I pinned this idea from Martha and thought it would be a fun way to decorate our porch.
I bought 3 pieces of black poster board at Michael's for .99c/each. I was able to fit two bats on each piece of poster board. The template is for a half bat so you fold the paper in half and trace the template onto the black paper.
Cut out the bat shapes and fold along crease lines. I didn't have a bone folder so I used a ruler.
Before I knew it I had a little colony of bats on the kitchen table!
To hang them I used monofilament string (fishing line) that I had from another project. Punch a tiny hole in the bottom if you want to hang them upside down or punch a hole in each wing to hang right side up and string them up with the finishing line.
The instructions said to use painters tape or tiny hooks to hang from your porch ceiling. I didn't want to use hooks because I wanted to play around with the placement of the bats until I liked how they looked.
The painters tape didn't hold the bats though so I ended up using masking tape and they've stayed up ever since. The bats are a good size that can even be seen from the street as you drive by.
I like how they complement the new front door color too!
The total cost of this project was under $3.
Some of my other Halloween Projects:
Black & White Vignette
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Catch a Glimpse
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Thrifty Thursday
Welcome To The Weekend
Sunday Showcase
Tutorials & Tips
Inspire Me Tuesday
Craft, Create & Inspire
Create & Share
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14 comments:
Those look so fun!!
Oh my gosh Heather, they turned out fantastic! I love it!!! Good to know about the painters tape!!
I love all of your Halloween decor, but am just dying over the bats!!! The are the perfect spooky toucj for your porch! I still need something above my mantel just not sure if I want to do anymore decorating for Halloween! I currently have a banner up that is refusing to stay put...it is wearing me out!
Those look super cool Heather! I want those too now:)
Oh your house is all spooked out....looks great. I need to get my stuff out and get it up. I made some black hanging bats out of wood. I love them.
Oh your house is all spooked out....looks great. I need to get my stuff out and get it up. I made some black hanging bats out of wood. I love them.
The upside down hanging bats are cracking me up!
Oh it is all very SPOOKTACULAR!
Know what else is spooktacular when someone links several recipes. Way to up your chances. YOU WON!
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I love this. They look SO great hanging on your front porch. I love hanging bats during Halloween, I even have some in my house. I may just have to add some to my porch because, this is such a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing and for linking up to Thrifty Thursday.
Way fun! I love the bats and the mantel is so perfect for Halloween!
What a fun porch!
What a fun project. The bats turned out great. We don't have a front porch (had to tear ours out to make a bigger living room after we bought the house).
Great project !!
I would love you to come and share @ Craft, Create & Inspire linky party !!!
Look forward to seeing you there :)
http://lemonpaperdesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/craft-create-inspire-linky-party.html
Claire x
I really love these bats! They look great and very Halloween-y!
I want to hang some on our balcony!
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