Craft Projects for Halloween
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Although it's often considered a child's holiday, there are many craft projects for Halloween that grownups can enjoy as well. With a little time and creativity, you can transform your entire home into a spooky setting for a very memorable Halloween celebration!
Craft Projects for Halloween: Getting Started
When decorating for Halloween, don't settle for items purchased from the nearest mall. Make your home as unique as you are by designing holiday décor that fits your personal sense of style.
You can find everything you need to make amazing Halloween decorations at your local craft or discount store. Many stores also have classes to help you make sample projects or free handouts describing simple decorations that even beginning crafters can quickly make in just a few hours. Just remember that shopping ahead is the best way to ensure you can find all the items you need, since most stores tend to sell out of seasonal craft supplies well in advance of the holiday.
Outdoor Decorating
Decorating your home for Halloween starts with adding festive touches to your front lawn. Here are a few craft projects for Halloween that you can try:
- Witches' Curtain: Made from an old black garbage bag, this simple curtain adds a spooky effect to the entrance of your home.
- Cheesecloth Ghosts: These ghosts are easy to make, but hold their shape quite well. Make several different sizes for maximum decorating impact.
- Faux Tombstones: Put a cemetery on your front lawn to guarantee you'll be the talk of the town come Halloween! To make this project even more unusual, use the names of your family and friends on the headstones along with witty epitaphs.
- Haunted Mummy: This spooky Egyptian mummy is sure to give everyone a good scare.
- Halloween Lanterns: Line your sidewalks with a Halloween version of the traditional Christmas luminaries.
Carved pumpkins also make excellent outdoor Halloween decorations. However, instead of making a simple Jack O'Lantern face, add spice to your Halloween display with a spider or crow design. You can find free stencils for these scary pumpkin patterns on the Dot Com Women Web site.
Indoor Decorating
When guests step inside your home, you want them to feel a sense of Halloween ambiance. Set the mood for your party with these craft projects for Halloween indoor decorating:
- Webbed Chandelier: Made from an old umbrella, this project is a great way to provide mood lighting for your party.
- Headwaiter Tray: Guests will be thrilled when you serve drinks on this creepy looking tray.
- Creepy Halloween Cauldron: Dry ice and water make this a great spooky centerpiece.
- Eyeball Silverware: Complete the ghoulish effect of your Halloween celebration by letting guests enjoy their meal using eyeball silverware.
- Stamped Candles: This craft from the "Gothic Martha Stewart" makes a simple centerpiece for your Halloween table.
- Black Halloween Rose: Although it's easy to buy black roses from any craft store, these handmade flowers hold a special candy treat inside. Use them as part of your Halloween place settings.
One useful way to decorate your entire house in a hurry is to make Halloween trees by covering fallen tree branches with black spray paint. Add them to large flowerpots, then decorate with spider webs or silver balls if desired. You can even try making a few glitter witch ornaments for extra pizazz.
Gothic Decor Basics and Modes in Gothic Home Decor also have plenty of great ideas that can be adapted to fit your Halloween party theme.
Additional Information
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