DIY Decorations
Save money, get creative
Ghost in the window:
Ever get scared of your own reflection? Well with this DIY decoration you’ll have a new reason to jump when looking in the mirror. All it takes is three easy steps, draw the figure onto the back of a frosted window film sheet, cut the figure out, and apply the sheet to the mirror. Similar to ghosts, the frosted window film vanished without a trace, so it’s an easy cleanup.
Steps-
- Draw the ghost figure on the back of a sheet of frosted window film
- Cut out the figure and its features
Mini trick or treat lanterns:
In the dark we want something bright to catch our eyes, how about the friendly Halloween phrase “trick or treat”? In just 4 steps you can make lanterns to place on your steps for Halloween.
Steps-
- Spray paint your cans black and wait for them to dry
- Take a pencil and mark out the words trick or treat on each can
- Take your nail and hammer and make holes in the cans spelling out the words
- Once your cans look the way you want, place a candle inside to let the light revel the words
DIY gravestone:
Want a scary Halloween decoration, but don’t have the money to buy one? Here’s a scary cheap and fun idea for you.
Steps-
- Hot glue wooden dowels to the back of the board to act as a stake
- Apply sticky letters to board the spell out your spooky phrase
- Spray gray spray paint all over the board
- Carefully remove all the stickers
- Use any extra wooden dowels to carve cracks into the spray-painted board
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