Halloween Wall Decor DIY
Supplies for Halloween Wall Decor DIY:
- Embroidery Hoops (8.5″ for Bat and 7.5″ for Skull and Owl)
- Spooky Printables (see the links below)
- Plain off white fabric (Canvas Drop cloth works great!)
- Inkjet Printer
- Full Sheet Printable Labels
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.
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!
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!
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.
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
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
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.
Nancy Ward says
Hi!
Wanted you to know I posted a link to this project today on my blog, PaperFriendly.
Nancy Ward
PaperFriendly
http://www.nancywardcrafts.com