Halloween is less than a week away and the spooky season is in full swing. If you are looking for a quick craft or just want to spice up your space, here are five easy Halloween DIYs that will make any room look ready for the big day.
1) Delicious Candy Wreath
We tend to forget that wreaths are a year-round decoration. The only supplies you will need for this DIY is a foam wreath, your favorite candies and a hot glue gun. You can find a foam wreath at any craft store for around $3-5.
Once you have gathered the essentials, arrange the candy around the wreath and get to glueing. Adding a festive bow on the front is a cute way to really complete the look.
2) Haunted Tree
This is a staple DIY in my household. Nothing says Halloween like paper ghosts hanging in a tree.
You will need newspaper, white tissue paper and string. Simply crumple the newspaper into a ball and place a couple sheets of tissue paper on top, securing with a small piece of string. Once you have a couple ghosts, arrange them outside in a tree or bush, using the remainder of the string.
Adding little faces and different expressions will give your little ghosties some cute personalities.
3) Scary Spider Webs
If you do not want to deal with the classic cobwebs, this DIY is perfect to you. All you will need is printer paper and scissors. Similar to how the paper valentines everyone made as a kid, fold your paper to make a right triangle and continue folding until you have a skinny obtuse triangle.
Snip off the top to make your paper into a right triangle and begin to cut out rectangles along the side. Be sure to not cut all the way across or on the side with the fold. It should look something like a ladder and once you have cut your desired rectangles, unfold to see your masterpiece.
If you have some pom poms and pipe cleaners laying around, cut eight short pipe cleaner pieces and arrange them around the pom pom to make a super cute spider for your web!
4) Spook-takular String Art
For a more advanced DIY project that will impress your guests, grab a flat piece of wood, a hammer, a couple of nails, your desired string color and paint. Once you have painted your piece of wood, you can start picking your design.
Tape your design on top of the wood and outline the lines with your nails. Hammer them enough to secure, but make sure not to hammer them all the way down because you will be knotting the string around the nail.
Once you’ve outlined your design, rip it off to just leave the nails. Knot your sting at the corner of your design and continue going around the edges. Start to fill in, crisscrossing and covering the empty space. You can fill it in completely or leave some space depending on the look you are going for.
This unique piece will leave your guests in awe at your amazing DIY skills and it is great all year round.
5) Enchanted Candle Holders
For this DIY, you need any left over glass bottles you have laying around, a little bit of paint and a couple of candles. After you clean the bottles, pour your desired paint color around the rim and let it create unique spooky drips.
You can do this on the interior or exterior of the bottle. Once it dries, pop your candle on the top. To take this DIY to the next level, allow the candle wax to drip down the bottle and switch up the colors to give you a one of a kind centerpiece.