DIY Coffin Place Card

2 min read September 13, 2026 Missy and Kristen
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Help each ghoulish guest find their seat at your Nightmare Before Christmas Party by creating these deadly DIY Coffin Place Cards! With just a quick coat of paint and few crafty embellishments, you can design the imagery from one of the most famous scenes in this moonlit, macabre movie!

Project Time
15 to 20 min
Difficulty
Beginner
Step
1

Begin by mixing a bit of Purple Acrylic Paint and White Acrylic Paint to make a lavender hue. Add one coat of paint to a DIY Unfinished Wood Coffin and allow to dry.

DIY Coffin Place Card step 1
Step
2

Use a Circle Paper Punch to cut out a circle from Yellow Cardstock. Use an Elmer's Glue Stick® to adhere it to the upper left side of the DIY Wood Coffin.

 

DIY Coffin Place Card step 2
Step
3

Use a Thin Paintbrush and Black Acrylic Paint to add the Spiral Hill Imagery to the Coffin. Allow to dry.

DIY Coffin Place Card step 3
Step
4

Hot Glue a Black & White Striped Hard Candy Disc on the spiral portion of the hill imagery.

DIY Coffin Place Card step 4
Step
5

Add each guest's name using Black Alphabet Stickers.

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Step
6

Use a miniature bat paper punch to cut out and glue a tiny, black bat onto the moon. If you don't have a bat paper punch, you could use a Hard Candy Bat instead!

DIY Coffin Place Card step 6
Step
7

Add a border of Thin Orange Washi Tape around the coffin for a pop of color.

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Step
8

Add your DIY coffin place card to each place setting to help bring your Nightmare Before Christmas Halloween Party to life!

Don't miss out on the Nightmare Before Christmas DIY Backdrop and how you can make your own Jack Skellington Coffin.

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