Spooktacular Halloween DIY Decor: Transform Your Home with Creepy Forests and Candy Corn Door Decor!

Looking to give your home a spooky makeover this Halloween? Look no further than these bone-chillingly creative Halloween DIY decor ideas. From turning your front door into a candy corn masterpiece to crafting a creepy forest of Halloween trees, we've got you covered. So get ready to up your Halloween game and create an unforgettable atmosphere that will send shivers down your spine. Dive into the world of Halloween DIY decor and let your imagination run wild!

Create a Spooky Forest of Halloween Trees

Trees aren't just for Christmas! Halloween trees have grown in popularity in recent years, and they can be just as enjoyable to decorate as their festive counterparts.

Let your creativity run wild with Gathered's Halloween tree ideas.

A Collection of Festive Gourds

Rebecca GreenfieldGather gourds of different shapes and sizes, and give them personality with eyes and accessories. We used colored pushpins, pom-poms, and beads.

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Candy Corn Door Decoration

Getty/Danielle DalyTrick or treaters will love this delicious door decor! Gather floral foam, craft foam sheets in yellow, orange, and white, sewing pins, and decorative items like faux flowers, sticks, dried flowers, and plastic spiders. Cut the floral foam into a triangle shape. Wrap the foam with the colored sheets to create a candy corn pattern and secure them with pins at the back. Trim any excess material. Insert the decorative items into the foam and secure them with hot glue if necessary.

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Pumpkin Diorama

Mike GartenIf you love extravagant looks, fill a carved pumpkin with reindeer moss, twigs, and mini headstones. Don't forget to include a full moon made from a Ping-Pong ball hanging from a thin string.

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Go Batty with Your Front Door

Rebecca GreenfieldBring cut-out bats to life on your front door using glue dots. Add black feathers to a wreath form for an extra spooky touch.

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Owl Pumpkin Display

Rebecca GreenfieldStack two fairytale pumpkins, then decorate with pine cone eyes and leaves as feathers.

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Snake Wreath

Mike GartenGive your neighbors a fright with a wreath filled with snakes. Weave plastic snakes, ranging from large to small, between the twigs of the wreath, repeating the process until you've used all of the rubber snakes. Use hot glue as needed to attach them to the wreath.

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Macrame Ghosts

Create adorable ghosts in no time. Start by painting embroidery hoops with black paint and let them dry. Cut several equal lengths of macrame cord, about 50 inches long (you will need 12-14 pieces of cord per hoop).

Follow the instructions below for simple knots or create your own:

• Lark’s Head Knot: Hold two pieces of cord together and fold them in half. Wrap the folded half around the embroidery hoop and pull all four tails through the loop. Pull tight to secure. Repeat around the top of the hoop.
• Square Knot: Start by creating Lark’s Head knots with one cord each across the top of the hoop. Starting with the leftmost piece, wrap it over the next two cords to the right. Then take the fourth cord and wrap it behind the previous two cords on the left, tucking it through the space between the first two cords. Pull to tighten. Continue across the embroidery hoop.

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Skeleton Face Candy Packaging

Treat your guests with these little skull candy holders. Spray paint all of the egg boxes white, both inside and out, and let them dry completely. Cut out the skeleton face templates from black craft paper using scissors or a craft knife, or make your own templates. Glue the paper face pieces onto the egg boxes using a light layer of tacky glue, and make sure to press them securely since the eggs are round.

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Vampire Bat Leaves

This is a great activity for kids! All you need to do is gather some leaves, spray them with matte black paint, and use a white marker to draw little faces on them.

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Crescent Flower Wreath

Add your leaf bats to this wreath in October, and then remove them in November, but keep the autumnal wreath up. Start with long, skinny grass on the two ends of the crescent shape to mark the ends. Use hot glue to secure them in place. Fill the middle of the wreath with a mix of dried flowers and grass, making sure to add more grass and long, skinny shapes between the flowers for balance. Use hot glue to attach each item and ensure it's secure. Finish the wreath by attaching a ribbon at the top, or simply hang it on a hook on your door or wall.

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DIY Bug Art Display

Mike GartenDownload and print our Halloween bugs and ID tags artwork onto cardstock. Carefully cut out the bug shapes and tags using scissors, and fold the bugs at the joints to create dimension (you can use a bone folder for crisp edges, or the back of a scissor or an old pen with no ink). Use a glue stick or glue dots to attach the bugs to the backing of various shadowbox frames (we lined our frames with white paper for consistency). Glue the ID tags and hang your creepy crawlies using Command strips. Add additional bugs that have "escaped" to the outside of the frames and the wall using removable glue dots.

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Halloween Bar Cart

Danielle OcchiogrossoAdd an elegant touch to your bar cart for Halloween. Wrap large helium balloons with tulle, tie a ribbon at the base, and trim the skirt as needed. To dress up ordinary liquor bottles, print retro labels on sticker paper and attach them.

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Blood Drip Table Decor

Mike GartenSpooky and elegant, you can create the dripping "blood" effect using red sealing wax sticks (specifically for glue guns) or red hot glue sticks.

Directions: Set your glue gun to a medium heat setting. Insert a wax or glue stick into the glue gun and let it warm up for approximately 5 minutes. Turn a clean glass upside down and slowly run the glue gun around the edge of the glass, allowing the glue to drip down the sides (adjust the heat if the glue doesn't flow smoothly). Let it dry. Increase the glue gun heat to the highest setting and fill the bottom of the glass with a pool of glue to fill any gaps. Allow it to dry completely before turning the glass right side up. If you want to remove the design after Halloween or if you make a mistake, simply peel off the glue! This technique can also be used on non-porous surfaces like metal candle holders and serving utensils.

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Tombstone Chair Covers

Print out the tombstone templates and use them as stencils to create spooky chair covers. Place the template in the center of a pillowcase in the desired position and secure the corners with tape or pins. Dip a foam craft brush into black fabric paint and gently dab it onto the fabric over the stencil. Less is more! Let it dry completely.

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Googly Eye Produce

Mike GartenEasily turn fruits and vegetables like eggplants, broccoli, and kiwis into Halloween decorations by adding plastic googly eyes.

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Origami Balloon Lights

gollykim//Getty ImagesElevate your string lights by creating origami balloons, which are quick and easy to make. Even the kids can join in! Write a festive message on the balloons, such as "Boo" or "Beware."

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With these hauntingly creative DIY decor ideas, you can transform your home into a spine-chilling Halloween wonderland. From the eerie displays of owl pumpkins and snake wreaths to the macabre charm of tombstone chair covers and blood drip table decor, there is no shortage of thrills and chills to be found. So, gather your spooky supplies and let your imagination run wild as you bring your own macabre masterpiece to life. This Halloween, get ready to give your guests a fright they won't soon forget!