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spooky bat garland

10/13/2015

 
spooky paper bat Halloween garland
It's no secret that I like bats. And since I also like garlands, and not-coincidentally had a bunch of black card stock on hand, I came up with this spooky sleeping bat garland. Hang it anywhere you'd least like to find a bunch of large bats staring at you. 
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Start by cutting or tearing a 12-inch square of card stock into four smaller squares; each one will become a bat.
​Cut a 1.5-inch (ish) strip from a square. 
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Cut the top corners from the larger rectangle, and skinny triangles from the lower corners, so you end up with a 6-sided shape as shown.
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From the skinny rectangle, cut off about one inch of an end, and then trim a shallow V-shape from the top. From the other part of the skinny rectangle, cut a smaller, narrower rectangle, and cut a slim V shape from a short end, as shown.
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Punch eye holes in the head shape. You've now got the three paper pieces you'll need for a bat. Glue the head and leg pieces to the main piece. (I used tacky glue. I tried double-sided tape, but it wasn't strong enough.)
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Let the glue dry for a few minutes before continuing. Apply tacky glue near the edge of one of the pointy sides of the body. Roll the two sides together so they overlap into a slightly-cone-shaped cylinder. Card stock is very stiff, and would prefer to remain nice and flat, so clamp the overlapping pieces together with clothespins while the glue dries.
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Dab glue onto the ends of the legs, then fold them over a piece of string (or wire, or fishing line, or yarn...).
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Make several bats, assembly-line style, and attach them to the string a few inches apart from each other. Hang up and enjoy!
​xo
spooky paper bat Halloween garland

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