactly what i was looking for!! know that your hard work has paid off and made it easier for people like me to surprize their best friend!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic - a great pity my friends didn't find this so I could get my Hogwarts acceptance letter, but they will be receiving theirs!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm really sorry but where are the pink instructions? i couldn't find them on the pictures on here or on the tinyurl link
ReplyDeleteSorry but how big is the font ment to be :)?!
ReplyDeleteJust came across this! Having a "Gryffindor wins the house cup" 40th Birthday party for my best friend this weekend... and hoping to get this done in time. Thanks for all the info (downloaded the fonts!) and look forward to making her 40 turning 12 Birthday fantastic! :)
ReplyDeleteI made one of these for myself when i turned 11. My mom was never that creative. This is awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh thank you. I'm having an HP party for the last movie and these will be amazing as invites :) If you know, could you possibly show us how to do a Hogwarts Express ticket too? I've been looking all over the internet for a template but I haven't been able to find anything you can really edit.
ReplyDeleteHey this is awesome how do i e-mail you?
ReplyDeleteCan I please get this too? My email is KLP1111@aol.com
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I teach a Harry Potter class during summer school and this would be PERFECT to mail out once I get the attendance list! Each year my class gets a little better thanks to people like you! Thanks much!
ReplyDeleteCan you send me a template please? :) nessasotheremail@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOoooooo that is so officially awesome and i want one. I'm so going to be getting to work tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI'm totally going to do this.
ReplyDeleteThe instructions - wow!!
This is the best thing happened to me for a long time, at least of those concerning stuff I send to my friends...
You're awesome!!!
Thank you so much for this... I made this letter up for my friend and posted it to her... She was so excited and I'm so grateful you created this because it made both our days xo
ReplyDeleteTomorrow is my daughter's 11th birthday. She said all she wants in the world is to be accepted to Hogwarts. We got her a wand at the Renaissance Festival last week. Thanks for getting us *that* much closer to her birthday wish. :)
ReplyDeleteP.S. -- I changed the letters so they say that she's been granted deferred admittance due to her late birthday since she missed the first day of classes by 28 days!
Could you possibly email me the font names you used? Maybe a link to download (for free)? I hope I'm not asking too much from you... My almost 22yrs old son is the hugest HP fan and his b-day is coming up soon (I'm a 49yr old huge fan too!). My email is marpolanco@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteCould you possibly email me the font names you used? Maybe a link to download (for free)? I hope I'm not asking too much from you... My almost 22yrs old son is the hugest HP fan and his b-day is coming up soon (I'm a 49yr old huge fan too!). My email is marpolanco@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the link!!! You just made my friends 11th birthday the best ever!
ReplyDeleteAh what a smart muggle Fred and George will be proud
ReplyDeletewhAts the font
ReplyDeleteThis post is so wonderful. Thank you for the information.
ReplyDeleteJust an FYI--after I downloaded the recommended fonts from Mugglenet, my MS Office will not work. One of these fonts caused the problem, and the technicians I have worked with cannot fix it. Be careful when you download these fonts.
I love this! My cousin is turning 11 and i need to give him this today! Is there anyway i can find out which fonts you used for which parts? I downloaded them but i can't see the pink type like you said in the instructions. Sorry! Please email me! christa517@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteEmail me. I am confused. I dont see pink instructions. kallieking@windstream.net
ReplyDeleteEmail me. I am confused. I dont see pink instructions. kallieking@windstream.net
ReplyDeletecan you please please please email me? Jemskywalker@aol.com my biggest issue is I went to muggleNet and I clicked the media tab like your instructions said to do, to download the fonts. and it brang me to a page that said "NOT FOUND"
ReplyDeletePlease email me! jemskywalker@aol.com I went to mugglenet and to the media tab and clicked the font and it said "page not found"
ReplyDeleteEverything worked for me after I did a little tweaking! I downloaded the fonts from: http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/features/crafts/resources
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the Ministry of Magic seal? I would love to get that!
THAT WOULD BE AN AWESOME BIRTHDAY PRESENT! How did you do that? I have to show my friend this!
ReplyDeleteuhm, maybe update it with a post Dumbledore first page?
ReplyDeletePaul, I sent this to my friend years ago. But whenever people download these files to use on their own, they can edit the text, so enthusiastic readers are more than welcome to change the text to be as chronologically accurate as they want.
DeleteCan ANYBODY create mine if I send the details needed, then email back the full sheet with correct fonts. My dad refuses to let me download :(
ReplyDeleteI need 2 made my best friends as gifts and I KNOW they would love this (even if there upset that there not real)
Hello :D
ReplyDeleteI am looking into making 2 of these for my best friends, but my dad refuses to et me download any of the templates.
If I could Email you the details needed, could somebody make them for me? If I could download then I would have it done by now XD.
I can print and make them "tea stained" to make them authentic.
Thank you for any help
Really nice job with this! The coffee stained details add a lot to the old world look. :)
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