I’ve always been obsessed with the little sticky wall bats that so many people add to their walls for Halloween — and I was temporarily convinced that I was going to DIY my wall bats (I have a Cricut, I do love to get crafty, and I have another blog, The Hobby Mom, where those two combine), but it was way more time consuming than just buying.
After snagging my bats (for around $5 on sale, mind you), I came to the issue of how the heck I would make them look good. I figured it out, so I’m here to share everything with you, too.
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Where to Buy (or DIY) Your 3D Wall Bats
These bats are made from PVC and are reusable, which is why I picked them! They come with little stickies to attach them to your wall (to be determined if it pulls any paint off; so far, that’s a no) and a bunch of different sizes to give you the cascading effect.
While I grabbed the classic black bat, they also offered multiple different styles like glitter, glow-in-the-dark, iridescent, and even cut-out/mesh types.
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If you do want to DIY your bats, you absolutely can! Here’s an SVG from Etsy with a few different bat styles included.
How to Style Your Bats on Your Wall
There’s a trick to it — sort of. The key is to not be super judgemental of yourself (been there) and to have a general idea of what you like or want it to look like BEFORE you start.
For example, do you want it to be a nice little “S” curve, or are you trying to create a “V” across your wall? From there, choose how many bats are involved (you can do the bare minimum and add more later).
Here’s what you’ll do next:
- Pick your bats beforehand and make sure they have all their stickies on and are ready for you to put up.
- Hang your biggest bats first. Aim to give a general shape, for example, an S curve or C.
- Add in your mediums to start filling it out.
- Fill in with the littlest bats! You can use as many (or as few) as you want.
- Walk away after you’re done! We tend to get into our heads about the way it looks 😅 coming back later takes some of that stress off!
It’ll look something like this:
When in doubt, work your way from the biggest bats to the smallest! Here’s the final look after adding the smallest bats I had:
Once you do it a few times, it’ll feel much more natural, and you’ll know what you like (and what you don’t). Also, the stickies that come with the bats — at least, the ones that came with this pack — unstick and restick easily so you can adjust your bats as you go!
Not big on pictures? Watch the full walkthrough on my channel here:
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