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    DIY Custom Painted Wooden Baseball Bats

    Craft Tutorials, Crafting, Recycled Crafts, Sponsored

    I’ve been batting this project around in my head for a while now. I’m glad I finally stepped up to the plate and got it done, because this simple DIY is a home run!

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    Sorry…there’s something about sports that makes me lapse into cliches! Maybe I have a calling as a sportswriter.

    I’ve been wanting to paint a baseball bat for months now, after seeing the gorgeous custom painted wooden baseball bats from The Mitchell Bat Company. Theirs are amazing and I love that part of their proceeds go to revive baseball in inner cities.

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    But I realize the $245 price tag might be out of reach for a lot of baseball fans. So, I came up with an inexpensive DIY version that you can customize to your favorite team’s colors. (The Atlanta Braves, in my case.)

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    Supplies:

    • wooden baseball bat
    • DecoArt Americana Multi-Surface Paint in Night Sky, 2 oz.
    • DecoArt Americana Multi-Surface Paint in Cottonball, 2 oz.
    • DecoArt Americana Multi-Surface Paint in Lipstick, 2 oz.
    • painter’s tape
    • foam paint brush
    • sandpaper or sanding block

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    I got my baseball bat at a yard sale. I don’t remember exactly what I paid for it, but probably no more than $1.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    My bat had been used and was fairly beaten up.  But that’s exactly how I wanted it, a little vintage looking.

    Before painting with DecoArt Americana Multi-Surface craft paint, I sanded the bat lightly to remove any ball marks and scuffs and also to prepare those areas where I would be painting.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    Next, I used painter’s tape to mask off those areas where I wanted to paint.

    This part is a little tricky. You can’t just wrap the tape around the bat, or you won’t get straight lines. You have to work the tape around the curves of the bat.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    I wasn’t aiming for perfection, so I just did the best I could to get the lines straight. I painted two to three coat of each color to get the coverage I wanted.

    Sanding blocks come in handy to hold your bat in place while the paint dries.

    I generally take the painter’s tape off before the final coat of paint dries completely to ensure sharp lines.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    When adding stripes, make sure the other paint has dried completely before taping over it. Or you may want to use a delicate surface painter’s tape to avoid damaging the areas you’ve already painted.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    While I did take my painted bat to the ballfield to snap these photos, I don’t actually recommend using it for a game or batting practice.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    It’s strictly decorative. Can’t you imagine it in a baseball themed bedroom? Or at a little slugger’s birthday party?

    Oh, and let me just tell you a funny story about this photo shoot.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    I stopped by one recreational league ballpark, and I was just about to unload my camera gear when I spotted some coaches and field workers hanging out near the diamond.

    So, I thought better of if and drove to another park. When I got there, the grounds crews were mowing and working on several of the fields. But I decided to go for it.

    I threw my camera bag over my shoulder and walked onto the field through the dugout and started snapping photos.

    Custom painted wooden baseball bats can be super expensive. But this is such a simple DIY. I love it for a vintage baseball bedroom or for decorations at a little slugger's birthday party.

    I kept waiting for them to call me out and throw me off the field.

    One guy rode by me on his mower and gave me a nod and a smile. But he didn’t say anything, so I kept right on styling and shooting photos.

    The things I do for blogging!

    If you like this baseball-themed project, you may want to check out the Atlanta Braves inspired painted mason jar I just shared on Made From Pinterest.

    Atlanta Braves Inspired Painted Mason Jar

    This ombre dresser is an old favorite project of mine. I styled it with a basket of softballs and a glove.

    Closeup of the Ombre Gray Dresser

    This baseball-themed hot dog toppings bar might give you some ideas for how to celebrate Labor Day.

    Summer entertaining doesn't have to be fancy or time consuming. Throw some hot dogs on the grill, dish up some delicious hot dog toppings and you have the makings for the perfect summer party. #FinestGrillathon #ad

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    1. Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods

      September 04, 2015 at 12:57 pm

      What a fun decor idea for a baseball loving little boy!

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