10 Easy Halloween Decor Ideas
Waiting for the last minute to make your home ghastly and eerie for the Halloween? Try these 10 easy Halloween décor ideas and give your home a devilishly chilling air.
1. Glow in the Dark Eyes
Keep this hidden in the bushes and give the cute little kids in their costumes a bit of a scare. Get instructions from Thrifty Crafty Girl.
2. Bloody Handprint Clings
Give your home a gruesome makeover with these bloody handprints. They're a bit messy, but quite easy to make and they'll stick on any smooth surface. Instructions from Kylyssa Squidoo.
3. Wall Spider Web
It takes a bit of dexterity to tape those little pieces of tape, but you'll see that the efforts are all worth it. Get instructions from Karen via The Art of Doing Stuff.
4. Monster Mouth Archway
Fancy entering a monster's mouth this Halloween? You can create this illusion with a few simple steps and very few supplies. Get instructions from Jen via Nifty, Thrifty and Thriving.
5. Window Silhouettes
Window silhouettes are one of the easiest ways to spook your visitors with your décor. All you need is a black cardboard, stick them on windows and turn on the lights. You can get instructions and templates from Mike via Shelterness.
6. Illuminated Ghost Garland
This ghost garland will spruce up your porch day and night and it only takes a few simple supplies to do it. Get instructions from Taryn via Design, Dining and Diapers.
7. Mason Jar Jack-o-lantern
Jack-o-lanterns are quintessential to Halloween, but not all people are great a carving pumpkins. Good thing you can have the same effect with this mason jar jack-o-lantern, which is fun and easy to make. You can get almost everything that you need at your local craft shop. Get instructions at My Crafty Spot from Erin Kennedy.
8. Eerie Chicken wire Ghost
This project is perfect for using those extra fencing or chicken wire lying around the house. Simply shape the fencing into a person, drape it with an old white cloth, hid it among the trees in your yard and watch it spook your visitors. You can get photos and instructions from Wacky Archives.
9. Hanging Bat Chandelier
Nothing says Halloween quite like a batch of flapping, screeching bats. You can create your own batch of flying bats and hang it from your chandelier. You'll need a few key supplies though embroidery hoops, card stock and quilting thread plus a cut out of bats in different sizes. Instructions available at My Paper Crane.
10. Ghastly Severed Head
This mummified severed head may require several steps, but you'll see that its worth all the effort. If you're a coffee drinker then you're likely to have most of the supplies. The foam head is found in most craft shops. Use this as a centerpiece at your dinner party or put it out in your lawn to create the illusion of a mummy coming out of the ground. Instructions available at Crafts Unleashed.