20 Easy DIY Halloween Decor Ideas - The Unlikely Hostess (2024)

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Halloween is right around the corner and it’s time to get festive! Are you looking for some awesome Halloween decor ideas that look amazing AND won’t take all day to create?

Great, you’re in the right spot!

I’ve put together a collection of top notch Halloween decor DIYs that you will have a lot of fun making. Your guest and trick or treaters will love them too.

They are super versatile, and can be used indoors or out.

These Halloween decor DIYs will get you into the Halloween spirit in no time. Some are easier than others, but none of them require a crazy amount of skill or unusual supplies.

A lot of these you’ll be able to throw together in very little time with things you all ready have on hand. A quick trip to the dollar storewill likely be all you will need beyond that.

Do you have your costume picked out yet?

You don’t?!?

Here are some top notch costume ideas that will probably convince you this is your year to make it happen! 😉

You’ll bring a huge smile to every trick or treater that rings your doorbell, or be the best dressed at your Halloween party.

Let’s get to it!

1) Halloween Candy Corn Hurricane Vase Decor Idea

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This simple and stately decor idea from Women’s Dayis all around awesome. It’s inexpensive, because you’ll likely be using hurricane vases and candles you all ready have displayed.

Making these are as easy as….

  1. Buy Candy Corn
  2. Eat A Handful or Two 😉
  3. Pour The Remainder Into Vases

This idea would look awesome inside a front porch lantern as well.

2) DIY Halloween Packing Tape Ghost

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Aren’t these incredible?!? You can find this image and many more packing tape ghost ideas at Pretty my Party.

Curious how to make them? They aren’t as hard as you might be suspecting! You can find a great tutorial on Monster Tutorials.

3) Outdoor Halloween Decor Idea

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If you have a left over paper towel or toilet paper roll you are in business and just minutes away from this fun DIY decor idea.

This photo comes from Themtapicturewhich utilizes a glow stick and some purposeful placement to create the perfect creepy eyes hiding in the bushes.

What a great idea for next to no money!

#4) DIY Halloween Mummy Jars

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These little darlings come from Craftsredesignedblog. Head on over for the full tutorial.

You won’t need a whole lot beyond medical gauze andcandle luminaries. So stinking cute! They use mason jars in the photo, but any tall drinking glass or clear vase would work well!

#5) Easy Halloween Trash Bag Spider Webs

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This idea from Howaboutorangeblog is genious. Grab a pair of scissors, trash bag, and you’re nearly there.

What another great cost effective halloween decor idea!

#6) DIY Indoor Halloween Decor Idea

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JSOnlineshowcases these festive dressed up lamp shades.

They recommend taping the bats onto the inside of the lampshade for a fun effect. What a super cute and inexpensive decor idea.

#7) DIY Halloween Party Floating Candles Entryway

20 Easy DIY Halloween Decor Ideas - The Unlikely Hostess (8)These awesome and visually stimulating floating candles are found the Eating Benderblog.

While they were originally used as a feature for a Harry Potter Halloween party, they would look amazing in any entry way or front porch.

You can make similar ones with paper towel tubes, fishing lines, and led candle luminaries.

#8) Halloween Front Porch Decor Idea20 Easy DIY Halloween Decor Ideas - The Unlikely Hostess (9)

This chic and spooktacular front porch is featured on Create Craft Love. The ravens in the branches are just lovely. I’m guessing she used a little paint on those pumpkins.

Head on over to the blog for the full tutorial!

#9) DIY Halloween Ghost Milk Jugs

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Hold the recycling this month, you just found the best green Halloween decor up-cycle fromtheEighteen25blog.

Most of us have a handful of milk jugs, not to mention a black sharpie marker. Add some back lighting with low LED White Christmas lights and you’re all set!

Who wouldn’t want to trick or treat here?

#10) DIY Halloween Witches Brooms20 Easy DIY Halloween Decor Ideas - The Unlikely Hostess (11)

Tastefully Frugalblog showcases these simple and stylish witches brooms. I love decor ideas that use natural supplies.

You could make these in just a few short minutes with some help from those tall grasses that are probably needing a trim anyway! 😉

#11) DIY Tomato Cage Ghosts

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Perfect timing! Gardening season has come to an end and it’s time to clean up and put away.

Hold onto those tomato cages for a minute. They can be featured in your front yard halloween decor display.

These darling ghosts were created with a pillow case and christmas lights. Perfect!

#12) DIY Halloween Pumpkin Topiary20 Easy DIY Halloween Decor Ideas - The Unlikely Hostess (13)

Tatertots & Jellocan show you how to assemble this awesome topiary using pre-lit plastic pumpkins (like these) and black and white spray paint.

I love how tall this is, the perfect addition to your front porch Halloween decor!

#13) DIY Spider Trail Halloween Decor Idea

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Sometimes simple ideas are the best. Why not line spiders across your door or wall? This image from Buzz Feed would be a fun activity to get your kids going on while you get other things done around the house.

You can get a large bag of spiders here to get you going.

#14) DIY Halloween Skeleton Scenes

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Skeleton lawn art (I’m not sure if that’s a thing…but that’s what I’m going to call it) is one of my favorite Halloween decor ideas of all time. It is SO. STINKING. HILARIOUS. There are a million funny ideas on Pinterest.

This particular one comes fromHelpful Homemade. All they are missing is a cold beer in their skeleton hand! lol

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I had to put this one in the lineup as well. One of my all time faves and will cause everyone to chuckle!

#15) Halloween Porch Decor Idea: Floating Witch Hat Luminaries

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Polkadotchairoffers a simple tutorial on making these awesome floating witches hat. There is just something about floating anything that seems a little spooky.

These hats are no exception! You can get a whole bundle of witches hats from Amazon here.

#16) DIY Halloween Bat Mobile

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Rebecca’s DIYshowcases this simple and stylish Halloween Decor DIY.

Spray paint a tree branch black and use it as a mobile anchor for a collection of bats. Stylish, spooky, and inexpensive. Great work Rebecca!

#17) DIY Halloween Decor Idea For Your Front Porch

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Birshykatshows why it’s worth going to a little work to reinvent your front porch planter. Is this awesome or what?

Head over the their blog for a full tutorial.

#18) Easy DIY Halloween Pumpkin Witch

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I wanted to include this simple and stylish idea from Nicedecoration.info. Your pumpkin can be the perfect decor piece when placed in a front porch planter.

Add a hat and it instantly takes on a whole new life!

#19) Spooktacular Halloween Front Porch Display

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Prudent Penny Pinchershowcases this symmetrical and stately Halloween front porch! While the original source is unknown, we can all agree that whoever created it is pretty awesome.

#20) Easy DIY Halloween Hanging Bats

20 Easy DIY Halloween Decor Ideas - The Unlikely Hostess (22)Martha Stewartwith a perfectly stylish front porch idea? Of course!

I love how some bats are hung right side up, and others upside down. Head on over to Martha Stewart Living blog for endless inspiration.

Happy Halloween Decorating Ya’ll!

I hope you found some halloween decor ideas that will make their way into your home!

Celebrate the seasons and cherish the fun, that’s all for now!

<3 Ang

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