101 Spooky DIY Halloween Decorations
It is time for the most creative and exciting time of the year, yes Halloween! Every year Halloween gets better and better for me because of creepy DIY Halloween decorations where I put my creative and devil mind into practice.
To make the most of your Halloween you have to be at your creative best to make sure Halloween decor and outdoor decorations both look out of this world.
Whether it is scary pumpkins, skeletons, bats or spiders or fake tombstones, they all look very eerie yet fun.
Let’s give a break to your wallet and instead find the best
DIY Scary Halloween Decorating Ideas
1. Halloween Spirits With Milk Jugs
This is one of the easiest DIY outdoor Halloween decorations. All you need is a bunch of empty milk jugs and a hole at the bottom, scissors, a craft knife, a marker, and light.
Make scary faces on the jug with a marker and insert low wattage light from the bottom. This walkaway light looks so interesting in the evening.
This easy DIY Halloween decoration with household items is almost free of cost and yet it looks promising.
2. Bats Flying Across A Pumpkin
It is one of the scariest Halloween decor ideas.
To make this you need faux white pumpkin, glue dots, black punch, and black poster card.
3. Halloween Candy Corn Wreath
It is one of the easiest yet most interesting Halloween wreath ideas. You can make it within an hour. It is very fragile so once you make it don’t move it too much.
This is ready to be displayed in only 45 minutes. The supplies needed are candy corn, acrylic paint, and wreath form.
4. DIY Halloween Yard Sign
The yard sign Halloween decor gets a lot of attention.
You can look for creepy fonts online, print them, and stick them on a wooden plank.
5. DIY Dementor
This is one of the most impressive Halloween decorations and will certainly scare your guests.
For this, you need wire cutters, gauge wire, black fabric, liquid starch, black craft paint, and creepy cloth.
6. Macrame Hanging Planters
To make this interesting hanging planter the supplies needed are twine, a hot glue gun, wood beads, paintbrush.
It will look great on the front porch or in the garden area.
7. Wicked Witch Legs
We have two variations of wicked witch legs and both look awesome.
This looks really interesting and scary at the same time.
Things you need are scrap wood, chicken wire, spray paint, white and black striped socks, shoes, and many more things.
8. Halloween Paper Lanterns
Kids get so excited when you make these crafts. The supplies needed are a glue stick, scissors, and paper in different colors.
This is a great Halloween craft idea for kids.
9. Front Yard Halloween Decor
It is such a terrific front yard idea.
It is pretty easy to make. You just need a faux skeleton.
10. Boo Banner
Boo banner looks exciting on the front door and kids will certainly find it scary.
The supplies needed are black fabric, white fabric paint, ribbon, knife.
11. Floating Head Hanging Ghosts
Make your Halloween interesting through Floating Head Hanging Ghosts.
For this, you need mod podge, foam head, fishing line, and cheesecloth.
12. Black Cat Pumpkins
It is so easy to make. You just need different shapes of pumpkin and black color.
These glossy cats will look great at your entrance.
13. Reclaimed Wood Halloween Decoration
You can make use of spare wood in so many ways to make this Halloween more interesting and exciting.
Make a wooden Halloween cat, pallet coffin, or graveyard fence.
You need a few pallets to make this coffin and just need a chain and a lock.
14. Pumpkin Topiary
Pumpkin topiary with lights is quite an interesting project. The supplies needed are faux pumpkins, duct tape, a plastic planter, and scissors.
This will look very impressive on the front porch.
Though it will take a couple of hours to make it, the wait is completely worth it.
15. Ghost On The Tree
Halloween ghost on tree look and the spider web on the tree look scary and a head-turner.
16. Bat Garland
You need black felt and thread to make this beautiful Halloween craft.
This will look great on the front porch or on your balcony.
17.Halloween Garage Door Silhouette
To make this interesting silhouette you need sandpaper, black paint, a plastic spider, tape, cutting tool.
This is certainly one of the most unique ideas and though it will look good in the daytime, at night it will look amazing.
18.Branch Centerpiece
A centerpiece with old branches looks eerie. To make it you need tall old branches, hole punch, glue stick, black crow, drop cloth.
This is one of the most creative ideas.
19.Wriggling Snake Wreath
This is one of the creepiest Halloween ideas but I love this.
You need a grapevine wreath, toy snakes, floral wire, spray paint.
It is one of the easiest decoration ideas but is very impactful.
20. Damaged Leather Wrapped Books
This is again not the usual evil decoration yet it creates mystery. Cover your book with old leather and lit a candle nearby to create spookiness.
To make this you need scissors, leather from an old jacket, craft paper, a candle, book.
21.Halloween With Antique Items
Try and collect antique items from your local thrift store or from an antique shop.
This will make your decoration stand out.
22.Spider Web Tablecloth
It’s a great idea for a Halloween party. To make this you need a black tablecloth, fabric marker, cotton swabs, plastic sheet.
This will give a classic look to the Halloween decoration.
23.Ghost In The Garden
This is so easy. Just take a white piece of cloth and hang it in the garden.
It hardly takes 5 minutes but creates a lot of impact.
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24.Spooky Cobweb Wreath
Spider web wreath looks pretty interesting and it is easy to make.
The supplies needed are plastic spiders, a styrofoam wreath, spider web.
It won’t even take an hour to make but will look great on the front door.
25.Halloween Broomstick Door
If you are planning a witch theme this Halloween then this will definitely work for you.
The witch broom on the front door looks quite interesting.
26.Gumball Machine Pumpkin
Yes I know Halloween represents scary stuff but for a change make something cute and funny.
Make a cute gumball machine pumpkin with supplies like gumballs, faux pumpkins, markers, a glue gun and you will feel so good.
This gumball is only for decoration. After Halloween don’t eat it as the glue used is not good for your health.
27.Witch’s Chandelier
All you need is a broom, battery-operated candles, and a black wire to hang the candle and paint everything in grey.
Put black sand in the jars.
28.Mummify Your Home
The idea is to make everything look like a mummy be it your front door or pumpkin or even vases or beverage tub.
Certainly, one of the cutest Halloween decors.
29.Giant Bloodshot Eyeball
This is a great way to decorate your yard. It is quite an attention grabber.
To make this the supplies needed are sandpaper, exercise ball, paintbrush, beach ball. For indoors you can use ping pong balls.
30.Scary Black And White Shelves
To get the look you need a Happy Halloween banner, candles, white pumpkin, faux bats, faux owls.
It’s a classic touch to the decor this Halloween.
31.Coffee Filter Bats
This is a great example of DIY Halloween decorations for your room.
Kids just love it. You need a wooden spring clothespin, Google eyes, black acrylic paint, cardboard, marker, scissors, coffee filter.
These flapping bats are a big hit on Halloween.
You need a water spray bottle, non-stick craft mat.
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32.Haunted Black Plants
For this, you need to spray paint faux plant with black color and keep it in the pot. Color the pot and sand in black too.
The best part is you can use it again next year.
33.Tissue Paper Ghost
These are so easy and fun to make. Within 5 minutes you can make this Halloween craft. The supplies needed are white tissue paper, marker, cotton thread.
You can use different colored tissue papers as well to make it more interesting.
34.Packing Tape Ghosts
Packing Tape Ghost is one of my favorite Halloween decorations for outdoors.
These ghostly figures are certainly scary.
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35.Scary Candles
You need empty wine bottles, black candles, and spray paint. First, spray paint the bottles with the colors of your choice. Then light black candles on top of each bottle.
Let the wax drip and after a couple of minutes, it will give scary look.
36.Cute Emoji Balloons
Emoji balloons bring a lot of happiness to kids. They look super cute. To make this you need white balloons, scissors, printer paper.
These ghost emojis are apt for Halloween decor.
37.DIY Pumpkin Centerpiece
This is one of the easiest projects yet it is very satisfying. You need faux flowers, pumpkins, foam skulls.
The best thing about this decoration is you can keep customizing it according to your mood.
38.Cardboard Tombstone
This is one of the most interesting DIY Halloween decorations for the outside. The whole graveyard looks terrifying.
The supplies needed are cardboard boxes, spray paint, packing tape, scissors, hot glue gun.
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39.Branch Centerpiece With Twisted Trees
Twisted trees are pretty easy to make but create a lot of impact.
The supplies needed are wire, paper, glue.
40.Get Creative With Spooky Shadowy Scene
Decorate your garage with vinyl sheets and make a spooky shadowy scene.
It can easily be wiped later.
41.Bewitching Pumpkins
It looks great on the front porch.
To make this you need felt witch hats, pumpkin, wire cutters.
42.Halloween Mummy Wreath
Within 10 minutes you can make this cute mummy wreath. The supplies needed are wreath form, cheesecloth, googly eyes, scissors.
This is one of the easiest DIY projects.
43.Ghost Tin Can
All you need is old tin cans, attach them to pieces of paper and put them in the garden.
The supplies needed are black craft paint, a large tin can, a fishing line, white ribbon, paper clip.
Be ready to get some more interesting scary DIY Halloween Decorations for outdoor.
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44.Spooky Free Decor
Not everyone is fond of evil Halloween decorations and if you are one then you can opt to decorate your front porch for fall.
You need a pumpkin, candle lantern, wreath.
45.Halloween Paper Candles
These look so interesting and pretty easy to make.
You need black paper, tealights, wax paper, scotch tape.
46.Plastic Pumpkin Entry Way
This looks like a perfect Halloween party.
It is one of the easiest decoration ideas.
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47.Easy Halloween Candles
This interesting project can be made within 10 minutes.
You need candles, sticker paper.
48.Unique Halloween Tree
Who says you can make trees only at Christmas?
Make your Halloween tree.
49.Halloween Mirror And Gallery Wall
This gives an eerie feeling of a haunted house.
To make it look more interesting add faux spiders and cobwebs to get the eerie feeling. To make this you need sandpaper, a mirror, black spray paint, scary and supernatural photos.
50.Flying Witch Hat On Front Porch
Flying hats creates a major scary experience for all your guests. This is a sure-shot winner. The pumpkins and the witch adds so much to the spooky feel.
You can also place few faux ravens.
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51.Bar Cart For Halloween
Bar cart plays an important part as friends come over for drinks and for the party. So I make sure the bar cart rises to the occasion. Try to make it look exciting and fun.
The black banner sets the mood. The supplies needed are faux haunted houses, jack-o-lantern, skeleton bones, cross bone glassware, skull.
52.Mad Scientist’s Lab
Turn your room into a mad scientist’s lab. You need glass jars, beakers, labels, skeletal birds, faux bugs.
This is one of the most unique and creative Halloween decor ideas.
53.Treat Topiaries
Kids simply love treat topiaries as these look so cute and interesting.
You need foam balls, candy, glue, candy corn, gummy worms.
54.Giant Spider Webs
This DIY Halloween decoration is perfect for the outside yard. These DIY spooky spiders will surely make the kids excited. The cobweb looks like any real cobweb.
The supplies needed are hooks, spider web, faux spiders, hooks.
55.DIY Candy Corn Pinata
Candy is the most popular treat on Halloween and what better than a pinata filled with candy.
To make pinata the supplies needed are crepe paper, marker, scissors, cardboard box.
56.Candy Pumpkin Jars
They look so cute. You need ceramic pumpkins, acrylic paint, and gold paint.
It is one of the most classic-looking Halloween decorations.
57. Front Yard Ghost
This is pretty easy to make. All you need is PVC pipe, a lantern, spray paint, and chicken wire.
This is one of the scariest DIY creepy Halloween decorations.
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58.Spooky Novel Door
This is one of the most interesting Halloween decorations. It is pretty simple to make but looks quite interesting.
Make entrance look like book covers of horror novels.
59.Turn Everything Into Black And White
Black and white Halloween decoration is a tremendous idea.
Color all the accessories either in black or white.
60.Oregami Halloween Lights
This is one of the best Halloween crafts I have ever seen. Here you can also use a white paper lantern and make a skull on each lantern. Skull lantern will also look appealing.
The supplies needed are wax paper, waterproof marker, tape.
61.Man-Eating Plant
It is one of the scariest Halloween decoration ideas.
You need a planter, plastic vampire teeth, green spray paint, faux plant, styrofoam balls.
62.Halloween Candle Holder
These spider web votive holders are pretty easy to make. These look great in the daytime and excellent at night.
The supplies needed are a glass vase, faux spiders, glue gun.
63.Yard Monster
This 8 feet monster certainly stands out. Kids get so excited after seeing this pumpkin monster.
All you need is wire hangers.PVC connectors, black duct tapes, and supplies.
64.Halloween Doormat
A doormat with a Halloween theme will look quite impressive.
The supplies needed are a doormat, craft knife, painter’s tape, spray paint
65.Skeleton Black Flamingos
Place a couple of skeleton black flamingos in your yard and these will surely grab a lot of eyeballs.
If you place them in your garden area or porch it will look great.
66.All Seeing Tree
The all-seeing tree certainly looks like a masterpiece.
Look at it. Isn’t it marvelous? It is one of the most outstanding DIY Halloween decorations.
67.Halloween Wreath With Scary Crows
This is one of the most unique ideas for Halloween decor.
To make this the supplies needed are faux crow, ribbon both orange and black, a treat bag, and spray paint.
68.Halloween Pillows
Give your pillows a complete Halloween makeover.
You just need Halloween pillowcases and the whole vibe will be spooky.
69.Skull Chandelier
The Skull chandelier looks very scary but very unique. It grabs a lot of attention for sure.
All you need is a chandelier and hard plastic skulls.
70.Spooky Lampshade
Lampshade with spiderweb all around it creates an eerie feeling.
To make this the supplies needed are a drum lampshade, plastic spiders.
71.DIY Halloween Decals
You need Moscow Mule copper mugs and black window cling material to get the look.
It is one of the most creative ideas.
72.Mummy Jam Jar Lantern
This looks really cute and eye-catchy. You need googly eyes, glass jars, LED candles, and white tape.
It does not take much time but looks unique.
73.DIY Witch’s Cauldron
Witch’s cauldron with glowing coal makes it look so eerie.
To make this you need black duct tape, spray foam, plastic bags, black spray paint, witch’s cauldron.
74.Halloween Gingerbread House
This is one of my favorites as once Halloween is over you can eat this yummy gingerbread house with your family.
The ingredients needed are brown frosting, melted chocolate chips, candy corn, graham cracker, coconut flakes. This is an edible haunted house.
75.Glass Caged Snake
Glass Caged Snake is one of the best Halloween decoration ideas ever. It looks so real.
Certainly one of the best creative ideas ever. You need a rubber snake and wire and you are all set.
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76.Mini Pumpkin Wreath
It is made with putka pods.
To make this you need a wreath, putka pods, burlap ribbon.
77.Ghostly Ceiling Decor
I completely love this ceiling decor. It looks so aesthetic yet scary.
This looks expensive but it’s not.
78.Halloween Candy Wreath
Candy wreath is a kid’s favorite. They show a lot of interest in making this wreath.
To get the look you need candy bars, a foam wreath, plastic spiders, orange ribbon.
79.Spooky Wreath
This is one of the most beautiful Halloween wreaths.
It looks even better at night.
80.Halloween Station
Make an interesting Halloween trick or treat station using a pop-up tent. The materials needed are a pop-up tent, binder clips, googly eyes, draft felt.
Kids will be so excited after seeing this.
81.Halloween Porch Decor
It is one of the best-looking fall porch decor ideas, looks great day and night.
Perfect for Halloween night.
82.Halloween Basket Wreath
It looks very different from the usual wreath but certainly looks interesting. Add numbers and banners to make it more interesting.
This is one of the most creative Halloween decors for sure.
83.Skull Planter
This looks scary but it is pretty easy to make.
Make a cardboard skull and put plants on its head.
84.Halloween Cage
It looks completely different from all the Halloween decorations and creates a lot of impact. All you need is laundry baskets, chains, and spray paints.
Though it is pretty easy to make it is really impressive.
85.Pumpkin Garland
This looks so interesting and kids simply love it. To make it you need acrylic paint, colored paper, googly eyes, marker.
It is one of my favorite Halloween crafts.
86.Black Cat Decoration
Create a couple of oversized black cats with plywood. It will create such an amazing impact.
The supplies needed are plywood, black paint, scissors, hammer.
87.Wandering Woman
This is one of the scariest Halloween decorations.
It is made of chicken wire.
88.Paper Jack O Lantern
This will be an interesting and easy Halloween project for kids. The materials needed are tape, stapler, glue, construction paper.
This decoration gives such an eerie feeling. It is definitely one of the best Halloween decor ideas.
89.Scary Morgue Entrance
Kids will find the morgue entrance scary and will get excited too.
The supplies needed are spray adhesive, black paper, duct tape, plastic chain, morgue cutouts.
90.Stand Alone Ghosts
These are some of the spooky spirits.
To make it the supplies needed are cheesecloth, tape, googly eyes, a large bowl, and wax paper.
It is one of the easiest DIY Halloween decorations.
91.Bats On Staircase
It looks quite exciting when your staircase is also decorated keeping Halloween in mind.
To get the look you need faux wall bats, a layering mat, faux pumpkin.
92.Pumpkin Faux Bonfire
To get the look the supplies needed are pumpkins, a tea light that works with a battery, glow sticks.
This is one of the most interesting and unique Halloween decor ideas.
93. Floating Hands
These floating hands look so eerie.
It is one of my favorite and I will make this again this year.
94.Pumpkin Head Scarecrow
Scarecrow is pretty simple to make but it creates a lot of impact for outdoor decoration. To get the look you need a pumpkin, dry wood branches.
To make it look more interesting add light around the eyes.
95.Skeleton Hand Place Cardholder
It certainly has that eerie feeling.
The guests will get terrified at the dinner table.
96.Monster Hand Candy Bowl
This is one of the spookiest Halloween decorations.
The supplies needed are green spray paint, a four-quart bowl, and faux spiders.
97. Demon Legs
It is one of the most creative DIY Halloween Decorations.
98.Owl Pumpkins
It looks completely out of the box and surely will impress your guest.
The supplies needed are white pumpkin, sunflower seeds, a knife, and craft sticks.
99.DIY Poison Bottles
The poison bottles idea is simply outstanding and it is pretty easy to make.
You need empty bottles, chalkboard paint, and stickers. It is one of the scariest DIY Halloween decorations.
100.DIY Pumpkin Balloons
Garlands always look interesting and if you are making a garland with pumpkin balloons for Halloween, what better than that?
To get the look you need orange balloons, green ribbons, black tape.
101.DIY Pom Pom Spider
It looks so cute and completely different from all scary stuff.
The materials needed are googly eyes, black wool, and pipe cleaners. It isone of the easiest DIY Halloween decorations.
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