How to Make Custom Halloween Wall Art

As we get ready for Halloween season, this personalized wall art is easy to make and will have everyone wondering where you got that unique piece of Halloween decor.

If you've got 15 minutes of time and a few inexpensive materials, you can make a custom piece of Halloween artwork for your home.

Halloween T-Shirt Canvas Wall Art

Halloween T-shirt with cool graphics, laundered

Canvas that is the same size as the graphics on your T-shirt

Scissors

Staple gun

1. Put the canvas inside the T-shirt and center the graphics on the canvas.
2. Flip the T-shirt (with the canvas inside) so that the graphics are face down.
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Pull the top neckline of the shirt around to the back of the canvas and put a staple in the middle and on each side so that there are three staples evenly across the top.
4. Stretch the shirt up from the bottom and repeat step 3, putting 3 staples evenly across the bottom of the shirt.
5. Repeat step 3 for both sides, making sure to stretch the shirt evenly as you go and check the graphics on the front to ensure that the T-shirt is pulled tight and even across the canvas.
6. Cut the excess T-shirt material off at this point, leaving about 1/2"-1" around the edges.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Go back around all edges and put staples in between the original 3 staples, stretching the fabric as you go. Make sure to go in order: top, bottom, side, side, so that the shirt graphic remains evenly stretched on the front of the canvas.
8. When you get to the corners, staple very close on one side, staple very close on the other side, and then staple the excess corner fabric diagonally, as shown.
   
   
   
   
   
9. Trim any excess fabric, and your new artwork is ready to display!

Notes:

Before your purchase your canvas, measure the graphic portion of your T-shirt and write down the measurement. Take that with you to the craft store so that you know what size canvas to purchase. (Remember: You will need additional space all around that measurement for wrapping the canvas.) 

The T-shirt that I used is a boy's size 10-12, and it fit perfectly on an 11" X 14" canvas. This was a shirt that was originally my son Jaxon's.

As soon as I saw this shirt, I knew that I was going to repurpose it specifically for Halloween decor, however you could just as easily use this same tutorial to make wall art with any type of cool T-shirt.

Take advantage of craft store sales and coupons when purchasing your canvas for this project. Since the canvas doesn't really show at all, you don't need to get the highest quality canvas available.

If you're planning on making more than one of these at a time, canvas multipacks might be your cheapest option.

Hope you give this DIY Halloween artwork a try for yourself.