Hey, mates! Very very long time no … DIY. It’s Katie proper right here! I do know I’ve been MIA for a bit, nonetheless I’m proper right here to share a DIY for basically probably the most nice time of the yr! In my closet, the saying goes “the additional festive, the upper.”
I don’t balk at pumpkin earrings or a skeleton sweater or say, a bat costume. (!!) This costume locations me inside the happiest of Halloween season moods and I’m proper right here to level out you how one can make your private! Plus, it’s a wonderful straightforward DIY, which you KNOW is my favorite!
Offers:
-black wool felt
-bat template (get hold of proper right here)
-scissors
-straight pins
-sewing machine or needle and thread
-dress
Okay, let’s get started! First, print your bats from the template provided. Clearly, you are welcome to draw out your private; I’m merely attempting to make this quick and easy for you.
After your bats are printed, use them to cut your felt. I found the simplest manner to do this was to utilize my straight pins to hold the paper in place. After getting adequate bats, lay out your costume and strategically place the bats and pin.
If you’re happy with the placement, it’s time to sew! I understand that not all people likes to make use of a sewing machine, so I try to protect that in ideas with most of my stitching DIYs.
I took my costume to the stitching machine and stitched the bats in place which means, nonetheless be pleased at hand sew yours must you favor!
Tip: I sewed all of my bats in place after which tried the costume on to place the bats throughout the bust. I pinned the previous few on whereas I was carrying the costume after which took it off to finish it up.
Now, I’m not gonna lie—my preliminary idea for this costume included glittery bats all through. As quickly as I glittered the bats, I seen that they’d been going to be means too stiff for a circle skirt. I’m sure you fellow DIY-ers know all too successfully, initiatives don’t always go as deliberate in your ideas.
Nonetheless, when you should have extra craft gives, it’s also possible to make additional points! I used a couple of of my glitter bats to make matching hair clips. Listed below are the straightforward steps for that:
Seize a felt bat and cover it in Mod Podge with a paintbrush. Pour your glitter extreme and let dry. As quickly because it’s dry, seize your scorching glue gun and join a clip to the once more. Really easy and SO cute! I actually made a pair additional for my daughter, Poesy.
That’s it! You can too make your private straightforward and festive bat costume in a day. I’ve already obtained tons of compliments and I’m sure I’ll placed on it waaaay an extreme quantity of until Halloween will get proper right here. Joyful stitching, mates! xo. Katie
Like this? Do this stenciled pant DIY too!
