DIY Halloween Decorations That Are Both Stylish and Spooky
I’ll be honest, a hell of a lot of the Halloween décor I see in shops is kinda gaudy for my tastes. It’s plastic fantastic, garish and pretty pricey.
If you’d like to enter into the spirit of things and decorate your home for Halloween, but want to do it to your own tastes, DIYing it could be the best option for you. Halloween crafts are also a really sweet activity to embark upon with kids or even a group of your adult friends.
Here are some of the best Halloween DIYs on the internet.
Transfer Wood Plaques
The House That Lars Built has a really cool guide for making these rustic insect transfer plaques. Once you’ve nailed the technique, you could apply the same approach to Christmas or springtime transfers too.
Image from The House That Lars Built.
Haunted House Garland
This isn’t a DIY tutorial, but a good inspirational image. By ripping and fraying some gauze fabric, you can easily create a haunted house style garland.
Image from GrandinRoad.
Insect Jars
Again, not a tutorial but more of an idea. You could use a battery-operated tealight, fabric and fake spider to create this creepy look.
Image from Adobe Stock.
Spooky Birdhouses
Make a haunted village with some simple birdhouses and a lick of black paint. You can get simple plywood birdhouses in craft shops or online for a few euros a piece.
Image from Live Laugh Rowe.
Painted Pumpkins
Instead of carving your pumpkins, have a go at hand-painting them.
Image from Mini Style.
Pinecone Bats
This simple DIY from Handmade Charlotte is a great one for young kids and only requires some pinecones, cardboard and glue.
Image from Handmade Charlotte.
Vampire Teeth Place Cards
Vampire teeth can be found in most pound shops at this time of year and can be spray-painted or left as is and used as napkin or place card holders.
Image from Oriental Trading.
Paper Ghosts
Pretty much as simple as it gets.
Image from Etsy,
Painted Bottle Candlesticks
Spray paint some old bottles to create these gothic style candlesticks. If using a textured glass, like below, lightly rub the intricate raised parts with a shimmering metallic for extra wow factor.
Image from The Craft Patch.
Framed Crow
Using an inexpensive photo frame, some twigs, twine and faux crows makes for some amazing wall art.
Image from 4onemore.
Snake Wreath
Add some pound shop snakes to a twig wreath and spray paint it all black to welcome trick-or-treaters.
Image from Shakti Space Designs.
Main image from Studio McGee.
For more Halloween and autumnal home decorating ideas, check out this recent post.
