Halloween: The one time a year when excessive amounts of candy, food that looks like it’s fit for a vampire and spooky home decor is totally acceptable - and we’re so here for it! If you weren’t in the Halloween mood already, you will be after seeing these super ghoul DIY craft ideas.
From floating candles to "vampire blood soup" and pumpkins that look like the night sky, you're sure to be inspired to get those creative juices flowing.
With these 10 DIY craft ideas, wicked’s never looked so cute. Ready? Ok, let’s get Halloweird! (We’re done with Halloween puns now, promise.)
1. Constellation
Jack-o'-Lanterns
1. Constellation
Jack-o'-Lanterns
Photo source: PopSugar
Photo source: PopSugar
Instead of carving traditional Jack-o’lantern faces on your pumpkin this year, switch things up and transform your pumpkin into a replica of the night sky. This DIY constellation jack-o’-lantern from PopSugar will have you stargazing at all your favorite constellations - right from your living room.
Photo source: DIY Candy
2. Lighted Halloween Topiary
2. Lighted Halloween Topiary
Photo source: DIY Candy
This lighted Halloween topiary from DIY Candy is the perfect mix of sweet and spooky. And the awesome thing about this pumpkin topiary - besides the fact that it’s adorable - is that since it’s made out of faux pumpkins, you don’t have to worry about it rotting!
3. Swig-o'-Lanterns
Photo source: Swig Life
3. Swig-o'-Lanterns
Photo source: Swig Life
Our Swig Life team had so much fun making our new Matte wine cups into Swig-o’-lanterns - and now you can too! Instructions for applying vinyl decals can be found here; and in place of the vinyl decals included, use these Jack-o’-lantern face decals.
Photo source: The Food Network
4. Vampire Blood Tomato Soup and Muenster Sammies
4. Vampire Blood Tomato Soup and Muenster Sammies
Photo source: The Food Network
We might not typically want to drink “vampire blood” soup or eat “monster” sandwiches; however, that’s what Halloween is for! Adults and kids alike will love the creepy vibe of drinking The Food Network’s red tomato soup from test tubes and eating the playful “monster” sandwiches made with Muenster (get it?)
5. Mason Jar Luminaries
Photo source: Princess Pinky Girl
5. Mason Jar Luminaries
Photo source: Princess Pinky Girl
We love a good Mason Jar DIY project, and this one from Princess Pinky Girl is perfect for Fall; plus, they’re super easy to make! Simply choose your shapes - whether it’s pumpkins, cats or bats - and enjoy their soft glow from your living room or front porch.
6. Harry Potter-Inspired Floating Candles
Photo source: The Sway
6. Harry Potter-Inspired Floating Candles
Photo source: The Sway
If you’re a Harry Potter fan like us, you might recognize these floating candles from the ones that float in Hogwarts’ Great Hall. Inspired by the candles in the movie, these candles by The Sway are an easy but impressive way of decorating your home’s hallways for the Fall holidays. (Don’t worry - you won’t have to get your wands out to put out any fires; these candles’ flames aren’t real!)
7. Glowing Eyes
Photo source: Rust and Sunshine
7. Glowing Eyes
Photo source: Rust and Sunshine
Looking for a scary (but not too scary) way to decorate your home for this year’s trick-or-treaters? These colorful glowing eyes are perfect for hiding around the yard. All you need for this craft from Rust and Sunshine are some paper towel or toilet paper rolls, glow sticks, duct tape and an X-ACTO knife!
Photo source: Swig Life
8. Swig Candy Bowls
8. Swig Candy Bowls
Photo source: Swig Life
We chose mugs, tumblers and stemless wine cups in Matte orange and black for our Swig candy bowls, but that’s the fun of this DIY craft - you can mix and match cups and candies however you want! Which Swig “candy bowls” will you choose?
9. Wine Cork Pumpkin
Photo source: My Gourmet Connection
9. Wine Cork Pumpkin
Photo source: My Gourmet Connection
If there’s ever been a perfect DIY Halloween craft for wine lovers, this has got to be it! Take those old wine corks you have sitting around, and transform them into this cute wine cork pumpkin from My Gourmet Connection.
Photo source: A Cultivated Nest
10. Pumpkin Spice Candle
10. Pumpkin Spice Candle
Photo source: A Cultivated Nest
Part of what makes this season so magical is all the delicious smells. And this DIY soy candle from A Cultivated Nest will have your home smelling like warm pumpkin spice - the quintessential scent of Fall!
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