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The Count's Keep - Newest Bat Wing House

May 26, 2017 by Lucy 3 Comments

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Bat Wing Halloween House made out of paper and cardboard. Make a Halloween village #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Bat Wing Halloween House - the Count's Keep

Bat Wing Halloween house made with a ribbon roll base with lots of bats flying around #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Original Bat Wing Halloween House

The Bat Wing house concept evolved from a much simpler Halloween house to the Counts Awaits as the second Bat Wing house to the Count's Keep which you see at the very top of this post. Each little house has its appeal, but the Count's Keep Halloween house fits my vision of how the Bat Wing Halloween house is supposed to look.

Bat Wing Halloween House Links

Previous posts on how to make the Bat Wing Halloween House are included in the links below:

  • Design Concept for the Bat Wing Halloween House - includes information on making a base to show off the Bat Wing House
  • How to Make Basic Cardboard Structure for the Bat Wing Halloween House
  • How to Make Bat Wings for your Halloween House Roof
  • Add a Moon background to the Bat Wing House

Home Improvements on the Count's Keep

The Count's Keep "home improvements" include:

  • Change colors
  • More prominent spiderweb design
  • Door to open easier to show the Count inside
  • Rounded, longer bat wings
  • Wider base
  • Add a stone wall

Change Color

You can see them side by side below. I always like to change the houses up a little bit, but since the basic design was so similar I decided to change the color scheme. Purple is a little more Halloweeny, I think. Truthfully, though, I like the blue better because it shows up better and I'm just a blue person - that's all there is to it.

Bat Wing Halloween House called the Count's Keep where spooky Count Dracula is waiting in the doorway #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Bat Wing Halloween Houses - The Count Awaits and the Count's Keep

More prominent Spider Web Design

I was able to make the spider web embossed design standout so much better by using some advice I got on the Creative Carte Blanche Facebook page. Anne suggested using a gilding paste, but I don't have any white paste like that. It gave me an idea though. I first painted it with my finger like I would rub on gilding paste. It was a little messy so I decided to paint the white on by pulling a brush that had just a little white paint on it parallel to the surface of the house - just enough to catch the embossing and paint it. It worked.

Now the question is - does it make the house look better? I think the subtle design of the first one is my preference. Maybe the windows make it look too busy, because I do like the way the painted spiderweb on the back looks as opposed to the one distressed with white paint.

Bat Wing Halloween Paper Houses - back view comparing the spooky embossed spider web design #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Back view of the Bat Wing Halloween Paper houses comparing the embossed spider web design

Door Opening Reinforced with Bookbinder's Tape

I reinforced the door with bookbinder's tape so the door can be opened and closed repeatedly without falling off. I forgot to do that on the first house.

Reinforced the Coffin-shaped door on the Bat Wing Halloween Paper house with bookbinder's tape #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Reinforced the Coffin-shaped door on the Count's Keep Spooky Halloween House

Improved Bat Wing Design

The bat wing is longer and wider on this house and the back part of the wing roofline is curved. I think it looks better, though I don't know if it is worth the trouble to do that.

Compare the bat wings on the two Bat Wing Halloween Paper Houses #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Comparison of bat wings on the two Bat Wing Halloween Houses

Do I need to add a moon? Probably not.

Wider, more stable Base

I really like this base with the inset stairs which wrote about in this post.

The Count's Keep Spooky Halloween Paper House with bat wings on each side, bats flying around the windows and the Count in the doorway #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

The Count's Keep showing the inset stairs

I painted the rocky base and then went over it lightly with black paint to make striations to look like stratified rock layers.

Bat Wing Halloween paper house showing the inset stairs and surrounding stone wall #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Bat Wing Halloween paper house showing the inset stairs and surrounding stone wall

Stone Wall for the Count's Keep Halloween House

The wall is made with a Tim Holtz stone stencil from Stamper's Anonymous. I made caps for the posts and stuck a bead in the middle. The bead is anchored in the post with a wire through it so it is not easy to pull off.

Stone wall on back of the Count's Keep Halloween Putz house #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

Stenciled stone wall seen on the back of the Count's Keep Halloween House

That's the latest House for Habitat. My next crafty project should be some graduation cards though I am currently lacking in design inspiration.

P.S.  Click here to see a YouTube video of the entire Halloween village of Halloween Houses for Habitat from this year. It's also on this page summarizing the all the Halloween houses made in 2017.

Next house might have round turret or two. That's the plan, anyway. Thank you for reading. Have a good day.

Find instructions on how to make a cool Bat Wing Halloween house out of paper and cardboard #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

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How to make this cool Bat wing Halloween house out of paper and cardboard #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

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Instruction on how to make this cool Bat wing Halloween house out of paper and cardboard #halloweenhouse #putzhouse #halloween #papercraft

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  1. Laney

    May 27, 2017 at 1:43 am

    Thanks for sharing this Lucy, I really like the improvements you made to this house design, although I do like the first one as well. Your houses are so creative. Very inspiring - makes me want to go into my craft room and work on something. My current project is in a "drying phase!" I love the stone wall - I would like to try something like that. And your bases are amazing. I love the holes for the tea lights and the way you "sculpt" with the layers of cardboard.

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  2. Kim

    June 21, 2020 at 3:22 am

    I’m enjoying looking at your items. I thought I was ready to start a blog but I requested a refund. I think I’ve decided to play around on a free WordPress site just until I can figure out what I’m doing. Funny I had a site before but it wasn’t WordPress. It was through Shopify with a store and I’m here to tell you I was lost. Sorry didn’t mean to get on that. I got out of the crafting mode for the past 6 months or so and it kicked back in just today!
    I am wanting to do a house with brick and stucco simply because my husband is a mason and we have a masonry company. I’m glad to have been receiving your emails because you are the best at that kinda stuff!!

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    • Lucy

      June 21, 2020 at 4:26 pm

      Kim, thank you so much. I am glad you like my projects. In terms of writing a blog - it's actually a LOT of work. But I love it because I get to connect with people like you.

      Lucy

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