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Halloween Wall Decor DIY!

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Halloween Wall Decor DIY

This week I have a super fun crafty-diy project for you, that is perfect for Halloween! In this tutorial I will show you how to make some DIY Halloween Wall Decor for your home. Yes that’s right, it’s that time again, where the leaves are changing colors and pumpkin spice is in the air. It means one thing: Halloween is right around the corner! One of my favorite things about this holiday is getting festive decorations up to make your home feel like it’s actually fall, not just a short-lived phenomenon. I’ve included Printables for this project, but if you don’t care for these spooky images, you can always substitute with your favorite Fall motifs, or with Halloween pictures that are more cute than spooky!
Halloween Wall Decor DIY with Owl, Bat and Skull

 

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Halloween Wall Decor with Owl Pinterest Graphic

 

Supplies for Halloween Wall Decor DIY:

  1. Embroidery Hoops (8.5″ for Bat and 7.5″ for Skull and Owl)
  2. Spooky Printables (see the links below)
  3. Plain off white fabric (Canvas Drop cloth works great!)
  4. Inkjet Printer
  5. Full Sheet Printable Labels

 

Embroidery Hoops Photo
This is the before, just some plain cheap wooden embroidery hoops from the craft store. I think these cost like $1.49 each, you can probably find them cheaper at a thrift shop, or you might even have them on hand already.

Halloween Printables

I’ve created 3 printable PDF files for you to download. You may have seen these images on my site already, but these versions are perfectly sized for this project, to make it really easy for you. The printables are below.
Spooky Owl Engraving

 

Black and White Bat Illustration
Halloween Black and White Skull Image

I printed these using my home computer straight onto the fabric itself. (I used drop cloth fabric, but you can use linen or muslin or whatever.) Many of you have probably seen other crafty bloggers using this technique. It worked great for me and was so easy, but please use caution, there is always some risk involved when putting things in your printer other than paper. I would definitely suggest staying right with your printer and guiding the fabric in while you watch it. There are several methods for this technique, all of them require that you attach some type of printer paper to the back of the fabric before feeding into the printer. I used the Label Method. I purchased some full sheet printable labels (with a sticky back), adhered the fabric to the label and then trimmed away the excess fabric. I popped it into my printer and out came my beautifully printed fabric!! After that I just placed these in the embroidery hoops ( I used an 8.5″ hoop for the bat and 7.5″ hoops for the other two) and trimmed up the excess, and there you have your Instant Halloween Wall Decor!

Halloween Owl Wall Decor with Hoop Frame

After Halloween, you can always take the fabric out of the hoops and reuse them with a different image! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial for making your own Halloween Wall Decor. Happy Halloween!

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Comments

  5. Melanie says

    I had never heard of using the full sheet sticker paper!!! I mean, how smart is that? I had heard ironing the fabric onto wax/freezer paper (I always wondered which side you used? would it be sturdy enough? So I never did it). Thanks so much for this tip!

  6. Christine says

    I have never heard of the label technique before! I always put fabric on freezer paper with an iron and printed on it that way…I’ll have to try your way now! Thanks!

  18. Creations by Tee says

    Interesting!And Thank You for sharing your great graphics with us!
    If I need a graphic’s for a craft project I know I will find them here on your blog! And this technique sounds fun and easy. Inspirational!

  29. Amy says

    These are so great! Thanks for the tip on the label paper – I never would have thought of using that. This is now on my list of projects to complete before Halloween quickly arrives!

  30. Val says

    Thanks, Karen!! These images will decorate a care package for my teen-age son at college!! Thanks for sharing! The Post Office always appreciates the extra embellishment!!! V

  32. Anonymous says

    Joann’s sells paper with canvas or muslin affixed to it for your printer. When you are done printing, you just unpeel the paper off the back and you are left with the fabric you can sew or whatever. It comes on a roll so you can cut it to the size you want too.

  33. Anonymous says

    Hi Karen,
    When printing your image onto canvas, does the ink need to be sealed? I am thinking it will smear if not set somehow.
    Thanks,Shelley

  34. lisa says

    Hi – I am just getting read to do this project and wondered what size hoops you used when you made these…..
    thank you

  35. kitblu says

    You’ve done it now! I have to make some of these art bits and I had not intended to have any Hallowe’en decorations this year.

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