Halloween Decorations Articles
I love Halloween, and I love Halloween projects.
And by the way, I'm seriously lazy.
So when a friend of mine told me he had a great, terrifying-looking, gory, easy prop to show me, I was all in! But even I (the corner-cutting queen) was rather delightfully surprised at how easy this really was. Together, my friend and I created three creepy decaying skulls in less than 10 minutes.
And the best part? They were cheap to make...very cheap. Yet they looked incredible. ...
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What’s that peeking out of that window? Is it…can it be?? A WITCH!
Dress up your windows this Halloween with a life sized paper witch silhouette to peer out at trick-or-treaters and frighten the neighbors. Look for large rolls of paper at teacher supply stores or substitute with black posterboard.
You’ll Need:
Window sized sheet of black paper
Sharp scissors
Chalk and pencil
Witch template
Ruler
Clear, double sided tape
Look for a picture of a witch silhouette (or click and save the template below.) Print it out. This ...
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Grapevine pumpkins pack craft and décor stores this time of year. But how about making your own? It's quick, simple and allows you to customize it to create something a little more unique - like this spooky black version, perfect for your Halloween porch decorations!
You’ll need:
1 – eight foot grapevine garland
Floral wire
Wire cutters
Matte black spray paint
Newspaper
Soak the grapevine overnight in a tub of water to help soften the wood and make it more pliable.
Untie the larger strapping but leave the ...
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Over and over again I hear from rueful friends, “I just don't have the time to decorate my house for Halloween...and besides, I don't want to spend a lot of money.” My answer? Both the time AND money you spend on decorating your house for the scariest day of the year are up to you – and neither has to be a frightening prospect.
Through the years, I've haunted my own house in every possible way, from dollar-store die cut black ...
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Decorating your house for Halloween doesn’t have to mean rushing out to buy styrofoam tombstones and plastic skeletons, although those can make fun additions to your home as well! Almost anything can be made into a Halloween decoration with a little time, spray paint and sense of fun.
Look around the house for tchotchkes, ornaments and knickknacks you don’t really care about anymore. Or if your house is knickknack free, hit up your local charity store and bring ...
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Each year I try to find interesting Halloween jewelry but all I find is lots of cheap trinkets. So last April I decided to take up beading. Now I make my own amazing Halloween jewelry.
If you can thread a needle and tie a knot, you can bead! One of my favorites is this ‘String of Skulls Bracelet. Its simply a matter of stringing ...
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Over the years several companies have been creating small scale collectible models for Halloween. These models represent a variety of buildings – Victorians, mansions, morgues, movie theaters, etc. – as well as a wide array of characters and decorations.
Often these models are limited productions, the runs lasting only a season or two. This limited production time plays havoc with those of us who are rabid collectors, ...
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Preparations for Halloween can never be started too early. As the economy continues its slow descent it becomes more important to stretch the dollar, and to find a wider selection of activities to do at home with the family.
For families that love Halloween, the weeks and months leading up to October 31st are full of opportunities to obtain decorative pieces for both interior and exterior purposes. These decorative pieces can be found at yard sales, rummage ...
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Ghouls, our prayers have been answered! How many of us know about the famous leg-shaped lamp featured proudly in A Christmas Story? You know, the one that accidentally gets broken?
Well, wait until you see the Halloween version! It will be the perfect addition to any Halloween abode all year long and will be such a fun conversation piece as your Halloween guests trick-or-treat or come to your party. Check this wonderful lamp out!
Grandin Road has ...
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If you go to a certain quiet corner of Michigan in the fall, near the shores of Lake Huron, you’ll find quiet cottages, harvested wind-swept fields, and scarecrows with scythes, bloody eyeless skulls and severed limbs. It looks like you’ve reached Scarecrow Village, created by your dark entertainers for this chilly evening, Sandy Reebel and Sada Egenriether.
Sandy has been creating yard haunts and her delightfully gruesome “scrows” for many years, and when she isn’t preparing her village, she co-owns a ...
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Scary Halloween Patents
When decorating for Halloween, folks often realize better ways to do things or better ways to make products that they use in games, parties, decorating, etc. This is often a fleeting idea brought about by the frustration of dealing with a poorly thought out product or method. The idea may start with the thought "Why didn’t they build it like this" or "This would be a better way to do it." These fleeting ideas might be golden ...
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Deck the boughs with scary ornies! Yep! Festive trees and ornaments aren't just for that other holiday anymore. There is a full genre of sparkling, twisted decorations suitable for the big haunt. We're talking black fir trees, specialty lights and grizzly ornaments.
Beginning with the basics, let's consider the fundamental tree. Were you aware that your essential trees now come in a variety of colors from the original green to white, gold and now even Halloween black? Black trees can come ...
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