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3-D Silhouette Halloween Mantel

October 9, 2015  Halloween | Uncategorized

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3-D Silhouette Halloween Mantel with free bat banner printables! kellyelko.com

On All Hallows Eve, I set up two adirondack chairs on my front lawn, fill a big cauldron with candy, dress up Sushi in her costume (she’s a unicorn this year), pour a couple of glasses of wine and sit outside to hand out candy.

Inside, my girls hang out with friends and when it gets late, they head out on a mission to fill their pillowcases with loads of candy.  They know which houses give out full size bars and which give out toothbrushes (they steer clear of those houses)!  Then they all come back to the house and trade candy.

I’ll light a fire so when that bunch of giggling girls returns home, they can relax while trading candy (I’ll steal their Peppermint Patties).  To get the girls in the Halloween spirit (or should I say spirits), I had fun decorating my silhouette Halloween mantel with help from some cool products from Command Brand™.

Love this 3 dimensional Halloween mantel! kellyelko.com

Spiders and bats and owls oh my!

Love this silhouette Halloween mantel with vintage windows and the DIY bat banner printable kellyelko.com
Supplies:

* Old windows, neutral art or large picture frames
* Halloween silhouettes in various shapes – (I bought these pre-cut or you can cut out your own shapes on black construction paper)
* Clear fishing wire
* Hole Punch
* Clear Tape
* DIY bat banner silhouettes (print here)
* Pumpkins
* Plastic snakes and spiders
* 8 Command™ Party Ceiling Hooks (here)
* 2 Command™ Party Banner Anchors (here)

Command party hooks kellyelko.com

Note: Follow all Command™ Brand package instructions for proper surface cleaning and prep, adhesive strip placement and recommended weight claims.

This removable ceiling hooks are perfect for seasonal decorating kellyelko.com

Halloween Mantel

1) Prop some old windows on your mantel.  If you don’t have old windows, use something neutral so the silhouettes pop!

2) Adhere Command™ Party Ceiling Hooks to the ceiling varying the distance from the wall

3) Punch holes in silhouettes and string clear fishing wire through them then hang from ceiling hooks

Note: vary the size of the fishing wire so the silhouettes hang at different lengths 

4) Print these free bat silhouettes (download here) on heavy card stock then cut them out then tape clear fishing wire to the backs of the bats.

Note: Make sure to leave enough fishing wire at the ends of the banner for hanging

5) Measure the length of the mantel to determine how long the bat banner should be.  Line up the bat silhouettes on a flat surface, leaving an equal distance between each bat.  Measure the clear fishing wire so it as long as the line of bat silhouettes, leaving approximately six extra inches of clear fishing wire on each side of the banner.

6) Use clear tape to adhere the back of each bat silhouette to the fishing wire

Make a DIY bat banner with these free printables kellyelko.com

7) Adhere 2 Command™ Party Banner Anchors to the mantel on each side of the mantel and wrap the ends of the fishing wire around the party anchors

Make a DIY bat banner with these free bat silhouettes kellyelko.com

8) Add a few pumpkins, plastic snakes and spiders to complete the look

It's simple to add touches of Halloween around the house kellyelko.com

I can’t wait to see all the cute little trick or treaters …

or to eat all of those Peppermint Patties.

Love this black and white Halloween mantel and that big dough bowl of skulls! kellyelko.com

 

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  1. mary beth at MBZ Interiors

    October 9, 2015 at 7:07 am

    Beautifully creepy, love things hanging from ceiling!

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    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      October 9, 2015 at 10:56 am

      Thanks Mary Beth – my kids love it!

      Reply
  2. heidi @ decor & more

    October 9, 2015 at 10:23 am

    I don’t normally decorate for Halloween, but this is so cute and clever! Love the bat banner!
    xo Heidi

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      October 9, 2015 at 10:56 am

      Thanks Heidi – hope you get lots of treats!

      Reply
  3. Pat Schwab

    October 9, 2015 at 12:46 pm

    Kelly, I love how this looks. It’s simple but looks really cool. Your white fireplace is the perfect backdrop. Pat S

    Reply
  4. Marlene Stephenson

    October 9, 2015 at 12:55 pm

    Everything looks wonderful Kelly,have fun ,so glad Sushi is helping you.

    Reply
  5. Vel

    October 30, 2015 at 3:58 pm

    Love your simple and spooly mantel!

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      November 2, 2015 at 7:02 pm

      Coming from the queen of Halloween decorating, that means alot!

      Reply

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