19 Inexpensive and Easy-to-Make DIY Halloween Decorations

Last Updated on 29/09/2024

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Explore 19 inexpensive and easy-to-make DIY Halloween decorations for your home to get into the Halloween spirit and impress everyone. As Halloween approaches, the excitement of transforming your home into a festive haven begins. Fortunately, you don’t need to break the bank to create an inviting atmosphere. Plenty of inexpensive and easy DIY Halloween decorations can elevate your home’s spooky charm.

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19 Inexpensive and Easy-to-Make DIY Halloween Decorations

Gather your supplies, unleash your imagination, and get ready to celebrate the spookiest season of all! These easy DIY Halloween decorations will not only impress family and neighbors but also allow you to express creativity without spending much money.

1

Ghostly Balloons

One popular option is to craft ghostly figures using white balloons, white fabrics, and black markers. Inflate the balloons and cover them with white fabrics. Draw spooky faces on them and hang them from the ceiling in corners for a fun effect.

2

Glass Jars into Eerie Candle Holders

Repurpose glass jars into eerie candle holders by adding tea lights inside. Let your creativity and imagination flow as there are many options to decorate them.

You can create an enchanting glow that sets the mood by painting them with matte black spray paint or covering them with black lace. Alternatively, you can glue plastic spiders or eyes them and spray them with black, white, or orange paint.

3

Paper Bats

For those looking for cheap DIY Halloween decorations, consider making paper bats or spiders to adorn your walls.

Cut out bat shapes from black construction paper and attach them with tape on the walls and furniture for a whimsical touch. You can also attach them to string lights and hang them from the ceiling.

4

Easy Tassel Ghosts

You can make easy tassel ghosts using white, black, beige, and orange yarns for a rustic touch. It will add color and will serve as delightful decor that guests can enjoy.

5

Witch Brooms

Create simple witch brooms using branches, rope, and a stick to haunt your entryway.

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6

Spider Nest

Use white stockings, cotton, and plastic spiders to make eerie nests.

7

Haunted Specter Mirror

Transform a mirror into a haunted specter with some simple supplies. Print and glue a spooky image on the mirror and use a mirror spray paint around it for a translucent effect.

8

Floating Witch’s Hat Luminaries

Make paper witch hats or use old ones and hang them from the ceiling to appear to float. Attach inside them lightweight LED string lights to add a mysterious glow.

9

Creepy Bloody Pillar Candles:

Create unsettling candles that look like they’re dripping blood by painting their top with a thick coat of nail polish and leaving it to drip. Alternatively, you can drop carefully melting red candle on them.

10

Glow-in-the-Dark Pumpkins

Paint pumpkins with glow-in-the-dark paint for a luminous effect.

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11

Bat Branch Centerpiece

Use branches and paper bats to make a spooky centerpiece.

12

Eyeballs in a Jar

Fill jars with painted ping pong balls to create creepy eyeballs. Additionally, you can add water with red paint for extra spookiness.

13

Spiderweb Wreath

Craft a wreath that looks like a spiderweb for your door using tulle, black ribbons, small spiders, and whatever you have available.

14

Pumpkin Candy Bowls

Turn cheap plastic or glass bowls into pumpkins for trick-or-treaters by painting them orange and attach on their top an eerie handle.

15

Crystal Ball Candlesticks

Paint old candlesticks black and glue clear Christmas bulbs on them to make them look like crystal balls. Plus, you can put printed spooky things in them and cover them with a thin layer of white paint.

16

Mummy Pillow

Wrap a pillow in gauze to create a mummy effect.

17

Cheesecloth Ghosts

Drape cheesecloth over forms to make floating ghosts.

18

Ghost Pillow

Glue or sew cute yarn ghosts on a pillow. Make black eyes using felt or fabric.

19

Hang LED Floating Candles

Create a supernatural atmosphere by hanging LED candles from the ceiling to create a floating feeling.

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