Outdoor Halloween Decoration: Flying Bat Wreath
Hanging Halloween Bat Wreath on Front Door
Add a haunted feeling to your front door this Halloween with a bat-covered wreath made from craft foam, wire and yarn.
Materials Needed:
- foam wreath form
- dark gray or black yarn
- floral wire
- scissors
- black pen or marker
- hot glue gun and glue sticks
- 1 yard of black fabric
- 2-inch decorative ribbon
- black craft foam
Cover Wreath Form With Fabric and Yarn
Wrap fabric around wreath form, ensuring the form is entirely covered (Image 1). Top fabric with two to three crisscrossed layers of yarn (Image 2).
Gray Yarn on DIY Hanging Wreath
After wrapping fabric around a wreath form, top the wreath with two to three crisscrossed layers of yarn.
Draw and Cut Out Bat Silhouette
Trace or freehand the silhouette of a bat onto craft foam with black pen or marker (Image 1) then cut out silhouette with scissors (Image 2). Repeat the process to make multiple bats in assorted sizes.
Bat Silhouette on Craft Foam for Hanging Halloween Wreath
Trace or freehand the silhouette of a bat onto craft foam with black pen or marker then cut out silhouette with scissors. Repeat the process to make multiple bats in assorted sizes.
Bat Drawing on Craft Foam
Trace or freehand the silhouette of a bat onto craft foam with black pen or marker then cut out silhouette with scissors. Repeat the process to make multiple bats in assorted sizes.
Cut Wire and Attach to Bat Silhouette
Cut floral wire into 10-inch lengths with scissors, one for each bat (Image 1). Attach floral wire directly to the back of each foam bat with hot glue (Image 2).
Cutting Floral Wire for Hanging Wreath
Cut floral wire into approximately 10-inch lengths with scissors, one for each bat.
Halloween Bat Cut-Out With Glued Floral Wire
Cut floral wire into 10-inch lengths with scissors, one for each bat. Attach floral wire directly to the back of each foam bat with hot glue.
Attach Bats to Wreath and Adorn With Ribbon
Wrap the ends of the floral wire around the wreath until each bat is "flying" 1 to 2 inches above the wreath's surface (Image 1). Tip: To ensure the look is balanced, space bats 3 to 6 inches apart. Wrap ribbon around top of wreath (Image 2) and use it to hang finished wreath on your front door, over a mirror or in your home's entryway (Image 3).
"Flying" Bats on Halloween Wreath
Wrap the ends of the floral wire around the wreath until each bat is "flying" 1 to 2 inches above the wreath's surface.
Black Ribbon Attachment on Hanging Bat Wreath
Wrap ribbon around top of wreath and use it to hang the finished wreath on your front door, over a mirror or in your home's entryway.
Hanging Halloween Bat Wreath on Front Door
Add a haunted feeling to your front door this Halloween with a bat-covered wreath made from craft foam, wire and yarn.
