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Halloween

Category: <span>Halloween</span>

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

Halloween graveyard fence and headstones

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...

Crazy Embroidered Pumpkin Glamor Shot

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

Crazy Cat Lady

Halloween Costumes You Can Make

Are you ready to get your Halloween on with Halloween Costumes You Can Make? Whether you like to keep it simple or go all-out with intricate details, there are a...

Another great shot of Rox and her tutu

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

Finished fabric trick or treat bowl

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...

Monster trick or treat bag finished 1

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...

More Halloween

reggae skull

Reggae Skull

Sometimes these things just sort of happen. You find a fake skull with articulating jaw and have a fake boar tongue from a taxidermy form. Then you pull out some…
fake scythe

Fake Scythe

This fake (and safe) scythe is ready to enhance a Halloween costume or add a frightful touch to your Halloween decorations.
Halloween graveyard fence and headstones

How to Make a Halloween Graveyard

Halloween Graveyard Fencing is so easy to build and really sets the mood for a great Halloween party! The gravestones are made from painted Styrofoam
Halloween Mantel

Decorate a Mantel for All Seasons

Keep your living room fresh and decorated for every season with some basic ideas on decorating your mantle.
Another great shot of Rox and her tutu

How To Make A Tutu For Your Dog

Every girl needs a tutu - even Rox the Bulldog! Easy to make with just some tulle and ribbon.
Super Kaden Cape

Super Kaden Cape

A Superhero cape is fun for Halloween or everyday play. The design was machined embroidered with polyester thread on cotton fabric. Hoop it, then stitch it!

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