Saturday, September 10, 2022
Bats, Branches and Bows
Bats, Branches and Bows
I have a very inexpensive project for you and everything comes from the Dollar Tree and your back yard. I call it my bats, branches and bows project.
I had to start creating some Halloween decor. I kept seeing all of the posts about fall and Halloween so when I went into the Dollar Tree the other day, I found these packages of bats.
The great thing about these bats was that they had clips on the back so I could easily attach them to branches.
Although I liked the bats, I thought I would paint their eyes red. I had some red paint and dabbed it on. You don't need to do this if you don't want to. Hopefully, you can see their red eyes in this picture.
I headed in the back yard for some branches. I found one that had some moss on it. That would work well. I gather a couple more sticks. Hubby gave me this blue/green vase on my birthday with flowers in it. Although it is new, I like the shape and color.
I did place some floral foam in the bottom to hold the branches. Once the branches were secured, I started to add the bats.
Of the 4 packages of bats, I used all of them except for 2. I needed something more. A bow around the vase. I also found this at the Dollar Tree. First I tied some ribbon around the vase and then made a bow and attached it.
While at the store, I also found these Halloween shot glasses, at least that's what I think they are. I wasn't really sure what I was going to use them for, just bought them.
I put a tea light in them and put them around the vase.
So for $6 I was able to create my Bats, Branches and Bows. I am so excited that I created my first fall/Halloween project. Maybe I will go in the attic and get my fall and Halloween stuff down.
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This turned out just adorable! Smiles, Linda at Paper Seedlings
ReplyDeleteLinda,
DeleteThank you so much. I loved how it turned out too.
Have a lovely week ahead.
Hugs,
Bev
Oh my goodness, your bat and branch project is super duper cute! Love it!
ReplyDeleteAllyson,
DeleteThank you for the kind words. Funny how those inexpensive projects always turn out so cute.
Hugs,
Bev
Great project, Bev! Halloween will be here before we know it!
ReplyDeleteAnn,
DeleteThanks for the sweet comment. I know what you mean, time goes by so quickly.
Have a great rest of your week.
Hugs,
Bev
Bev,
ReplyDeleteI love this!! I will have to look for those bats on my next trip to Dollar Tree!! So cute!
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie,
DeleteThis went together so easily and such fun. I love using items from the Dollar Tree.
Hope you find some bats.
Hugs,
Bev
This is adorable Bev! I'll definitely be trying it for my Halloween decor. I hope you'll come by & share on Crafty Creators (Thurs-Mon). I know my readers would love it! I'll be featuring it on HIH this Sunday.
ReplyDeleteNiki,
DeleteThanks you so much, you are so sweet. I stopped by your party and shared my Bats.
Thanks for the feature. I will stop by.
Hugs,
Bev
So cute Bev! Love it!
ReplyDeleteJenna,
DeleteThanks, you are so sweet. I appreciate it.
Hugs,
Bev
Thanks for coming & sharing on Crafty Creators! I plan on making some for my porch, so thanks for the idea!! (If this is a dupe comment, I'm sorry. My comment just disappeared while I was typing. Computers, [eye roll] lol.)
ReplyDeleteNiki,
DeleteI don't know what happened but I see your comment. I like the idea of making a large one for outdoors. Great idea.
Hugs,
Bev
Great idea! You can recycle the branches and use for another season or holiday! Thanks so much for linking up at the A Themed Linkup 121 for Fall Crafts and Décor. Shared.
ReplyDeleteDee,
DeleteThanks, I really liked this project. I never thought of using the branches for other projects. I guess I usually have lots of branches, so they are always available.
Hugs,
Bev
CONGRATS Beverly! Your post is FEATURED at A Themed Linkup 122 for Trays from the previous linkup for Fall Crafts and Décor.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the best websites that I’ve ever come across, all the Halloween displayed is pretty unique and informative
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