Decorate for Halloween with these simple but effective DIY ideas!

Book Folding

Do you have a hardback book you no longer want to read?

With a pencil, a ruler that has centimeters, and some patience with the math, you can turn a book into a Halloween decoration.

Here are detailed instructions, including links to doing other kinds of book folding if it turns out to be something you enjoy!

Folded Pumpkin Instructions PDF

 

Create a Succulent Garden with a Pumpkin

You can use cuttings from succulents in your garden or buy small plants at the nursery.  If using cuttings, let them air for about 24 hours before using.

There are several ways you can create a mini succulent garden using a pumpkin as a container.

1. You can carve out a pumpkin and fill with succulent or potting soil.  Just insert your cuttings into the soil
2. If you don’t want to cut into the pumpkin, you can glue sphagnum moss to the top of the pumpkin. You will then attach your succulent cuttings to the moss.
3. After you’re done arranging your design, mist the cuttings.

When the holidays are over you can plant the succulents in your garden.  Either by cutting off the top of the pumpkin (if glued) or planting the whole pumpkin container in your garden.

Here are a few different methods on how to create your own mini succulent garden decoration.

• Mini-pumpkins
• DIY mini-pumkin succulent garden
• Make mini-pumpkins into fall succulent planters

 

Cheesecloth Ghosts

You can create a ghost using cheesecloth, starch, and old water bottles! These are a low-cost and fun way to decorate.

Take a look at the instructions on Instructables.

 

 

Instructables has many other fun crafts to try for Halloween – take a look!