A Little Batty...

Yeah, I feel a little batty for still making more Halloween decor when it's a week away. But, I was strolling through the Halloween posts on Design Dump and was inspired by one of the pictures Autumn posted.  Great post(s) by the way, many ideas I have never seen before.

 The picture reminded me of the very cute bats Nicole made for a boutique several weeks ago.  She had mod podged the bats with these papers (5 for 1 buck) found at Hobby Lobby.  She sold out very quickly and I have been dying to get my hands on some. 

 Nicole is "crazy" busy right now and probably not too anxious to cut 15 bats out- for free- for her sister.  I popped in to snag her bat pattern from her and I think she had at least 60 tiny turkey feet-sanded & painted- sitting on her counter waiting to be assembled to the body!

So, I went home and pulled out the scroll saw and carefully cut these bats out. I know Nicole's dying with the bad cuts I made.....if you want some of these (cut by Nicole :)) you can order them here. She's a pro and her bats are just about perfect!

Using Mod Podge, I papered the bats, sanding the edges for a nice finish.

Instead of putting the spray painted black branches into a pumpkin like the inspiration picture, I used a large green vase. I still love the idea of the pumpkin. I had set them temporarily in the vase and it looked pretty good...so I kept it!

I printed a little "spooky" sign to dress up the vase.

Nicole originally had her bats glued onto dowels and anchored into wood blocks. She drilled the bats at angles to add some interest. With some of the extra bats I mounted these little guys into a 2x4 and I added a little spider yarn here and there. I could use that stuff on everything. Does it come in red for Christmas? :)

 Take a peek at the metal spiders I found at Marshall's. They always have the best (and cheap) seasonal home decor. The little metal spider holding the pumpkin I found at a local home decor store.  He was too cute to pass up, I brought a bat home too.  Hmmm...I wonder how we could make these?

For the ornaments, we used eye hooks to hang the ribbon.

I can't believe we are a week away from Halloween.  I still need to round up a couple of costumes.  Does anybody have any great costume ideas for an 80's themed party?  My husband and I "have to"  dress up and my mind is blank. (we don't get out much) Feel free to send any ideas our way!