DIY Halloween Bat Sweatshirt
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As you may know, I don’t believe in confining Halloween things to October. I have a toy ghost on my dashboard all year round, keep orange and black sprinkles in the house at all times, and wear clothes that feature iconic spooky creatures. But it’s October so now I can wear a DIY bat sweatshirt in the cool mornings and shed a layer to reveal a sleeveless skull button-up to combat the warm sun without it being out of place.
When I saw A Clothes Horse’s bat sweatshirt last year, I was in love. However, not wanting to spend the money at the time, I vowed to make my own using sharpie. I got the idea from a shirt my husband has from high school. He used sharpie to stencil his last name on it and I was surprised how good it looks and how well it has held up over the years.
Fast forward to cool weather 2015 and I’m ready to get my dream bat sweatshirt. I got a plain white one for cheap at Hanes Outlet and picked up a fabric pen from Michael’s for around $3. I took a step up from my sharpie plans because I wanted to make sure it looked as nice as possible. It was fun to create my own little bat buddy using references from image searches and trial and error. I'm quite pleased with the result! It’s tempting to draw on more of my clothes...
Tips for using fabric markers
-Use a pencil to sketch your design. Once you’re happy, make a thick outline around your sketch using a black sharpie.
-If you’re a confident sketcher, you could just sketch directly onto the fabric using whatever implement will show up on the fabric color you are using.
-If the fabric is a light color, you can slide the darkened outline under the clothing you’re working with to plan placement and check the size in proportion of your item.
-Before marking with the fabric pen, slide a piece of cardboard between the back of your sketch paper and the back of the clothing to prevent bleed through. I just used the sketchbook.
-Work in light sweeps of the fabric pen to prevent the ink bleeding outside of your outline.
Outfit details
Sweatshirt: Hanes Brand
Skull shirt: Modcloth (similar)
Shorts: Forever21 (old)
Boots: Steve Madden (similar)
Purse: JCPenney (old)
Tights: DKNY
3 comments
It took me away too long to find the comment section, and now I forgot what I was going to write. I'm old.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool idea! Must be nice to have talent. Lol
ReplyDeleteI sacrificed two erasers during the sketch process! It was a lot of trial and error.
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