Last Minute Halloween Home Decor With Cricut

Yup. I know Halloween is about a week away.

Some people (like my husband) would call this procrastination, however, I call it living in the moment! I put up my Fall/Halloween mantle a few days ago but it felt like something was missing.

So, in less than 20 minutes with my Cricut Explore Air and some black vinyl, I was able to add a little extra flair just in time for the Halloween festivities!

To make your own version of this project, you will need the following supplies:

• Cricut Explore Air
• Cricut 12x24 Mat
• black vinyl
• transfer tape
• scotch tape
• scissors

Step 1: In Cricut Design Space, arrange the bat images to fit on your 12x24 mat. I've saved mine to Design Space and you can find it here.

Step 2: Cut out your bat images using black vinyl and peel off/weed the excess vinyl. Before you remove the bats from the mat, cover the entire surface with transfer tape.

Note: I have no idea what I was using that black pen for. :)

Step 3: Use your scissors to "rough cut" the bats/transfer tape into individual images.

When I'm doing big projects like this, I don't get super wrapped up in getting all of the bubbles out of my transfer tape - as you can tell!

Step 4: Use scotch tape to arrange the bats where you think you want them on your wall so you can step back and make sure you like how they look.

Then, to apply each bat, gently peel away the backing (while the bat is still attached to the wall) and then use your scraper to apply.

And voila! With some black vinyl and a simple Cricut design, you can easily give a plain wall a Halloween makeover is less than 20 minutes!

To get more project inspiration for your home and to learn more about the products used in this project, stop by my blog!