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How-Tuesday: Gore-Fest 2009 3D Blood Spatter Effect
Story by Enderby, weirdwolf
Published on October 27, 2009 in How-To

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We are so excited to be collaborating with Meg, a.k.a. Enderby, of Threadbanger fame for this creepy-cute Halloween how-to! Horror movie buffs and fans of television's forensic blood splatter analyst (and serial killer) Dexter are sure to be inspired. Here's Meg with all the gory details...

This October, let's take on new and unique creepy Halloween decor instead of the same old orange and black motif. In today's How-Tuesday, Etsy and Threadbanger team up to create a 3-dimensional blood spatter effect. These murder scene recreations are blood-chilling decor, and they make a fun and interactive backdrop for your Halloween party's photo booth. This will surely creep you and your guests out and will go over quite well with the serial killers in attendance.

For this project you will need:

  • Red felt
  • Red yarn
  • A needle (with an eye large enough for the yarn)
  • Red tacks
  • Recycled cereal box or cardboard for the template
  • Pen, chalk and/or pins

Instructions

1. Sketch out the shape of your pool of blood and create a template. If you don't want to draw your own, click on the spatter image on the right to open the full size file in a new window. Right click to download.

2. Using the template as a guide, trace and cut out the pool of blood from your red felt.

3. Cut out 50-80 pieces of red yarn that measure 50 inches long, and tie two knots at one end of each piece. The number of pieces of yarn will be determined by the perimeter of your red felt.

4. One by one, thread and pull through each piece of yarn around the perimeter of the blood pool. The yarn pieces should be about 1 centimeter out from the edge, and 1 inch apart from each other. (Tip: We had a little bowl of water on hand to make threading the needle easier.)

5. Take red tacks, or flat-head metal tacks you painted red, and attach your piece to the wall making sure the edges are flat and that all of the yarn hangs loose.

6. Take the pieces of yarn, and pulling them taut, attach to an old microphone stand or tripod. You can use another piece of your red yarn to tie the pieces together and then to the stand. This acts as the point of contact of the wound that created the bloody scene. Stab away and enjoy!

To see more of Meg's DIY home decor projects, check out Decor It Yourself every Wednesday on Threadbanger.com.

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Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:01 p.m. linguaNigra

oooh! Scary! Love the blood themed items too!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:06 p.m. emilybidwell

AMAZING

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:07 p.m. sonyarasi

Love the Alfred Hitchcock Pillow!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:07 p.m. GollyBard

Love it all! Perfect for Halloween!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:09 p.m. VeraVague

Thank you fulfilling my blood lust.
;)

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. SimpleJoysPaperie

Ditto on the A. Hitchcock pillow!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:10 p.m. trivialpursuit

Love those Hungry Policemen!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:16 p.m. LauraMediaDesign

LOVE the Hitchcock pillow!!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. seababejewelry

hehe! Sweet!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. ColorfulCasual

Yikes!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:18 p.m. edor

cool idea! and these finds are so clever and fun!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:21 p.m. funktionslust

Love the bird inside Alfred Hitchcock's head on regansbrain "the birds" pillow :)

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:23 p.m. PrimaryRedux

ha ha! 3-d fiber blood spatter! gotta love that. circaceramics unsightly mug is great, reminds me of workin in the garage with a cuppa tea.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:24 p.m. PrimaryRedux

oh I still have all my fingers-just scars.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:32 p.m. Dongedyframe

Nice idea and cool choice of bloody items ;)

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:32 p.m. poppyswickedgarden

HAAAA This is too awesome! We may just have to do this one:)

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:33 p.m. pulpsushi

Very cool idea!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:36 p.m. emetalworks

ha! that is hilarious...& brilliant!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:37 p.m. PurseParts

Ahhh! The Birds!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:40 p.m. adam

soooo funny and rad.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:48 p.m. mosey

dexter style.
love. it.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:50 p.m. Cajajewelry

i love it!!!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. artbyregant

ewwww.I love it
Im going to show my daughter.....
too cool

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:12 p.m. JetWhitePonytail

this is creepy good.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:15 p.m. wildemoon

Thanks so much for including my Barbie Murders print! :D

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:16 p.m. VintageZen

yikes!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:31 p.m. beautifulbridget

woohoo! scary!!!!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. ellabellamay

Crazy cool!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:32 p.m. recycledwares

that is really cool! love some of the other videos too, especially the mad hatter's costume.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:41 p.m. vivikas

That's so cool and fun, this way maybe Dexter will go to the party! lol

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:48 p.m. TrilbyMade

oh the policemen!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:55 p.m. ImagineMDD

great ideas. I'm dripping with envy.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:56 p.m. ArtisticIntentions

Bloody mess!! How fun!!!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 3:59 p.m. beadsandbits

Hey! You already got rid of it!!1

Please note that I was NOT referring to ArtisticIntentions or ImagineMDD or any other true Etsian out there.

(S'pose I jumped the gun with my rant there.)

Oct. 27, 2009 at 4:16 p.m. soule

LOL! that's AWESOME!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Radness

I shouldnt have checked this post after i ate. :-/

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. catchalljewelry

i love meg...she always has such awesome ideas! the bloodsplatter is so cool =D

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:03 p.m. EJPcreations

ghdfghrt ... UMM OK...

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:17 p.m. MyMoms

Definitely different and unique. Thanks for sharing!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:49 p.m. IdaJefsen

NICE!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:52 p.m. StellasKnits

Wow!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:52 p.m. LegendaryTigerHero

Awesome! I've got some good splatter effects, too@

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:52 p.m. VivatHandmade

Excellent! We may have to try this for our party this weekend!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. paramountvintage

very cool.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:53 p.m. kristimcmurry

Wow! I never thought of "Hungry Policemen" as gory...but I guess it's open to interpretation! Haha. I love to see how view works differently.

Really cool article. Appropriate for late October!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 5:59 p.m. cassidycay

AHHHH How scary! : )

Oct. 27, 2009 at 6:02 p.m. birdie1

Wild! (I'm thinking of buying that microscope).

Oct. 27, 2009 at 6:07 p.m. girltuesdayjewelry

Bloody brilliant!! (said in British accent)

Oct. 27, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. ChloesRuffleButt

Creepy! I love the "Barbie murders" series.

Oct. 27, 2009 at 6:34 p.m. Enderby

Thank you, Etsy, for the fantastic and fun collaboration. Threadbanger + Etsy = <34LYF

Oct. 27, 2009 at 6:37 p.m. AnniesWearableArt

yeeeks! ewww gross! i positively love it!!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 7:41 p.m. LustreBeads

Awesome, perfectly gruesome!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 7:47 p.m. missbatch

This is so fun! Meg and Michelle make a great video duo!

Oct. 27, 2009 at 9:41 p.m. ashleywhitejacobsen

:)

Oct. 27, 2009 at 11:16 p.m. PomLove

i think this might be the coolest how-tuesday ever. thanks, meg!

Oct. 28, 2009 at 1:02 a.m. Iammie

Ooh, spooky!

Oct. 28, 2009 at 5:26 a.m. studiotempera

awesome ....

Oct. 28, 2009 at 9:06 a.m. mrsbutler

whoooooooooooo, creepy.

Oct. 28, 2009 at 9:53 a.m. babook

The Halloween party would be change from here !! that tooo cool.

Oct. 28, 2009 at 9:59 a.m. ornamentsbydeb

Haha!

Oct. 28, 2009 at 10:12 a.m. JurgitaKiltPins

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oct. 28, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. PunkUpBettie

Love the theme!

Oct. 28, 2009 at 12:12 p.m. IndyGrrrlProductions

Love these finds!! They remind me of Dexter.

Oct. 28, 2009 at 1:05 p.m. cardinalhouse

This was fun...the item picks to go along are fabulous!!!
-Kat.

Oct. 28, 2009 at 1:46 p.m. anniephoebe

those hungry policemen are actually kind of adorable ^^

Oct. 28, 2009 at 3 p.m. moonthroughfog

great video! thanks :)

Oct. 28, 2009 at 4:02 p.m. rachelrossner

Love this blood spatter! Thanks Meg!

Oct. 28, 2009 at 5:38 p.m. jewelrybyprofitt

Wow I like!!

Oct. 28, 2009 at 10:56 p.m. fantasticbeasts

Hunh, this ties in perfectly with what I did today. Anyway, thanks for the project!

Oct. 29, 2009 at 3:44 a.m. FairyDecos

I like this small diary!

Oct. 29, 2009 at 9:30 a.m. designlab443

that bloody mug is creepy! chills up my spine!

Oct. 29, 2009 at 4:26 p.m. MetroGypsy

FunfreakyFUN!

Oct. 29, 2009 at 5:02 p.m. IslaNewYork

Creepy but cute.. but still creepy! haha

Oct. 29, 2009 at 6:19 p.m. LizardSkins

bloody fun? wow, i have all these white clothes, maybe we will just be bloodspatter this year! Great ideas, people! thanks

Oct. 29, 2009 at 8:40 p.m. shawndrathea

Spooky,spooky goodness!I love your creativity!

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