Apartment Therapy turned me on to a great idea: fabric wall designs. If you already have painted walls but you want a cheap, customized, and removable design treatment then all you need is liquid starch, fabric, some scissors (and maybe a sponge brush... but definitely some paper damp paper towels!).To start off you cut out the fabric in a pattern of your choice ... I'm thinking a cluster of these little bat cut-outs in black and gray, getting bigger as they go up my wall ... and use the liquid starch to "glue" the pattern where you want it.
I used Niagra brand liquid starch because it smells nice and sprayed my wall, pressed the little fabric bat against it, then sprayed the top of that bat and smoothed him out.
It worked really well and was very easy.
When you're tired of it, just peel them off and wipe down your wall. They say there is no mess left behind (???). When I first sprayed my wall I didn't remember to bring a damp sponge with me, so the dripping liquid starch left some mild streaks behind -- but they are not even noticeable if you don't know to look.Take a look at this page: this chick wallpapered an entire room with this technique as a test. :)
Here's how to make your own liquid starch. You can also For really heavy duty crafts, you might need to try different strength solutions. Start with 1/2 cup cornstarch in a cup of cold water. Stir in boiling water in the amount needed:
- 2 quarts = heavy solution
- 4 quarts = medium solution
- 6 quarts = light solution
How to Make Liquid Starch
Here are some links to Martha Stewart Halloween templates you might use. Just trace them onto your fabric (trace to the wrong side of the fabric, the one that won't face out on your wall), then cut them out.
I did my bat by hand, just cutting out a pattern from the excess fabric I had on-hand, but if anyone would like it as a downloadable template of him I would be happy to whip up a .pdf.
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