With Halloween right around the corner, holiday decorations are certainly in order. But giving your home an awesome Halloween makeover doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. You can save a ton of money by purchasing Halloween decor and craft supplies at your local dollar store or even through upcycling items such as milk jugs and tin cans. And the best thing? DIY Halloween decorations look a heck of a lot better than the ones in stores. Here are 35 easy last-minute DIY Halloween decorations that look 10x better than store-bought.
Upcycled Spider Web Wreath
Courtesy Twitchetts
Revamp an old t-shirt into a creepy spider web wreath for the front door.
Tin Can Luminaries
Courtesy Jolly Mom
Upcycle tin cans into Halloween luminaries to light the way for trick-or-treaters.
Spider Nest Lanterns
Courtesy Crafts by Amanda
Turn liter soda bottles into spider nests lanterns with some string and tea lights.
Googly Eyes Monster Door
Courtesy The Paper Mama
This DIY is kid-friendly and 100% adorable.
Skull Candle Holder
Courtesy A Beautiful Mess
For a chic centerpiece, spray paint a skull gold and drill holes to hold candles. If you want to display the skull outdoors, use faux candles instead.
Mummy Fabric Door
Courtesy East Coast Creative Blog
An easy way to decorate the front door is with white fabric and tape. Gauze is a great lightweight alternative. This simple DIY is not only inexpensive, but you can also use it year after year.
Slithering Snack Doormat
Courtesy BHG
DIY this Hollywood-worthy decor by spray painting rubber snakes black and gluing them to a foam board. #ophidiophobia
Ghostly Drapes
Courtesy HGTV
A bit of cheesecloth goes a long way to instantly transform your front porch into a haunted walkway.
Milk Jug Luminaries
Courtesy Eighteen 25
If you have some old milk jugs hanging around, this is a great way to repurpose them into spooky luminaries and put those Christmas lights to use!
Related: 25 Spookily Easy Halloween Treats to Make with the Kids
Shrub Monsters
Courtesy A Girl and A Glue Gun
How cute are these yard monsters?? These guys won’t be scaring any trick-or-treaters away, but they’ll be extremely memorable monster friends.
Eerie Skeleton
Courtesy BHG
Place a piece of painted foam alongside a deconstructed skeleton for easy-peasy yard decor.
Plastic and Tape Ghosts
Courtesy Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons
This DIY totally reminds me of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion ride! For this DIY, you’ll need to mold thick plastic around your body and use tape to hold it together. Cut along one length to remove, then reshape to form a ghostly figure.
Glitter Skull Planter
Courtesy Julie Blanner
Plant life into a skull, literally, by coating it in glitter and adding some kale.
String Spider Web
Courtesy The Art of Doing Stuff
For this cute Halloween decor, you’ll need double sided tape and yarn. Attach some plastic spiders to make the web look well lived in.
Cockroach Wall
Courtesy Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons
Attach plastic cockroaches near a vent to give your party guests a scare.
Doorway Bats
Courtesy Between Naps on the Porch
Grab Susan’s awesome bat template here!
Floating Witch’s Hat Luminaries
Courtesy Polka Dot Chair
These floating witch’s hats look awesome in the daytime, but they’re even more wicked at night.
Hands and Legs in the Garage
Courtesy BHG
Transform a plain garage into something fearful with cardstock and tissue paper.
Canning Lid Pumpkins
Courtesy Crafts by Amanda
These canning lid pumpkins are so homestead chic and they’re surprisingly easy to make!
Check out this post for more no-carve DIY pumpkins ideas!
Ghostly Fridge
Courtesy Jean’s Craft Corner
Delight your guests with this 5-minute Halloween decor.
Bat Branch
Courtesy The Sweetest Occasion
Hot glue gun cardstock bats to a branch for a quick centerpiece or table display.
Floating Cheesecloth Ghost
Courtesy Love and Laundry
I love this optical illusion DIY Shatzi over at Love and Laundry came up with. It’s truly spooktacular!
Halloween Straw Wreath
Courtesy Tater Tots and Jello
For a festive decor, DIY this nifty wreath with paper straws.
DIY Spider Web Tablecloth
Courtesy The House That Lars Built
Make your own spider web tablecloth with a couple of household supplies.
Bloody Hand Print Window Clings
Courtesy Felt Magnet
The kids will have a blast making this fun DIY decor. Just make sure to prepare the table with a few layers of newspaper!
Trash Bag Spider Webs
Courtesy Fast Forward Fun
Who knew the paper snowflake technique we learned in grade school would come in handy on so many crafty occasions?
Glowing Eyes
Courtesy Rust and Shine
Save paper rolls to DIY glowing monster eyes for the yard – illuminated with glow sticks! It really doesn’t get any better (or cheaper) than this.
Fairy Glow Jars
Courtesy Thrillvania
Another easy way to brighten up a front porch is with DIY glow jars brightened up broken glow sticks (totally non-toxic).
Styrofoam and Pipe Cleaner Spiders
Courtesy One Good Thing by Jillee
These creepy crawlies will look great scattered along your porch and front steps.
Painted Skull Rocks
Courtesy Crafts by Amanda
Paint some rocks and place them in a decorative bowl for instant tabletop decor.
Paper Spider Garland
Courtesy Madame Criativa
Make this cool garland in mere minutes with a few craft supplies.
Snake Nest Wreath
Courtesy Martha Stewart
Coat a grapevine wreath in black and use floral wire to attach toy snakes for an easy snake nest wreath.
Finger on Doorbell
Courtesy Pretty Prudent
This decoration’s sure to instill some fear. Only the brace shall enter.
Boo Banner
Courtesy A Beautiful Mess
DIY this inexpensive chic banner for the home!
Crepe Flower Bouquet
Courtesy Country Living
Make this easy crepe flower bouquet to decorate the mantle or as an eye-catching centerpiece. You’ll likely make this beautiful DIY again and again for the spring.
