7 Spooktacular DIY Halloween Decorations
Cast a sparkly Halloween spell with these quick crafts glimmering with bewitching baubles and ghoulish glitter. A little shimmer (or a lot!) adds notice-me pop to any eerie creation.
The Shining
Studded with self-adhesive craft store jewels, these blinged out pumpkins prove diamonds are a ghoul's best friend.
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Witch Craft
A dramatic vinyl witch rides through twinkling Styrofoam stars to delight trick-or-treaters. Get the downloadable templates and all of the haunted how-tos.
Grave Condition
Sugar pumpkins, stacked as skeletons, rest in peace on a macabre mantel. Spray-paint the gourds white, brush them with silver glitter paint, and let dry; create sunken sockets with black permanent marker. The final nails in the coffin: store-bought Styrofoam tombstones, embellished with acrylic silver paint; a leafy garland; and extra gourds lightly sprayed with gold paint.
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Gleam Team
Paint jack-o'-lanterns shades of heavy metal before craving features. "Rock" them out with plastic gems, sequin strips (around the witch's eyes), and glitter glue (outlining the ghost).
Charmed Potion
Help guest identify their goblets with shimmery spiders. Spray craft store arachnids with adhesive, spray paint each with a different shade of glitter, and hot-glue to black pipe cleaners.
Scaredy Cats
Creating a trio of crystal-accented cats is so simple, it's frightening. Pick large pumpkins for the bodies, smaller ones for the heads (snap off steams; turn upside down), and squash for the tails. Spray on a couple of coats of glossy black paint, and carve almond-shaped eyes. Cut triangle ears and collars from felt; affix with straight pins. With a hot-glue gun, attach plastic gems and rhinestone strips for purrfectly gloomy glamour.
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Your Bag of Tricks
Give dearly departing guests a sneaky send-off with tulle-shrouded favors that conceal foil-wrapped candies and more. Cut the semi-sheer, glitter-flecked fabric into approximately 7-inch squares. Fill with seasonal sweets - along with a few surprises like toy snakes, centipedes, and the like - and tie with ribbon, adding stationery store tags with a message penned in script. A spooky butternut squash, spray-painted copper with a classic Scream face, overlooks them all.
How are you decorating your home for Halloween? Tell us in the comments!
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