How to Make a Halloween Graveyard
Halloween graveyard fencing and gravestones are so easy to build, you don't need to spend a lot of money at the local Halloween stores. Make them yourself in a little...
Halloween
A handmade Halloween makes memories that are a real treat – and DIY projects are for everyone! Make costumes, crafts and decorations (both outdoors and indoors) just as scary (or not) as you want. Last minute? No problem! If you are a keep-it-simple kind of holiday decorator, choose easy homemade ideas for costumes and decorations.
So cast your spell and make your Halloween costumes, house and yard your way! Browse our ideas for some creative fun.
Halloween Decorating
Make a Crazy Quilted Pumpkin
When asked to “decorate an art pumpkin” for a local arts alliance exhibit, what’s a fiber artist to do? Add the personal challenge of using materials already in my studio....
DIY Halloween Costume Ideas
How To Make A Tutu For Your Dog
Every girl needs a tutu. Even dogs need a tutu from time to time. We'll show you how to make a dog tutu! There are two options for making a tutu...
DIY Trick or Treat Bags and Bowls
Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl
This Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl is fun to make from clothesline and fabric strips. I joined the coils with a simple zigzag stitch on my sewing machine. My open...
How to Make a Trick or Treat Bag
There are SO many fun things to make for Halloween!!! Why not make a special Halloween bag that makes it clear whose treats are whose! The plastic pumpkins are cute...
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How to Make a Trick or Treat Bag
There are SO many fun things to make for Halloween!!! Why not make a special Halloween bag that makes it clear whose treats are whose! The plastic pumpkins are cute…
Spotlight: Lindsay Swearingen, Embroidery Artist
Describing her work as whimsical dark humor, embroidery artist and designer Lindsay Swearingen takes cross stitch to a level beyond traditional schoolchild samplers. Designed and stitched with as much precision…
How to Make a Dog Bandana
I love my dog bandanas! My owner and a I walk every day and people always make comments about my holiday and seasonal bandanas! Here is how to make a…
Make a Crazy Quilted Pumpkin
When asked to “decorate an art pumpkin” for a local arts alliance exhibit, what’s a fiber artist to do? Add the personal challenge of using materials already in my studio.…
Sugar Skull Embroidery
Handmade items are an important part of Day of the Dead festivities - sugar skulls are the most recognizable. Make decorations for your Dios de los Muertos.
Batman Mask for Toddler (or Batgirl or Batwoman Mask)
A friend requested I make her 3-year-old son a Batman mask because "he's been trying to turn everything into a Batman mask." Template from Cutesy Crafts.
Fabric Trick or Treat Bowl
This bowl was fun to make from clothesline and fabric strips with a simple zigzag stitch on my sewing machine. 1/2 yard each of three different cotton prints.
Easy Festive Fall Decor
Quick decor! Arrange a straw bale, pumpkins, cornstalks and a pretty potted mum to transform a plain porch into an inviting autumn and Halloween outdoor room.