Halloween Decorations DIY

Deck the halls with poison ivy, fa la la la la, la la la la. 'Tis the season to be slimy, fa la la la la, la la la la. Wait, that's not how it goes! But for this Halloween season, it's perfect. Deck your halls with creepy crawlers and conjure up some crazy concoctions that your friends will be dying to sink their teeth into. Here are some great Halloween DIYs that will make your house the eeriest on the block.

DIY Ghost

Here’s a new trick on how to get a few good screams. You simply need some chicken wire, a pair of protective gloves and gardening clippers. Using the chicken wire, shape your ghost and cut off any additional wire with the gardening clippers. Play with the wire until you get the perfect human-size shape you want. Finally, stand it up and let the screams commence. Credit: Wacky Archives

 

Head in a Vat

Simple, easy and kind of disturbing. Add food coloring (green looks especially good) into a bottle of hair gel. Shake up the bottle so the color evenly distributes throughout the gel. Place a creepy head—you can find one at any store that sells Halloween decorations—into an empty jar (mason, empty pickle jar, etc.) Squeeze the hair gel (brain goop) onto the head and fill the jar completely. Screw on the jar's cap, and voilà—you have a head in a vat. Credit: I Gotta Try That! Blog

Bloody Carpets

Before beginning this DYI, make sure to use a surface (old rugs/shower carpets, etc.) that you don't mind getting paint on. Next, pour some red paint onto a paper plate and dip your feet in. Once your feet are lathered up, walk on whatever surface you are using and watch your crime scene bloody prints come to life. Credit: Shenanigans & Tomfoolery

 

Eyes in the Bushes

Instead of tossing out your empty toilet paper rolls, save them to create eerie eyes for your front yard. Cut out various eye shapes on the toilet paper rolls. Next, place either red Christmas lights or some glow sticks into each paper roll. Use electrical tape to keep the lights in and place your eyes in different locations around your front yard. When trick-o-treaters come they will be welcomed by watchful eyes. Credit: Thrify Crafty Girl 

 

Witch's Curtain

Lay a heavy-duty black garbage bag flat on a work surface, open end toward you. With scissors, cut one-and-a-half-inch vertical strips from the bottom, stopping a few inches from the top. Cut open one side seam, then unfold bag. Use masking tape or tacks to hang. Then, with hands a few inches apart, grasp each strand and pull; stretch strands in several places for a decrepit effect. When the curtains blow in the wind, they will have visitors trembling with pure terror. Credit: Martha Stewart

Vampire Cupcakes

Who knew vampires loved to sink their teeth into cupcakes? Well, they certainly do and these treats will have your guests wondering if Edward Cullen is nearby. Fill vanilla cakes with “bloody” jam center and frost them with vanilla icing and bloodied fang marks. Credit: Cupcakes Take The Cake!

Finger Lickin' Good

This may be a traditional snickerdoodle recipe, but there is nothing traditional-looking about these cookies. Using store-bought sugar cookie dough, roll cookies into a finger shape. With a toothpick, make indents in the dough resembling knuckles. For the nail, place an almond at the top of each cookie. Cook by givendirections, but be careful as they get bigger when baking. Let the cookies cool and sprinkle with cinnamon to get a deadly looking finger. Easy and gross, but delicious! Credit: Pinterest Danielle Coleman

Tiny Pumpkin Party Favors

These plump candy packages make perfect party treats. Just wrap everybody's favorite bean in orange tulle, tie off with a green pipe cleaner, and your little guests will be happily nibbling their favors all the way home. Credit: Parenting.com

 

Dracula's Dentures

If you are a sweet tooth, you will love these sweet teeth! Prepare cookies as directed on store-bought package or according to your favorite recipe. Cool on baking sheets for two minutes. Cut each cookie in half for a total of 48 halves. Frost the bottoms of all cookie halves with red-tinted frosting. Place six marshmallow teeth around curved perimeter of 24 halves. For additional support, an additional marshmallow can be placed behind the teeth. Insert two almond slivers in between teeth for fangs. If fangs do not adhere, dip tips into frosting. Credit: The Girl Who Ate Everything

Ice Cube Hand

Rather than serving guests ice with their punch, give them a hand...literally! Rinse a latex glove inside and out several times with cold water to make sure it doesn’t have any powder coating. Fill with water and tie the wrist tightly closed with a twist tie. Freeze solid. Place the hand in your serving punch to really freak out your guests. Red punch looks especially eerie. Credit: simplystated.com