Thursday, October 6, 2011

Bat invasion



My house has been invaded by bats and I love it!  I saw this idea over at Dana Made it and thought it would be really fun for the living room wall.

 I printed out this stencil:
http://www.henryhappened.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/09/bats.pdf
and grabbed a stack of black card stock and scissors before I left for my daughter's swim practice last night.  I stacked a couple of sheets on top of each other, so it only took about 30 minutes. Then I taped them on the wall this afternoon. Easy Peasy.   

 With the scraps, I cut our smaller ones for above the kitchen.
I am having way too much fun decorating for Halloween.
(Do you think I should get around to getting drapes? Those naked windows are driving me crazy)

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TIP: If you don't already have a pair, you should buy these:
http://www2.fiskars.com/Products/Crafting/Crafting-Scissors/Titanium-Micro-Tip-Easy-Action-Scissors
Titanium Micro-Tip Easy Action Scissors

I cut 6 pieces of cardstock at a time and so I could cut out all those bats easily under 30 minutes.  (Fiskars isn't paying me to say this). I've had mine for probably 15 years and they're still sharp and the spring makes cutting really easy.
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10 comments:

  1. Trish @MomOnTimeoutOctober 6, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Really cute idea! That definitely makes your house festive :)

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  2. Tina´s PicStoryOctober 6, 2011 at 4:24 PM

    nice deco :)

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  3. Crazy WonderfulOctober 6, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    I'm sooo digging those bats! As soon as I saw them on her blog I went and printed off the template, but it's taking me WAY longer than 30 minutes - I need to step it up :D

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  4. UnknownOctober 7, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    This is fabulous! I think I'm going to have to do this with my girls this weekend. That is a lot of cutting but so worth it! Wonderful!

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  5. MikeOctober 8, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    I liked your idea.I have a little son and he likes all this type of creatures.And you mentioned in your blog that it is very easy to make.

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  6. ColeyOctober 10, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    What a fun idea! Looks so cute!

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  7. Mindie HiltonOctober 10, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Great bats. Thanks for sharing at Bacon Time. Following you on pinterst now too.

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  8. Ladybird LnOctober 10, 2011 at 5:51 PM

    I love this idea, I am considering doing it on my front porch! Thanks for showing off, I featured you tonight!

    Carlee
    www.ladybirdln.com

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  9. Megan GunyanOctober 11, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    Such a fun Halloween idea! The bats are flocking to something, it looks like. Great job!

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  10. HandmadeOctober 12, 2011 at 1:52 AM

    Great idea. Love it. Thanks for sharing

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