Festive Halloween Porch Tricks

Directions

1. Choose the area of your porch or arch where you want the web. Clean the surface with isopropyl rubbing alcohol, wiping gently and letting it dry.
2. To attach a Command Large Outdoor Graphite Hook, remove the blue liner and press the adhesive to the hook's mounting base.
3. Remove the black liner from the wall side and press the hook onto the surface for 10 seconds.
4. For maximum hold, slide the hook up off the base and press firmly against the base for 30 seconds.
5. Slide the hook back onto its base and wait one hour before use. Repeat steps 1-4 for all remaining hooks (use four graphite hooks in total).
6. Take one 12x12-inch sheet of black cardstock and fold it into fourths.
7. Trace a half bat shape onto the folded paper using a pencil.
8. Cut out the bat along the pencil line, but do not cut along the folded edge—that would cut the bat in half.
9. Unfold the paper to reveal a full bat, then repeat for as many bats as you like (use the 15 sheets of cardstock).
10. Take the gray burlap and cut it in half lengthwise. Then, make cuts perpendicular to that cut, stopping about 4 inches from the end, and space each cut 4 to 6 inches apart.
11. String the gray burlap from one graphite hook to another to create a banner-like base for the spider web.
12. Cut the remaining fabric (white burlap or tulle) into random strips. Use these strips to start the upper part of the web, hanging them on the remaining graphite hooks.
13. Staple the various strips together until the entire desired web area is filled.
14. Step back and check the web for gaps. Add more fabric where needed to fill empty spaces and add texture.
15. Once the fabric web is complete, staple the bats onto the fabric, spacing them evenly. Use 1 to 2 staples per bat.
16. Fill in the area around the web with other festive decorations like pumpkins, wreaths, and banners.
17. To make a simple door wreath, wrap a piece of orange burlap around a foam wreath form, pin one of the bats onto it, and tie a coordinating ribbon at the top. Hang the wreath using a Command Large Outdoor Forever Classic Metal Hook.
18. Finish decorating the porch with fall-themed items such as pumpkins, hay bales, and banners to complete the festive look.