Saturday, October 25, 2014

Fun Friday: Cardstock Bats

When it comes to decorating for Halloween, I find myself giving each room it's own theme. Dracula always ends up in my bathroom, witches congregate in my kitchen, ghosts mingle in the living room & well, you get the point. But I've always wanted to find something to tie them all together. 


These Cardstock Bats are now flying all over my house! 

How To:
 
•Take a piece of black cardstock (mine was 12x12in.) & fold it in half diagonally (doing this will give you a bigger wingspan).
•With a pencil, draw out half of your bat shape. I did mine freehand, but you can always Google a template to use. 
•Cut out your bat & lay it out flat. 
•On the back fold, apply three bits of folded tape & adhere it to the wall. 
•For a three dimensional look, carefully fold the wings outward. 

17 comments:

  1. I think I am going to do this tonight... I watch a special needs adult, and I think it would be fun to decorate for the holiday tomorrow. He would love it!

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  2. These look so easy to make and yet so much fun! Thanks for sharing.

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  3. How cute - easy to make and can be hung all over the house on fishing line. I love it!! Pinned it!

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  4. Very cool. My boys would love these to add to the window.

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  5. Oh how cute! What a fun and easy decoration!

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  6. Ohh, these are just adorable! Soooo cute!

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  7. Loving it so cool and fun for the kids at the same time.

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  8. How sweet are these? I usually find candy corn (real, fake, paper, glass) all over my house. These would be perfect as a window or lamp shade decoration!

    ~Meaghan

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  9. Bats would definitely tie the room themes together! Fab idea :) This year, all I decorated was the mantel :/

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  10. Wow, your freehand drawing is absolutely beautiful. What a neat art pieces to have for Halloween at home.

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  11. Great craft! This is something my kids would love to do. They love making crafts like this. Very cute! :)

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  12. What an easy craft to do - I love the idea of making cardstock bats!

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  13. What a cool idea and design. I also like the fact that one can make them three dimensional. Great tie-in with your other themed rooms.

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  14. This would be a fun craft to do with the kids. We may do this tonight after we trunk or treat. Thanks!

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  15. Cute! A perfect and easy decor idea for Halloween!

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  16. These are really cute! My daughter and I just made bats kinda like this out of card stock too!

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