Halloween Tablecloth Craft Project

This is a great craft project if you are hosting a Halloween party for the neighborhood kids at your house. The kids can help you make this and you can keep it for years. All of the materials can be bought at your local fabric store and arts and crafts store. I think you should be able to complete this craft project for about $20.

To make the Halloween Tablecloth Craft Project You Will Need:

Canvas or Cotton Duct (buy enough yards to fit your table)
Halloween fabric or Orange fabric (a few yards to make a border)
Fabric paint
Stamps or Cookie Cutters (optional)
Pencils
Paint Brushes in a variety of sizes

To start this project wash and dry your canvas or cotton duct fabric. This will set you fabric and prepare it to be painted.

Lay you canvas or cotton duct fabric out on a clean work surface. The floor will work fine if it is not dirty, otherwise use the kitchen table. If it is warm enough outside that would be an ideal place to keep the kids from getting paint all over the house.

Let the kids start painting Halloween inspired designs and patterns on the tablecloth fabric. You can use Halloween cookie cutters and trace them to have easy to paint shapes. This is the perfect way for little kids to join in on this project. It also helps create a uniform pattern or deigns to your tablecloth. Halloween Stamps dipped in fabric paint also work well if you want to create a uniform pattern.

Once the kids have traced on or drawn their designs let them started painting the tablecloth with fabric paint. I like to limit the colors to three to four colors. This way your tablecloth will not appear too busy. Look of colors like orange, green, and black, which are perfect for Halloween. If you choose to buy you cotton duct in black you could use white, green, and orange fabric paint. Puff paint is also a great way to outline designs and add dimension to the tablecloth.

Let your fabric painted Halloween designs dry for at least twenty-four hours before you move on to the next step of this craft project. This is important because you will need to handle the fabric repeatedly when finishing the tablecloth.