DIY Witchy Halloween Decor
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October 14, 2021
Happy Spooky Season, y’all! As much as I love all things fall, I’ve never really gone all out when it comes to Halloween decorations. So when I decided to change things up this year, I knew I had to hit up my favorite store for DIY supplies: good ol’ Dollar Tree. It did not disappoint! There are a few things I learned along the way, but my top tip for DIY-ing holiday decor is this: pick a theme.
I knew I wanted to create a spooky, witchy Halloween vibe that went beyond the traditional black and orange. I was envisioning blood red, deep purple, and, of course, lots of moody black.
DIY Paint
Painting pieces gives you lots of options for making them your own. To achieve the blood red color I was going for, I mixed black and red acrylic paint. I used this color to paint pumpkins, bowls for candy, and some wooden RIP and skull pieces. Since it’s Halloween decor, it doesn’t have to be perfect. The imperfections really give that spooky, undead vibe to things! Another cool trick is to mix baking soda into black paint. This creates a more matte finish (like ceramic) and worked so well on the additional candy bowls. Finally, I painted an orange mason jar lantern. The black paint actually “shrunk” on the glass as it dried, but it created a really cool effect so I left it that way!
Want to add some spooky treats to your Halloween celebrations? Check out my post from last year!
DIY Wreath
Dollar Tree has so many great materials for DIY wreaths. They had a few different wreath bases, but I went with a black wire one to match my theme. I grabbed some deep red and small white flowers from the floral section. In the Halloween decor section, I found purple and black flowers accented with eyeballs and spiders and black and silver berry picks. I used wire cutters to cut the stems shorter and arranged the florals. Then I pulled them through the wire wreath base and held them together with mini zip ties. I also added one of the painted wooden skulls for a little extra spookiness. To pull the witchy theme together, I used a foam witch on one half of the wreath. Her face was originally green, but I painted it and love the way it turned out!
DIY Bone Fragment Candles
I found medieval-looking glass beer mugs and filled them with white rocks to create the look of “bone fragments”. Add a red candle and when the wax starts to melt you’ve got some creepy bloody bones!
Lighting
I love how all of the different lighting elements came together with this decor. These glittery black skulls have eyes that light up and change colors. So fun! Additionally, I picked up red tealight candles and dark purple string lights that I put in the painted glass mason jar.
Once all of the projects were completed, I laid everything out on a lace runner. I can’t believe how well it all came together! This is definitely the spooky, witchy Halloween decor of my dreams.
How do you decorate for Halloween?
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Photos by Ryan Carpenter.
October 8, 2021 @ 12:22 pm
ummmmm you have no idea how happy I am to see Halloween decor in your house! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
October 11, 2021 @ 10:41 am
Lol YAYYY!!! I definitely thought of you while designing this decor! You’re the Halloween Queen fa sho!
October 11, 2021 @ 3:13 pm
I would love to do some DIY decor but have zero time. This is so creative and fun!
October 12, 2021 @ 2:39 pm
Girl, I’m telling you this was so easy and fun! It only took about two hours to do everything – including shopping time! You should totally do it!
October 12, 2021 @ 11:54 am
Loving your decor! I have a witchy/ skull theme going this year. I live Halloween decorations!
October 12, 2021 @ 2:38 pm
Thank you so much! Yesss I love it! Such a fun theme.
October 12, 2021 @ 5:01 pm
This is so spooky and glamorous at the same time and I love it! DIY anything is totally my jam, so I’m definitely feeling inspired by your decor. It’s also fun to consider for the Halloween Housewarming party I’m going to throw at my new house!
October 13, 2021 @ 10:28 am
Thank you! You totally should! I love that you think it’s spooky and glamorous at the same time. Exactly the aesthetic I was going for!
October 13, 2021 @ 9:19 am
My sister would love this! She goes all out for Halloween every year.
October 13, 2021 @ 10:27 am
Awesome! I really never have before so it was so much fun to do it this year!
October 13, 2021 @ 11:29 am
not going to lie, that wreath definitely creeps me out – which means it’s perfect for Halloween! hah! I love Halloween decor, it’s always so fun!
October 18, 2021 @ 7:28 am
Haha perfect!!! Yeah, her face is pretty creepy lol. I’m really getting into Halloween decor this year!