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.
Creative DIY Halloween Decorations to Make
Original handmade pumpkin, ghost, bat, wreath, garland and party decor projects, each with a materials list and clear steps. Every glowing project is designed for flameless lighting.
Start Here
New to Halloween crafting? Work through these three guides in order.
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Easy Halloween Decorations for Beginners: Where to Start
Not sure which Halloween project to make first? Pick by time, mess and skill, then follow a simple three-piece plan to decorate one room without getting overwhelmed.
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Halloween Craft Supplies: A Short Starter List
A small, sensible kit of Halloween craft supplies: what to buy first, what can wait, what to reuse from home, and a substitute for every item on the list.
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No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Every Skill Level
Six ways to decorate a pumpkin without carving it: paint, paper cutouts, wraps, felt, thumbtacks and tape, with surface prep and a guide to which methods come off cleanly.
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.
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.
Easy Halloween Decorations
Paper Bat Wall Decorations: A Simple Flying Colony
Cut black cardstock bats in three sizes, crease the wings for a 3D lift and arrange them in a rising swarm that looks like it is flying out of a corner.
Pumpkin Ideas
View allNo-carve, painted, paper mache and fabric pumpkins for shelves, tables and mantels.
Pumpkin Decorations
Pumpkin Display Ideas for a Table, Shelf or Mantel
A styling guide for no-carve pumpkin groups: odd numbers, three sizes, two or three colors, risers for height, leafy fillers and a tray, plus how to protect surfaces under real pumpkins.
Pumpkin Decorations
No-Sew Fabric Pumpkins from Fabric Scraps
Two no-sew ways to turn fabric scraps into plump pumpkins, with fabric advice, twig and felt stems, and an approximate size chart based on the circle you cut.
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.
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.
Spooky Home Decor
Decorative Apothecary Jars for a Halloween Shelf
Turn mismatched glass jars and bottles into a curiosity-shop shelf display with moss, pinecones, blank kraft tags, twine and glue drips that look like wax. Decoration only.
Spooky Home Decor
Halloween Entryway Decor for a Small Hallway
A styling guide for the inside of the front door and a narrow hallway: one console vignette, a dressed door, bats rising up the wall and flameless light, with the walking path kept clear.
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.
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 Wreaths
View allHandmade wreaths for the front door, from simple wraps to layered designs.
Halloween Wreaths
Fall Leaf and Mini Pumpkin Wreath on a Grapevine Base
Layer leaves in one direction on a grapevine ring, wire on three lightweight craft pumpkins off-center, and add a few black accents you can remove once Halloween is over.
Halloween Wreaths
Spider Web Wreath on an Embroidery Hoop
Turn a wooden embroidery hoop into a light, airy spider web wreath with twine spokes, a woven spiral, a small spider and a cluster of leaves at the rim.
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.
Halloween Wreaths
How to Make a Halloween Wreath: Bases, Wire and Layout
The foundation for any Halloween wreath: how to choose a base, attach decorations with floral wire, zip ties or glue, lay out an off-center design and hang it on a door.
Halloween Party Decor
Halloween Centerpiece Ideas with Branches, Pumpkins and Paper Bats
Build a branch centerpiece hung with paper bats over pumpkins, moss and battery fairy lights, then try two variations: a low tray for dinner tables and a cake-stand pumpkin stack.
Halloween Party Decor
Paper Rosette Fans for a Halloween Party Wall
Accordion-fold paper strips, join them into rosettes, lock each one flat with a center disc and hang three sizes in an overlapping cluster for a party wall.
Halloween Party Decor
DIY Halloween Party Backdrop for Photos
Build a photo wall in three layers: a dark base sheet, vertical streamers or fringe, then paper fans, bats and a yarn web, with pumpkins at the floor and battery lights.
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 Party Decor
Halloween Centerpiece Ideas with Branches, Pumpkins and Paper Bats
Build a branch centerpiece hung with paper bats over pumpkins, moss and battery fairy lights, then try two variations: a low tray for dinner tables and a cake-stand pumpkin stack.
Outdoor Halloween Decor
Simple Fabric Yard Ghosts on Garden Stakes
Make three sheet ghosts for the lawn from garden stakes, foam balls and old white fabric, with tips on safe placement, trimming the hem and bringing them in during wind and rain.
Pumpkin Decorations
Pumpkin Display Ideas for a Table, Shelf or Mantel
A styling guide for no-carve pumpkin groups: odd numbers, three sizes, two or three colors, risers for height, leafy fillers and a tray, plus how to protect surfaces under real pumpkins.
Halloween Party Decor
Paper Rosette Fans for a Halloween Party Wall
Accordion-fold paper strips, join them into rosettes, lock each one flat with a center disc and hang three sizes in an overlapping cluster for a party wall.
Spooky Home Decor
Decorative Apothecary Jars for a Halloween Shelf
Turn mismatched glass jars and bottles into a curiosity-shop shelf display with moss, pinecones, blank kraft tags, twine and glue drips that look like wax. Decoration only.
Halloween Wreaths
Fall Leaf and Mini Pumpkin Wreath on a Grapevine Base
Layer leaves in one direction on a grapevine ring, wire on three lightweight craft pumpkins off-center, and add a few black accents you can remove once Halloween is over.
Ready to make your first decoration?
Start with paper, scissors and glue, pick one easy project, and add more ambitious pieces as the season goes on. Every tutorial on the site is free to read, no sign-up needed.