DIY Halloween Decor Ideas

4 min read September 13, 2026 Rachel McAffee
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Haunt your home with these five fun and easy DIY Halloween crafts. Add a touch of pink to the classic orange and black Halloween color palette to switch things up this season. Get into the Halloween spirit and deck out your porch, living room, mantle and more with these wickedly cute Halloween crafts! Be sure to grab the Free Printable here

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Spooky Cute Balloon Wreath

What better way to celebrate Halloween than with bats and balloons? Trick or treaters will love being greeted by this spooky cute balloon wreath and you'll how easy it is to put together! Inflate around six or seven pink, orange and black Balloons and tie the ends of the balloons to a Wire Wreath Frame using Baker's Twine. Be sure to not blow the balloons up completely, you'll want the balloons to be small and round. Once all the balloons are in place, print out the bats and Halloween banner onto White Cardstock and cut out. Attach the paper bats and banner to the wreath using Glue Dots. Tie strands of orange, black and pink Satin Ribbon to the wire frame and your spooky wreath is ready to greet your guests!

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Haunted Halloween Village

Create a whimsical haunted village out of DIY Unfinished Wood Birdhouses and use them to decorate your mantle or table this Halloween. Grab some Paint Brushes and Acrylic Paint and let's get started! Paint the bird houses and Wood Ghost Cutouts with orange, pink and black paint. While the houses and ghosts are drying, print out the bats and banners onto White Cardstock and cut out. Attach the paper bats, banners, ghosts and Spiders to the haunted houses using Glue Dots.

Paint Small Foam Pumpkins and scatter them around the haunted village. This is a fun project for the whole family so grab your kids and get crafty with this spooky Halloween village

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Spooky Halloween Lanterns

Extend the eerie ambiance to your front porch with these spooky Halloween lanterns. For this project, you'll need to download the free Halloween silhouette printables onto White Cardstock and cut out. Open the tops of the Black Metal Lanterns and place the cut out Halloween silhouette onto the glass using Glue Dots.

Tie strands of pink, black and orange Satin Ribbon to the handle of the lantern and embellish with paper spider silhouettes. On Halloween night, light up your lanterns with Battery Operated Votives to give them a spooky glow!

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Star and Pom Pom Halloween Garland

This star and pom pom garland is so easy to create and it's perfect for a Halloween party or to decorate your home with. Thread orange, black and pink Yarn Pom Poms together onto string and tie each end off in a loop. Next, download and print the free star printables onto White Cardstock and cut out. Using a Hole Punch, punch out two holes at the top of each star and thread string through each star. Once you have threaded all the stars through, tie a loop at each end of the garland. This is a quick and easy project that will look spooky cute on your mantle or anywhere else in your haunted home!

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Batty Pumpkins

Make sure your front door is prepped and ready for trick or treaters with these batty pumpkins! Paint White Craft Pumpkins using pink, black and orange Acrylic Paint and allow the pumpkins to dry completely. Next, download and print the free bat and star printables using White Cardstock and cut out. Attach the bats and stars to the pumpkins using Glue Dots. Your house is now ready for all those little ghouls and goblins this Halloween!

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