I am going bat crazy for this Halloween icon. They are everywhere~and they keep comin’. Yesterday I blogged about my bat placemats, and today is the accompanying napkins. Follow this link to the screen print workshop where these were made. >>

I ran a YUDU workshop one recent Saturday (Click here for the post about it) and decided to take advantage of the screens I had going by printing some decorations for our Halloween party. I cut placemats out of a leftover piece of fabric. I thought leaving the edges raw added to the spirit of the holiday.

This table runner was made using the YUDU, images from the Happy Hauntings cartridge and a painters drop cloth. (The images were cut on the Cricut and burned onto a screen for printing.) Cut the drop cloth down to size. Hem. Screen print with images. Spray with wrinkle release and bunch up. Ironically the wrinkle release does a pretty good job of holding the wrinkles, and it gives the runner a great Halloween effect.

Every time I screen print I use up the last little bits of ink on scraps of paper and fabric. These bits and pieces are super handy when I am looking to put my signature on some project. One day last week I was covering buttons with fabric and turned to my box of scraps to see what was there. I was so delighted with the buttons I wanted to put them all together! Follow this link to a tutorial on how to make fabric covered buttons.

I just love the YUDU. The ink colors are beautiful and non-toxic. The set up is so easy I can break it out and have it all cleaned up in under 3 hours. (That includes designing, burning screens, and going to town on anything within arm’s reach.)

Since I like to do things differently, my annual screen print for our 4th of July Party is a spin on the concept of “Freedom.” In this case~as all kids feel in the summer~bikes are the ticket to freedom. I’m an adult and I still feel that way!