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Halloween Doormat My neighbors have gotten used to seeing some of my handmade items around our place. The other day I was asked by a friend "when are you going to create a DIY doormat?" I realized that she was right - I needed to change out my every day, store bought doormat for something personalized and a bit more festive for the upcoming holiday. I decided that this DIY Halloween doormat was the perfect solution! Not only is it easy to make, but the next time my neighbor asks, I can say "I did that!" Supplies: HP ENVY 7640 e-AiO Printer + HP Original Ink HP Premium Inkjet Matte Presentation Paper Natural doormat - mine was 18" x 30" but it doesn't need to be the exact same size Halloween doormat printable (provided below) Black and white spray paint Craft knife and mat Painter's tape Scissors Extra scrap paper or packing paper to protect your surface Step 1 Print out the attached printable (provided below) on the HP Premium Inkjet Matte Presentation Paper - to get a mat just like mine, you'll need to print all of the printable designs included! Use your craft knife to cut your largest bats and the moon but don't throw away the centers. You're first going to plan your design with these centers. Step 2 Your stencils will look like this; keep them all together until your design is planned. Step 3 This is where you're going to use those center pieces to plan your design. Your mat might not be the exact same size as mine, in which case this step is important. TIP #1: You may end up needing to print out a few extra pages or not use all of the pages if you need to increase or decrease the size of your design. Step 4 Once you've decided on your design, cut your final bats out of the final page. Again, you may not need all of these bats - but we'll leave this page intact for now. Step 5 Grab your largest bat stencils and arrange them as you did in step 3. Trim the pages with scissors as necessary to fit your design. Tape the stencils down securely with painter's tape. Step 6 As you prepare to spray paint, make sure that your surface is protected and that the area that is visible but will not be painted is protected with scrap paper. You don't want spray paint to reach these areas. Step 7 Begin spray painting your bat stencils with black spray paint. You'll want to spray directly above the designs and straight down to make the lines clear. Give your bats several coats. TIP #2: You can use acrylic paint and a foam brush for this step. I had spray paint in my stash, but I encourage you to use what you already have to paint! Step 8 Spray paint the moon as well, using the white. You'll want to give it several coats. Once everything is painted, removed the stencils immediately and let them dry. Step 9 Finish up with the smaller bats, overlapping the moon, using the same strategy as you did in steps 5 - 7. We actually learned a cool trick through trial and error - we got some excess spray paint on the mat and simply sanded it off using some 150-grit sandpaper when it was dry. Who knew? The larger bats are more defined and the smaller bats are less defined, just as you might see them in the sky! I love my new Halloween doormat - I've already placed it outside and can't wait for the neighbors to see it. I'd love for you to make this project and submit it to our Idea Exchange. Happy Halloween! - Amy, Mod Podge Rocks

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