{"id":6482,"date":"2021-10-07T18:22:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/?p=6482"},"modified":"2025-04-16T14:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:41:15","slug":"create-a-halloween-bat-wreath-in-just-10-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/create-a-halloween-bat-wreath-in-just-10-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Halloween Bat Wreath in Just 10 Minutes!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Time to get crafty with an easy and affordable <a rel=\"false\">DIY Halloween<\/a> wreath idea!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10658031 size-full skip-lazy lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"making bat Halloween wreath \" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Making-bat-wreath.png\"><\/p>\n<p>If you are in the decorating mood, I&rsquo;m sharing a ten-minute Halloween wreath idea featuring <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">these cute black bat clips from Dollar Tree<\/a> as Halloween decor inspiration! I especially LOVE this wreath because you don&rsquo;t even have to be particularly crafty to pull it off, and I spent less than $15 on supplies for this project!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10658033 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"holding out light up bat Halloween wreath\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/halloween-bat-wreath.png\"><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no glue gun needed for this easy wreath and I am loving this very understated simplistic look to decorate for Halloween! Weaving in some <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">battery-operated fairy lights<\/a> is a fun touch that will look spooky yet adorable at night.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10654067 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"supplies for easy halloween wreath\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/supplies-for-easy-halloween-wreath-.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"knockout default-blue\">\n<blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"intro lead\"><strong>Tips for making this cute Halloween bat wreath:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">This wreath form<\/a> was pretty affordable at <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Michaels<\/a>, but be sure to utilize their coupon offers to save even more! As another tip, I will often find seasonal wreaths at Goodwill and thrift stores for cheap and then deconstruct them to start my next project with a fresh wreath form.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Another fun option I found was this <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">beautiful black glitter wreath form from Michaels<\/a> but it was sold out in my area. You may have better luck spotting it to use as the base for your Halloween wreath!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">bats are easy to find in-store at Dollar Tree<\/a>, but if you can&rsquo;t find any, consider cutting some bat shapes out of <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">black foam sheets<\/a> or grab some of these fun <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">black bats<\/a> from amazon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">LED fairy lights<\/a> make this project so cute and special. You can find them at almost any big box retailer, craft store, and online on <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>. <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">Dollar Tree<\/a> even has fairy lights sometimes to use in crafts! Don&rsquo;t forget to grab the <a rel=\"sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">batteries<\/a> for them also.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10654278 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"weaving fairy lights in a wreath\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/weaving-fairy-lights-in-a-wreath-.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10654274 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"using floral wire to attach fairy lights\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/using-floral-wire-to-attach-fairy-lights-.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10654285 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"dollar tree bat clips\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/dollar-tree-bat-clips-.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10653584 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"making a bat wreath for halloween\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/making-a-bat-wreath-for-halloween-.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"recipe recipe-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"recipe-title\">\n<h2>Halloween Bat Wreath<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"button button-transparent print-recipe\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-print\"><\/i>Print<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-top small\">\n<h4 class=\"section-header\">Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<div class=\"ingredients-list background\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/go.magik.ly\/ml\/1aozf\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 inch grapevine wreath form \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/go.magik.ly\/ml\/1aowg\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 count fairy lights \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/byBjU\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfloral wire \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"sponsored\" href=\"https:\/\/shareasale.com\/m-pr.cfm?merchantid=64888&#038;userid=316239&#038;productid=1225464696&#038;afftrack=\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3 packs of Halloween bat clips (Dollar Tree) \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"margin-top margin-bottom\">\n<h4 class=\"section-header\">Directions<\/h4>\n<div class=\"directions background\">\n<div class=\"grid-x\">\n<div class=\"cell small-12 large-12\">\n<p><span class=\"step\">1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Weave and wrap the fairy lights through the wreath. Attach the battery pack to the back of the wreath using floral wire.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-x\">\n<div class=\"cell small-12 large-12\">\n<p><span class=\"step\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clip the bats to the wreath trying to keep them evenly spaced.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-x\">\n<div class=\"cell small-12 large-12\">\n<p><span class=\"step\">3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Attach a string or wire to the back for easy hanging.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10658036 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"woman holding Halloween bat wreath \" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/woman-holding-bat-wreath.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"intro lead\">Hooray for easy craft projects like this Halloween wreath!<\/h2>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s proof you can totally decorate for Halloween without spending a ton of money. This will be so fun to hang up outside in time for spookiness<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"intro lead\"><a rel=\"false\"><strong>Come see all our other easy and clever Halloween craft projects!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to get crafty with an easy and affordable DIY Halloween wreath idea! If you are in the decorating mood, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/create-a-halloween-bat-wreath-in-just-10-minutes\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Create a Halloween Bat Wreath in Just 10 Minutes!<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crafts-diy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6482"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6514,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6482\/revisions\/6514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.smartdcamp.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}