Easy Halloween Decorations
Yarn Spider Web Decoration for a Wall or Corner
Stretch yarn spokes between removable hooks, spiral outward with a slight sag and add a pom-pom spider. A corner or wall web from 2 to 5 feet across in under an hour.
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Halloween Party Decor
Halloween Party Table Decor: Runner, Centerpiece and Place Settings
Style a Halloween party table in layers: a runner, a low centerpiece guests can see over, small repeated elements, simple place markers and flameless lighting.
Halloween Garlands
Paper Halloween Garland: Chains, Cutouts and Fringe
Three quick paper garlands for Halloween: a black and orange chain, an accordion-fold row of connected bats and tissue fringe tassels, plus how to join and hang them without marks.
Spooky Home Decor
Halloween Window Silhouettes Cut from Black Paper
Design your own cat, tree, bat and pumpkin outlines, enlarge them with a grid, cut them from black poster paper and arrange them on the glass for a glowing window scene.
Pumpkin Decorations
Paper Mache Pumpkins: A Reusable Pumpkin Project
Shape a pumpkin from crumpled paper or a balloon, tie twine ribs, layer newspaper strips with paste and paint it any color. A slow, simple project you can reuse each year.
Halloween Wreaths
Black Ribbon Halloween Wreath on a Wire Frame
Knot strips of black and accent ribbon onto a flat wire frame to build a full, ruffled Halloween wreath, with rough ribbon amounts by frame size and tips for mixing textures.
Easy Halloween Decorations
Halloween Jar Lanterns with Battery Tea Lights
Turn clean glass jars into glowing lanterns with torn tissue paper, decoupage glue and black paper faces. Includes ghost, pumpkin and frosted variations, all lit without flame.
Halloween Craft Techniques
Battery LED Lights for Halloween Decor: Flameless Options
A guide to flameless lighting for handmade decor: five light types, where each one works, which color to pick, how to hide battery packs and how to use timers.
Spooky Home Decor
Halloween Mantel Decor: A Layered Layout That Works
Style a Halloween mantel in five layers: an anchor, height at both ends, a garland along the edge, pumpkins in odd groups and a few small fillers, lit with flameless lights.
Halloween Garlands
Felt Halloween Garland with Bats, Pumpkins and Ghosts
Cut felt bats, pumpkins and ghosts and string them on twine with a glued tab or a running stitch. Includes a length planner for doorways, mantels and long walls.
Easy Halloween Decorations
Cheesecloth Ghost Decorations That Stand on Their Own
Shape a standing ghost from cheesecloth and a glue-and-water mix over a bottle form. Covers the form, the drape, drying checks, eyes and a flameless glow underneath.
Pumpkin Decorations
Painted Pumpkin Ideas: Patterns, Colors and Clean Lines
Clean, base coat and pattern a pumpkin with acrylic craft paint. Five easy designs, a tape method for crisp stripes and four color palettes that go beyond orange.