I was so eager to make and put out my Halloween decorations this year that I started gathering ideas from Pinterest and shopping for supplies in early September. That probably seems crazy to a lot of people (my husband included), but fall is my absolute favorite season and I love to embrace everything that has to do with it!
Last year, I cheated myself out of some valuable holiday decorating fun when I decided to simplify (errr…be cheap) and just decorate the porch in a generic fall theme. It was very cute and I definitely plan to get all of those decorations back out after Halloween is over, but I somehow felt like I had missed a great opportunity to have some fun for Halloween and I vowed to make sure that didn’t happen again this year. Which brings us here….
This year, I was determined to put my little DIY mind to work and come up with some cute and very affordable decorations for the front porch and entryway. I achieved everything I was looking to do and when it was all said and done, I spent around $100 on all my supplies and decorations, with almost all of the decorations being things that can be boxed up and used year after year.
These decorations have been up at my house since the first weekend in October, but getting around to taking pictures and putting together a blog post has been another story. Needless to say, I have been dragging my feet a little when it comes to doing much of anything productive lately…more on that later.
So, here it is…my DIY Halloween décor! The cost breakdowns and information about where I got all of my decorations can be found below the photos.
A few fun decorations may have found their way inside to the entryway table as well...
For the Outdoor Decorations
Inspiration for the “Trick or Treat” pillow covers were inspired by this project. For mine, I used my Silhouette Machine to cut out the black iron on “Trick or Treat” wording and graphics that I put onto my handmade outdoor orange pillow covers. I also made the black bench cover out of outdoor fabric to fit over our existing (red) bench cover that was there before (and will be making a come back for the fall decorations). The black and white outdoor pillow covers were also made by me using some fabric I already had on hand.
The faux rats, spiders, black crows and RIP sign were all found at the Dollar Store.
I bought four pumpkins in various sizes that I will also be reusing in my fall porch decorations. I also used my Silhouette Machine to make the bats that I stuck onto the windows.
The cheesecloth ghost was inspired by this project, but I decided to do mine on a much larger scale. To create the “mold” for this larger than life ghost, I used a Styrofoam head that I already had on hand (originally purchased from Hobby Lobby) and stuck it onto an upside down broom (the head has the perfect size hole in the bottom of it for doing this). Then I got some heavy gauge wire and wrapped it around the broom handle and shaped “arms”. From there I stuck the entire mold into a small empty trashcan (for stability) and draped my cheese cloth over it then followed the instructions from the original project inspiration.
Cost Breakdown:
Black Feather Wreath - $19.99 (was 50% off) – JoAnn’s
Orange Ribbon Bow - $3.49 (was 50% off) – Hobby Lobby
Faux Black Crows - $1.00 each – Dollar Store
Black Witch Broom -$7.00 (was 30% off) – Hobby Lobby
Black Iron On Vinyl - $0 – already had
Orange Outdoor Fabric for Pillows (1 yard) - $5.38 - JoAnn’s
Black Outdoor Fabric for Bench (1.5 yards) - $10.77 - JoAnn’s
Black and White Outdoor Fabric for Pillows -$0 – already had
RIP Sign - $1.00 each – Dollar Store
Faux Black Spider - $1.00 each – Dollar Store
Faux Rats - $1.00 each – Dollar Store
Cheesecloth for Ghost (6 yards) - $4.00 (was 50% off) – JoAnn’s
Felt for Ghost Eyes - $0 – already had
Starch for Ghost – $2.88 – Wal-Mart
Pumpkins - $3.88 each – Wal-Mart
Black Cardstock for Bats - $.25 a sheet – Hobby Lobby
For the Inside Decorations
First, I draped an inexpensive cotton web table cover from the Dollar Store over the table. I used an old white cake stand that I already had and put a faux pumpkin on top to serve as the focal point. From there I added two black candlesticks and orange candles to either side. A few faux black crows completed the look I was going for.
For the faux pumpkin…I again used my Silhouette Machine to make the Boo! sign that I then adhered (using Matte Modge Podged) onto the faux pumpkin on the entryway table. I used a faux pumpkin for this project so that I could use it every year.
Black Cotton Web Table Drape - $1.00 – Dollar Store
White Cake Stand - $0 – already had
Faux Black Crows - $1.00 each – Dollar Store
Black Candle Sticks - $0 – already had
Orange Candles - $0 – Kohl’s (had a gift card)
Faux Pumpkin - $12.49 - (was 50% off) – JoAnn’s
Black Cardstock for Boo! - $.25 a sheet – Hobby Lobby
Matte Modge Podge - $0 – already had
Oh, and...here is the (fantastic) reason for my lack of productivity lately…
This picture was taken almost a month ago when I was 12 weeks pregnant. I am now nearly 16 weeks along and in my second trimester. My energy level is starting to pick back up, and for that I am very thankful!
Things got pretty out of control around our house there for awhile…at one point the laundry was piled up so high in the laundry room that our dogs were starting to make a nest out of it…hahaha! So glad those days are behind us (for now)!! ;) I will definitely have more fun baby-related posts to share as things progress.
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