88 Diy Halloween Decorations That Are Easy and Scary for 2023

Give the mantel a little seasonal decor with a garland made from vintage book pages.

To make: Start by tearing three pages from a vintage book. Use a glue stick to attach the pages to three sheets of black construction paper. Trim construction paper, using a craft knife and graph ruler, so that it is about 1/2-inch larger on all sides than the book paper. Trace a letter, using a set of letter stencils, in the center of each book page using a black fine tip pen. Fill in the outline with a black permanent marker, being careful to stay within the lines. Use a small hole punch to make two holes in the top of each page. Thread a long length of black rickrack through the holes, spacing letter evenly. Hang using tape or small nails.

Grasses come in all colors, shapes, and textures, creating infinite opportunities for embellishment.

To make: Craft a wreath from dried millet and hare’s-tail grass to circle the stem of a larger pumpkin, such as a blue Jarrahdale (middle), or use a wispy grass such as stipa to crown a small white pumpkin (bottom center). Glue stems of puffy hare’s-tail grass (far left) at differing heights around a white pumpkin.

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