Cats, crows, witches, Frankenstein—oh, my! Nothing quite says Halloween like a cast of spooky characters, and these four are considered all-stars. To celebrate their tell-tale profiles, we put together an easy craft tutorial that teaches you how to make a DIY Spooky Silhouetted Gallery Wall to display at your Halloween party this season. Be sure to download the Free Character Silhouette Printables here.
Download our free Printable Spooky Silhouette Templates, and print them onto 8 1/2" x 11" White Cardstock.
Cut the templates out along the lines using scissors. They don't need to be perfect!
Lay the templates, one by one, on top of Black Construction Paper. Trace the outline of each template onto a separate sheet of black paper using a pencil. Repeat on however many silhouettes you'd like to display at your party.
Cut along the traced pencil lines using scissors. You may want to erase any visible pencil marks leftover after cutting, or just flip the template over and use the clean side for your finished art.
Squeeze Aleene's Original Tacky Glue on the back sides of your cut silhouettes, and spread the glue evenly across the paper with your fingertips. Press each glued-up silhouette onto the center of a Wood Large Round Centerpiece. Repeat for however many silhouettes you'd like to make.
Allow the glued silhouettes to dry for 1 hour, then flip the wood rounds over and attach picture-hanging hardware to the top center of the wood.
Use a hammer and picture-hanging nails to hang the DIY Spooky Silhouettes to the wall in a gallery formation alongside Vintage Halloween Vertical Signs.
Be sure to see how we used these wooden silhouettes to decorate for our Creepy Classy Halloween Party!