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Halloween Crafts and DIY Ideas

Here are some terrific ideas for Halloween crafts to do with the kids and whole family. Ideas to entertain, celebrate and decorate. We have found Halloween decorations, easy crafts and kids costume ideas.

Tutorial: DIY Hiccup costume

October 25, 2015 by Anne Weaver

I am in awe of this Hiccup costume (from How To Train Your Dragon 2)!  Ashley from Make It and Love It made it for her son, and she shares a tutorial showing how she made it.  It’s made … Read More...

DIY Halloween Spooky Lab Jars

October 25, 2015 by Katie Smith

Here is a great project if you are looking for some spooky and creepy Halloween decor! Sherry Nappa, from the blog Olives-n-Okra, created these with her kids and they look super easy.

She says all you need are a few … Read More...

Project: Quick and Easy Treat Bags

October 25, 2015 by Heather Holbrook

Project: Quick and Easy Treat Bags

Need to whip up some last minute candy bags for Halloween? Try these quick and easy designs from Hero Arts like a sour cream and match book shaped packages. Find a video tutorial with all the details here.

-Heather

How to Make Pumpkins from Old T-Shirts

October 24, 2015 by Katie Smith

Need a No-Carve, No-Mess Halloween decor idea??

Here is a fun tutorial on how to make some pumpkins out of old t-shirts! We all have old t-shirts laying around right? This is the perfect excuse to get them out, especially … Read More...

3D Printed Pumpkins

October 24, 2015 by Katie Smith

While this is not a tutorial, I really wanted to share it because I think it is a really neat idea!

Lorrie McCullers, from the blog Craftiprint, 3D printed a pumpkin patch! Pretty cool, right? Inluded in the post is … Read More...

Tutorial: Halloween pillow wreath

October 23, 2015 by Anne Weaver

This Halloween wreath is made of tiny little pillows, each tied in the middle to shape them like bows.  Kim from Bugaboo City shows how you can make it.  It’s a good project to use those fun Halloween fabric prints.  … Read More...

DIY Paper Spiderwebs to Decorate Everything

October 23, 2015 by Katie Smith

Get in the spirit of Halloween and make this DIY Paper Spiderweb Decoration using a free printable template that Alison from the blog Adventures in Making shared!

Alison says:

Step by step this house is getting properly October spooky. I’m

… Read More...

Make your own Wire Halloween Spider Webs

October 23, 2015 by Katie Smith

Halloween is only 8 days away! It has sneaked up so fast and I have really enjoyed decorating this year. Have you got your decorations up?

This Spooky but also cute spider web is so adorable and easy to make, … Read More...

How to Preserve Pumpkins – the RIGHT Way!

October 23, 2015 by Larissa Coleman

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There is definitely an abundance of pumpins around this time of the year.  However, there are some of us who don’t necessarily like to carve those pumpkins for Halloween, but would rather just display them and possibly keep them to … Read More...

Metallic Sharpie Treat Bags + FREE Printable Geometric Halloween Labels

October 22, 2015 by Katie Smith

Make these easy metallic sharpie treat bags for Halloween. You just need black treat bags and metallic sharpies (sharpies are my favorite!).

Andrea from The Beautydojo created these treat bags and she even created free printable geometric Halloween labels and … Read More...

Tutorial: 4 ways to make a yarn wig

October 21, 2015 by Anne Weaver

Dana from MADE shows 4 ways you can make a yarn wig.  She gives the basics you’ll need to make yarn wigs, and then shows how to make it up into 4 different styles: a side part with pigtails (or … Read More...

Easy Day of the Dead Skull using FastMache

October 21, 2015 by Katie Smith

Sugar Skulls are a classic Dia De Los Muertos symbol, but they are also just really trendy right now. Here is an easy way to make a Day of the Dead sugar skull.

The folks at ACTIVA Products show you … Read More...

DIY Polymer Clay Halloween Placecard Holders

October 21, 2015 by Elaine Robitaille

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Paul and Lianne of Swirly Designs have another great project up on Sculpey.com that’s just perfect for Halloween. These make great placecard holders for your Halloween event but would also be good for notes, photos or whimsical signs as part … Read More...

How to make cheesecloth Halloween ghosts

October 20, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

Halloween Decorations This little family of ghosts is so darn cute! The tutorial on how to make these cheesecloth ghosts is featured at the blog Eighteen25. I bet these would look cool hanging as well as how they are here sitting on … Read More...

Game Of Thrones Hairstyles

October 17, 2015 by Shellie Wilson

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Games of Thrones or GOT has become a very popular style choice. With Halloween just around the corner it might be time to add a few extra touches in the way of Hairstyles to your planned Game Of Thrones Halloween … Read More...

Halloween Dress Ups For When You Don’t Want To Actually Wear A Costume

October 16, 2015 by Shellie Wilson

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I think I fall in to the category of wanting to dress up (for my children) but not actually wanting to wear a costume. If you too are only half as enthusiastic as me for Halloween then check out these … Read More...

Coffee Filter Pumpkin Wreath

October 15, 2015 by Larissa Coleman

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Coffee filter crafts are no new trend in our crafting world, but this fun little twist on the technique puts a nice touch to any front door.  This adorable pumpkin wreath is a great little project you can accomplish this … Read More...

Halloween Hair Styles For Girls

October 15, 2015 by Shellie Wilson

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Halloween is no longer just about dressing up and going trick or treating. Halloween has turned in to a “theme” for most things during the month of October. From Halloween School dances, discos and fairs. How about trying on of … Read More...

DIY Happy Jack-O-Lantern Wood Slice

October 15, 2015 by Katie Smith

 

Halloween is just over 2 weeks away, can you believe it? This means that if you celebrate the holiday than it is time to get out your pumpkin decorations (if you have not already)!

I created this Happy Jack-O-Lantern / … Read More...

4 Non Scary Stick Puppet Spider Tutorials

October 14, 2015 by Katie Smith

Here is a great Halloween project idea to do with the kids! Denise from DIY Crush made the adorable black spider on a stick above and shares the tutorial with all of us too! She says: “Stick puppet crafts are … Read More...

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