If you love Halloween [1], you know that half the fun of the holiday is the decorating leading up to it. While our favourite shops sell awesome seasonal items [2], this is the best time of year to DIY [3] it up. Regardless of whether you have any crafting experience or not, we've gathered totally doable projects that won't take all month to make. Not only are they pretty simple to create, but they also don't require an excessive supply list, either. Get in the spooky season spirit with these great DIY decor ideas ahead!
— Additional reporting by Lauren Harano
Mummy Door
Wrap your front door with medical gauze and stick on some big yellow paper eyes for an undead welcome.
Bloody Candles
These dripping-with-blood Halloween [5] candles are so easy and cost basically nothing to make.
Candy Corn Wine Bottles
This candy-corn-inspired bottle makes for a cute decoration after the wine has been enjoyed.
Pumpkin and Skeleton Balloons
Here's how to create these spookily easy jack-o'-lantern, ghost, and skeleton balloons for Halloween [6] party decor that packs a big punch.
Trick or Treat Lanterns
Upcycle old cans into welcoming adornments for your front step. All you need is a hammer, nails, and a little patience to pull off this DIY [7].
Spooky and Glam Balloons
Turn a balloon into a cat by taping on black paper ears, whiskers, and a nose. For the ghost, just stick on googly eyes. Throw in a big confetti-filled balloon and black balloon to create a pretty bunch.
Mummy Mason Jars
No need to be crafty for this Halloween [8] project! All you need are a few glass containers, googly eyes, and a bit of gauze to create mummy jars for holding candy or candles or for being centrepieces.
Floating Head in a Jar
With this creepy DIY decoration [9], you can put your own head in a jar!
Painted "Boo!" Pumpkin
All you need for this cute pumpkin DIY [10] can be found at the dollar store.
Creepy Candy Tray
Dollar-store trays come together so simply to create this creepy candy tray.
Succulent Pumpkins
Boo! Easy DIY [11] succulent pumpkins trump any jack-o'-lantern.
Halloween Vase
Head to the dollar store for a cheap vase and plastic bugs to create this hair-raising vase for displaying your flowers this Halloween [12].
Golden Thumbtack Pumpkin
Cover a dollar-store pumpkin or even a fresh gourd with thumbtacks to make these unique All Hallows' Eve decorations.
Skeleton Backdrop
No Halloween [13] party is complete without a frightfully fun photo backdrop, and this chalk one is positively bone-chilling.
Halloween Raven Wreath
For less than $10, you can transform a wreath frame into a spooky creation.
So Sparkly
Transform a dollar-store pumpkin into a chic Halloween [14] decoration with the help of superfine glitter.
Spooky Votive Candles
You'll love how these mercury glass votives come together with the help of dollar-store votives or repurposed glass jars. And they're easier to make than you think!