Great Halloween Spiders You Can Make Yourself

These spiders are easy to make and are a great addition to your Halloween Decor.

The supplies you will need are:

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• Styrofoam eggs,
• One-inch Styrofoam balls,
• Black pipe cleaners,
• Tacky glue,
• Spackle or Joint Compound,
• Gesso or a Primer of some sort to seal the Spackle,
• Acrylic paints in black, red, orange and white,
• Toothpicks

Great Halloween Spiders You Can Make Yourself

How many Styrofoam balls and eggs you will need depends on how many spiders you want to make. You can use bigger Styrofoam balls and eggs, if you want to have larger spiders. This guide will make spiders about the size of your hand. You can cut the balls and eggs in half to make spiders that can be attached to flat surfaces, such as your windows or refrigerator. If you glue a magnet to the bottom of your spider you could use them as refrigerator magnet. If you leave the Styrofoam ball and egg whole, you can create a spider that stands on it's own and it is much creepier looking than the spider with the flat bottom.

To get started you will need to attach your Styrofoam ball and egg together. You do this by putting glue on one end of a toothpick and sticking it in about half way into you Styrofoam ball. Put glue on the other end of the toothpick and insert it half way into the Styrofoam egg. You may want to experiment first on placement of the head in ratio to the egg before you glue it. Where you glue the head can really add some interest to the spider. Do not use a hot glue gun to glue the spider; hot glue will melt the Styrofoam. Let your glue setup completely, you do not want the spider body to fall apart during the next step.

Spread a thin layer of Spackle or joint compound all over the spider body. It can be smoothed out with your fingers. You can use rubber gloves for this step if you prefer. Let the Spackle dry completely, if you have applied a thin coat it won't take long for the Spackle to dry. As a matter of fact, you need to work quickly when applying the Spackle so it doesn't setup before you are ready. Apply a second coat of Spackle to the spider body. After the second coat of Spackle has dried, paint the spider body with one to two coats of gesso or some other primer. You need to prime the Spackle or the Spackle will suck up your paint and you won't have a nice finish on your spiders.

Once the primer has dried on your spider body it is time to paint your spider. Paint the spider body with black acrylic paint; making sure to completely cover the body so that the primer does not show through, you may need an additional coat of paint if it does not cover well.

Use a toothpick to make four holes evenly spaced on each side of the spider's body for the legs. Insert the toothpick about a quarter to a half an inch into the body to allow for a good glue hold for the spider's legs. Dip one end of your pipe cleaners into tacky glue and insert a pipe cleaner in each hole that you have just made with the toothpick. Let the glue on the legs setup before you try to move them. While you are waiting for the legs to dry you can add the finishing touches to your spider. Add some red eyes, small dots will do nicely. You can put a design on it's back, at this point it's up to you on how your finished spider will look. I like to paint a thin coat of watered down glue on the spider and sprinkle them with black glitter, it kind of makes the spider look a little hairy.

After the legs have completely setup, bend the legs up against the spider's body and then bend the pipe cleaner in half. At the end of the pipe cleaner, bend about one quarter to one half and inch of the pipe cleaner out away from the body to form a foot on the spider's leg.

Great Halloween Spiders You Can Make Yourself

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Halloween Decorations the Easy Way

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Carved pumpkins on the front porch, the crisp night air & strange sounds in the night - Halloween is one time a year you can you can step outside the box and be really weird and wonderful at the same time. Most people have a hard time coming up with ideas for Halloween decorations. In this article, I will show you how to do Halloween decorations the easy way.

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The first step- greet your guests with an eerie entryway

Halloween Decorations the Easy Way

You can start with the traditional carved pumpkin but with a little flare. After you carve the pumpkin, take it to the next level by stenciling designs around the pumpkin then use the pumpkin as a planter with fall branches and leaves from the top. Pumpkins are fun and easy and should be the first item on your list. Get the family involved and let everyone put a piece of his or her creative mind into the masterpiece. Hang black rubber bats on the porch and put cobwebs over everything. In one corner, you can setup a mad scientist lab with a big jar filled with green goo, eyeballs, bats, vampire teeth and whatever else you can dream up.

An easy and cheap thing to do is to find an old planter box, paint it black and use a stencil to paint Trick or Treat on the side. Fill the planter box with hay and pile on some pumpkins with a larger pumpkin on the bottom and then use smaller sizes on the next layers; sort of like topiary of pumpkins. For the topiary of pumpkins, I would paint the faces on them instead of carving them. You will want them to be sturdy and maybe even use a metal rod down the center to keep them together.

Another great idea you don't see very often; milk jugs painted with a ghost face filled with white Christmas lights. Milk jugs make perfect ghost & goblins and are extremely cheap and easy to make.

Interior Halloween Decor

One simple and very cheap idea; costume the people in the paintings and photos in your home. This is easily done with paper masks made out of construction paper, scissors, and low tack artist tape. You can use leaves and weeds for hair. It will add that extra flare for your Halloween party.

Wreaths are a great way to add fun to your home. You can make your own or buy them for fairly cheap. Some people aren't crafty and you can purchase ready made wreaths for cheap at craft and/or dollar stores. You u can buy plain wreaths and stick cheap Halloween decorations such as giant bugs, spiders, bats etc. By the way, wreaths are great indoors as well as outdoors.

Halloween Parties

If you plan on having a Halloween party you can make creepy ice cubes by freezing gummy worms into your ice trays. You can even freeze raisins into the ice cubes for a scary bug effect. Going that extra mile for the party will make it much more fun and enjoyable for your guests.

Conclusion

Halloween is a fun Holiday everyone enjoys. The many ways to decorate your home are enormous and endless. The only limitation is your imagination for Halloween decorations the easy way.

Halloween Decorations the Easy Way

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Halloween Decor Ideas - Easy Tips for a Spooky Home

Entry: The entry to your home is the first impression visitors get of your home. Too often we forget how much impact this can have when decorating for the seasons.

• Halloween Display. Make the most of it by creating a simple display of Halloween figurines set on a small table covered with a black or orange tablecloth. The 4 to six inch figurines are inexpensive enough to even use outside if you have room enough for a small table by your door. Inside, you can go with this same concept, even adding spooky lights and garlands available at dollar and discount stores.
• Animated Items. Animated Halloween figures can add instant festivity to a boring entry table. These figures can move, have sound, and some are even motion activated. A great way to make your entrance one to remember! With increasing popularity, these items are now appearing in dollar and discount stores.

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Living Room/Family Room: To dress up the rooms where your family spends the most time, use most of your Halloween decor ideas in these rooms.

Halloween Decor Ideas - Easy Tips for a Spooky Home

• Figurine Display. Use your mantle, a wall shelf, of even your coffee table to display an assortment of inexpensive Halloween figurines. Mantles are normally overlooked until Christmas, but fireplaces are a great staging area for many seasonal displays.
• Halloween Curtain Tie-Backs. To add a spooky touch to your room, add a garland of skeleton heads as tie-backs to your curtains. These garlands are available at most dollar stores and one garland can be cut in half to use on a pair of curtains, you can use another garland across the top for a little added Halloween fun.
• Candy Bowls. Halloween is all about candy. Display candy corn and other themed candy in bowls for a decorative and tasty touch.

Dining Room: turn any October meal into a Halloween party with fun and expected seasonal touches.

• Spider Napkin Rings. Turn any napkin ring into a Halloween hit by using hot glue to attach the spiders from cheap Halloween rings to a napkin ring. These are very inexpensive and normally sold in bags at discount and dollar stores. A very small investment for a unique decorative touch.
• Placemats and Tablecloths. Go ahead and invest in either an orange or black tablecloth or placemats. This simple change adds instant Halloween charm to any table.
• Spooky Centerpiece. Add a touch of the unexpected with a large glass bowl filled with tiny skulls. These can be purchased either in a bag or attached to a garland that can be coiled inside the bowl.

Outside: Only the Christmas season surpasses Halloween when it comes to outside decorations. Be the talk of the neighborhood with decorations that go beyond the predictable jack-o-lanterns.

• Tombstones. Turn your front yard into a graveyard with tombstones made from inexpensive foam board and a little paint. Thinner than the ones you can purchase in stores, you can personalize these for your family (pretty morbid), your favorite horror film characters, or with funny inscriptions.
• Animated Items. Add a little of the unexpected with animated Halloween items near your front door. These characters can move or speak, but remember that smaller children are often frightened by these. Since gaining popularity in recent years, these items are fairly inexpensive and available online and in most stores during the Halloween season.
• Window Dressings. Turn your windows into Halloween hallmarks with simple black poster board and a little creativity. Cut out designs of witches, ghosts, and other Halloween figures (pumpkin carving kits have excellent templates) from a full sheet of poster board. Tape the sheet over the inside of your windows, when you turn your lights on inside, they illuminate the cut out to show your spooky creations to passersby.

These ideas will get you started on your Halloween decorating, get creative and see what spooky surprises you can create.

Halloween Decor Ideas - Easy Tips for a Spooky Home

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Fun And Easy Halloween Centerpieces To Make

Halloween decorations seem to be getting more and more elaborate, and there is an endless supply of decorations available in most stores that can soon add up to be quite expensive. Instead of buying all of your decorations, why not take a few minutes to make some, starting with some easy centerpieces? My favorite centerpieces are interesting and don't take a lot of fuss to get ready. Keep reading for some ideas on Halloween centerpieces to make.

Anything involving food is always a hit with me, so it's no surprise that my favorite centerpiece is full of chocolate and takes two seconds to make! It's as simple as filling a bowl with Halloween candy. I use a crystal serving bowl so that my chocolate bars have an extra sparkle, but a jack-o-lantern bowl in either plastic or ceramic works just as well. Plastic bowls are also more child-friendly since they are less likely to break and cause hurt feelings. On Halloween night the bowl can be brought to the front door for giving out candy to the neighborhood kids! Candy is a big part of Halloween so I like to bring it into my decorating, not to mention making sure that it's within easy reach for when I get the munchies...!

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Another easy Halloween centerpiece is made by hollowing out a pumpkin, just as you would to make a jack-o-lantern, and then placing a small potted mum inside. The pumpkin serves as a decorative flower pot and when Halloween is over you can take the potted plant out of the pumpkin and plant it outside. A vase filled with seasonal flowers can be used instead of the potted plant, depending on your preferences. Using the pumpkin in this way turns a plant or flower arrangement into a fun and festive decoration.

Fun And Easy Halloween Centerpieces To Make

If you're decorating for a Halloween party, why not make dessert your centerpiece? For a no fuss dessert, make cupcakes and then decorate them with some Halloween flair. After icing the cupcakes, make spooky faces with small Halloween candies, a variety of which can be found at any bulk food store. Or you can use orange icing and add some dark lines to make the cupcakes look like pumpkins. Instead of cupcakes, a cake can be decorated with a Halloween theme and then displayed during your party as the centerpiece. Try decorating the cake to look like a pumpkin, a graveyard or a ghost. The options are endless and just take some time, icing, and festive candies.

Halloween centerpieces don't have to take much time to make, but the time you do spend will be well worth it. If you have children, try to make something that they can help with. Kids are great at coming up with creative and unique jack-o-lantern faces, and can't wait to dig their fingers inside of pumpkins to clean them out! A simple jack-o-lantern centerpiece is fun to make and a great way to spend some time with your kids. Just make sure that an adult is doing the cutting so that little fingers don't get hurt. For an extra treat, save the pumpkin seeds and roast them to make a crunchy and healthy snack.

Have fun with your Halloween decorating because this is one holiday that is meant to be fun more than anything! If you don't like the initial results, don't be afraid to rework things a different way. Decorating at any time of year is a personal experience so decorate with items that you enjoy. My favorite decorations are ones that I've made, even if they only last for a couple of days.

Fun And Easy Halloween Centerpieces To Make

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Halloween Themed Baby Shower Ideas

A Halloween themed baby shower is a great idea for a baby due in October. Halloween is a great holiday to center a party around because it allows for many opportunities. There are so many Halloween ideas that a person could make this a party not soon to be forgotten.

The first step of any shower is to send out invitations. With a Halloween themed baby shower the hostess just has to make sure she puts a message on the invitation about costumes. Every Halloween party needs costumes, but since this is a Halloween themed baby shower everyone should have to wear a baby themed costume. This is only part of the fun.

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Decorations should include all the typical Halloween décor. Spider webs, witch hats and black cats are a must have, but to pay up the fact the party is really a baby shower not a typical Halloween party, the hostess should use spider webs with small baby items caught in them, witches hats on baby witches and black kittens.

Halloween Themed Baby Shower Ideas

Games are the next place to really play up the theme. Bobbing for pacifiers is a nice game that ties in both the baby shower and Halloween theme. Another good one is the 'smell the diaper' game that uses candy.

In addition to games and decorations, the Halloween costumes will really make the party a blast. Halloween themed baby shower ideas are abundant, so anyone planning on using this theme should have no problem getting the party together.

Halloween Themed Baby Shower Ideas

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Dress Up Your House With Silhouettes For Halloween Appeal

Trick-or-treaters will enjoy your outdoor Halloween decor when you use simple silhouette's to lure them in. Any window, garage or flat surface on your house can be fair game to use as your canvas. Use double sided tape, temporary spray adhesive, or reusable adhesive putty (found at office supply stores) to secure your creations, yet allow for easy removal after the holiday is over.

Here's one neat idea for those of you that have a garage that faces the street - decorate the front of it with cutout black craft foam in the shape of a fence. Add a black cat sitting on the fence along with some bats flying around. You could add some low, ambience lighting to highlight your decorations.

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For those who wish to decorate their windows, use black poster board to cut out the shape of a bare tree with a wise owl peering out from one of its branches. In fact if you have a large window, why not create a whole Halloween graveyard scene?

Dress Up Your House With Silhouettes For Halloween Appeal

There are many shapes that can be cut into silhouettes to use as outdoor Halloween decorations. Some additional suggestions are:

• a witch flying in front of a moon
• a jack-o-lantern face
• tombstones
• a skeleton
• a spider web and spider
• ghostly trees
• some ravens
• black cauldron
• witch broom and hat
• Frankenstein and his monster friends
• ghosts and ghouls
• the grim reaper

Using cut out silhouettes for Halloween decorations is a simple and cost effective way to spook up your home without it being overly scary for youngsters. So why not try your hand at something different this year? You may be surprised at all the compliments you receive on your creative Halloween decor.

Dress Up Your House With Silhouettes For Halloween Appeal

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Stylish Halloween Wedding Centerpieces

Halloween can be a fun time of year for a wedding. For many couples, the challenge comes in trying to create a design that both embraces the spirit of Halloween and is elegant enough for a wedding. Look no further! These are some fantastic ideas for stylish Halloween wedding centerpieces.

Pumpkins are always a popular part of Halloween decor. A chic way to use them in a wedding centerpiece is to stack mini pumpkins inside a tall rustic lantern. Use smaller versions of the same lantern around the central one, and fill them with pillar candles. It is both seasonal and elegant. A cute idea is to hollow out a small pumpkin and use it to hold a short pillar candle. Scatter a couple of these around the lanterns for a charming accent. This is a great centerpiece design for a fall wedding with a rustic flavor, the kind where the guests wear soft sweaters and handmade wedding jewelry instead of satin gowns.

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Black flowers are another great theme for Halloween centerpieces. Black wrought iron candelabras can be the base of this tablescape. Fill them will deep red taper candles to create a romantic ambiance. There are some interesting options for the black flowers. Noir velvet blossoms with frayed edges would be elegant and a great alternative to fresh cut flowers. Place them around the base of the candelabras for a beautiful effect. There is something sort of Victorian Gothic about the mood created by this centerpiece design, and you can enhance that with your wedding attire. Jet crystal wedding jewelry will be slightly reminiscent of Victorian mourning jewelry, which is perfect for a romantic yet spooky Halloween reception.

Stylish Halloween Wedding Centerpieces

Another creative idea is to make a display using glittered pumpkins. For this easy DIY wedding project, you can use faux pumpkins from a craft store instead of real ones. Paint them black, then brush glue over the surface once the paint has dried. Cover them with black and silver glitter for a stylish take on the typical fall pumpkin. You can create a very elegant display by arranging the glittery pumpkins on a tiered cake stand. Place a large one on top, and use smaller ones on the lower tiers. For a pop of color, burgundy roses can be tucked in among the pumpkins.

Create the look of faded glamor for your Halloween reception using tarnished silver vases or urns spray painted black. Look for elaborate vessels with an antique feeling. Then fill the vases with rich red flowers like dahlias, roses, and burgundy-black dahlias, orchids, and calla lilies. Add sprays of black feathers to the floral arrangements for drama. This would be a gorgeous centerpiece for a formal Halloween wedding, as it is more glamorous than spooky.

The great thing about a Halloween wedding is that you can get really creative. Use your imagination to design centerpieces that are the perfect blend of spooky and stylish. Your guests are sure to enjoy the personal touches you put into planning the perfect Halloween wedding reception.

Stylish Halloween Wedding Centerpieces

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Four Scary Halloween Decorations for Your Porch

Halloween has become a huge holiday. When I was a kid, it was all about homemade costumes and one night of trick-or-treating.

Today, Halloween is a full-fledged season for some families. Soon as September rolls around, people begin to plan for the holiday. Or should I say season?

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We have four eerieHalloween decoration ideas for your porch here.

Four Scary Halloween Decorations for Your Porch

1. Create a bat haven on your porch. From stiffened black felt, cut out many black bats. Try various sizes. Use a template you get online. Then using masking tape or duct tape on the back, tape the bats to the walls of your porch. Tape some to your windows and porch railings, too. Some of the bats could hang down from the ceiling using black thread. You will have an eerie porch that will be noticed for sure!
2. Create a spider covered porch. Scary Halloween decorations are as easy as finding some super-sized spiders at your craft store or home improvement store. The bigger the better. You might even be able to find glow-in-the-dark spiders. Ewwww! While you're at it, pick up a package or two of that fake spider web material. Stretch it in the corners of your porch to create bigger-than-life spider webs. Hang the spiders from the ceiling, the porch columns, and the walls - anywhere you want many-legged creatures.
3. Rent a fog machine and play some creepy music. Who knows what lurks in the fog? Perhaps nothing but your trick-or-treaters will not know for sure. Playing eerie music combined with the rolling fog will create an aura of suspense and mystery.
4. Make a crypt look like it has been opened and strategically place a Mummy on your porch, making it look like he has risen from the dead! How about hanging a couple skeletons freely from the ceiling and clothe them in a black jacket and hat? That will scare the munchkins some! Of course, play some of that eerie creepy music and imaginations will go like crazy. Include some jack-o-lanterns around the porch with electric lights.

Your porch, whether large or small, can be a very fun place to decorate for the munchkins that come knocking at your door for treats. Or is it tricks that you generously give? No matter how scary your porch is, be nice to the kids who come by! Use your imagination to create something special that they will remember for a long time.

Haunted porch anybody?

Four Scary Halloween Decorations for Your Porch

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Make Halloween Outdoor Decorations: "Ring of Ghosts" and "Flagpole Spooks"

Here's a favorite tradition of our family in outdoor Halloween decor:

RING OF GHOSTS

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Materials: 3 Twin-sized Sheets 3 Four foot lengths of flexible 1/2 inch PVC Piping, Wooden Stakes or Dowels 3 Small White Plastic Garbage Bags Masking Tape Newspaper String or Twist Ties Black Marker (optional)

Make Halloween Outdoor Decorations: "Ring of Ghosts" and "Flagpole Spooks"

Instructions: 1. First, determine a good location for your ghost gathering. Find a wide open area, or you may decide to group them around a tree or light pole.

2. To make the ghosts' heads, crumple up newspaper and stuff the three small plastic trash bags to the desired size.

3. Stick one of the PVC pipes into one of the bags and wrap the neck with masking tape to secure. Repeat for the other ghosts.

5. Cover each ghost head with a sheet, gathering with string or a twist tie under each head. The head should be in the middle of the sheet, so the outer edges can be attached to the neighboring ghosts.

You can make taller or shorter ghosts, but you must adjust the size of sheet you use to accommodate. Our ghosts will be just under 4 feet tall.

4. Push the PVC piping into the ground in a circular formation about 1-2 feet apart. The sheets should touch the ground and cover up the support. You can also use wooden stakes or dowels, but your ghosts won't have as much movement as they will with the PVC piping.

6. Finally, knot the ends of the sheets together to give the impression the ghosts are holding hands. Because the PVC is flexible, your ghosts will now bob and sway in the wind!

7. If desired, make Casper-like faces on the sheets with black marker.

We have 3 children, so we always make 3 ghosts, but you can connect as many ghosts as you wish!

They'll look like they're playing a spooky game of "ring-around-the-rosy"!

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FLAGPOLE SPOOKS

These spooky decorations are easy if you have an angled flagpole attached to the front of your house.

Scary Flagpole Ghost: Hang a "Scream" style mask off the end of the flagpole. Tie a white sheet or a generous length of white tulle around and behind the mask. This scary creature will appear to be flying as his white garment flutters in the wind.

Flagpole Frankenstein: Hang a Frankenstein mask off the end of the flagpole. Tie a dark colored trash bag tied behind it. Shredding the trash bag around the edges will add to the spooky effect.

Flagpole Witch: Hang a witch mask off the end of the flagpole. Attach a witch hat to the mask, then tie a dark colored trash bag tied behind it. Shred the trash bag to make the witch's robe flap in the wind.

Make Halloween Outdoor Decorations: "Ring of Ghosts" and "Flagpole Spooks"

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Pumpkin Decorating Ideas - Unique Tips For Creating Stunning Halloween Displays

What if I told you that within the next few minutes, you could be on your way to creating impressive, professional-looking decorated pumpkins that everyone will envy? I'm about to share with you some unique pumpkin decorating ideas, as well as unusual ways to display your masterpieces once they're finished...

The days are long gone when pumpkin painting has to be the dreaded chore that it once was -- the nasty, sticky pumpkin flesh -- not to mention the danger of injury. And unless you do your carving immediately before Halloween, you'll have the seepage and the dreaded mold that inevitably sets in. Painted pumpkins are the rage, and it's opened up a whole new world of decorating for those with artistic ability and creative minds.

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But What If You're Not So Artistic Or Creative?

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas - Unique Tips For Creating Stunning Halloween Displays

Even if you're like me and you're not quite so creative or artistic, there are some surprisingly simple ways to create professional-looking pumpkins that will last through to even the Thanksgiving holiday. There are lots of affordable guides containing pumpkin decorating ideas that will give you the guidance and detailed instruction you'll need.

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas With A Novel Twist...

Obviously the easiest of all of my pumpkin decorating ideas is the traditional jack-o-lantern face, but there are many other options...

• Fall leaves or other fall design
• Silly faces
• Celebrity Faces
• Spiders
• Scarecrow
• Witch
• Cartoon characters
• Turkey
• Black Cats
• Ghosts
• Goblins

What Supplies Will You Need For These Pumpkin Decorating Ideas?

Painted pumpkins are very economical and the supplies you'll need for these pumpkin decorating ideas can be purchased at your local craft store. You may even have some of them already in your home.

• Markers (The Washable Kind)
• Acrylic Paints
• Newspaper
• Spray sealer
• Accessories (Such As Jewelry, Hats, etc.)

Creative And Unique Ways To Display Your Masterpieces

There is no end to the possibilities. How about creating an entire pumpkin family arranged around hay bales for a stunning lawn display? Decorated pumpkins can also be used for attractive and unique designs for your porch or patio using fall leaves or other autumn designs. I've even seen painted pumpkins decorated with a number painted on each, maybe along with some sort of fall design. Stack them on top of each other and display your house number on your front porch or in your yard.

The Important Thing -- Have Fun!

Pumpkin decorating, above all, is supposed to be fun, so don't get stressed out if your first design doesn't turn out exactly as you expected. Just try again -- and before you know it, you'll become so good at pumpkin decorating that you'll have people offering to buy your designs!

Pumpkin Decorating Ideas - Unique Tips For Creating Stunning Halloween Displays

Envision yourself being able to quickly and easily create stunning painted pumpkin designs this fall that will delight the children and impress your friends and family. No matter who you are or how artistic you may be, the Easy Pumpkin Painting guide will give you all the tools you need to design cute, creative, professional-looking Halloween pumpkins that will be the envy of everyone. It's chock full of unique pumpkin decorating ideas that you'll be able to use for years to come -- and you can get started in the next few minutes. To learn more about the Easy Pumpkin Painting guide (as well as other unique Halloween stuff) be sure to visit: http://paintedpumpkinideasonline.com

Easy Halloween Yard Decoration Ideas

Your yard gives you the opportunity to unleash all your creativity and really think big when it comes to decorating for the favorite spooky holiday - Halloween. But that does not mean you have slave around for hours making and putting up the decorations. Here are some quick and easy ideas for decorating your yard this Halloween:

1. Scarecrows set the mood. Purchase or make a scarecrow and display it in your yard. Make him stand in the center on in a corner or make him sit on a bench, on the steps or on the fence.

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2. Wreaths make the yard look very pretty. Choose from grapevine wreaths or black and orange Halloween wreaths to suit your tastes and decorate walls and front door by hanging them.

Easy Halloween Yard Decoration Ideas

3. Use pumpkins in every place for an instant 'Halloween' touch. Place them on the steps, porch railing and benches or grouped together in unexpected places. When grouping together, mix all shapes, sizes and colors.

4. Gourds are another natural decoration for yards for Halloween. String them to make garlands for fences or place them in baskets.

5. Witches and brooms make for great decorations. Make a purchased or made witch sit on the branch of a tree or on a bench. You can also simply use the broom near the tree or at the front steps and add a sign that 'The Witch is Up There' or 'The Witch is in'.

6. Garden stakes come in various designs for Halloween. Choose ghosts, witches, pumpkins or whatever else fits your theme and choice. They are great scene setters and look especially pretty when placed between plants.

7. Nature's own decorations can provide fall colors to your décor. Use lots of potted annuals like mums, begonias, dahlias etc. to decorate your yard. You can also use things like fall foliage, dried flowers, seed heads, hay bales etc.

8. Lastly, make a clear pathway for the trick-or-treaters to come in to your front door. Add ropes along the sides or use luminarias to keep them from trampling your plants or flowerbeds.

Easy Halloween Yard Decoration Ideas

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Impart A Different Look To The Casual Home Decorating With The Wood Curtain Rods

To provide a complete wildlife touch to your home settings, wood curtain rods are the best decorating items. Not only the rods add to the beauty of the homes but they also hold the curtains in a unique way. It is because of the perfect fittings of the curtains in the wood curtain rods that the curtains flutter softly and gracefully to give a pleasing aura to the rooms.

Technical specialties of wood curtain rods

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The wood curtain rods are made of walnut, teakwood, mahogany, oak or other hardwood that make them durable. The rods usually have a tobacco finish and the finials of the rods are available in either small or large sizes. The wood rods are available as either smooth rods or as fluted rods. While the smooth rods are usually of 1-3/8" diameters, the fluted rods are of 2" diameter.

Impart A Different Look To The Casual Home Decorating With The Wood Curtain Rods

The rods in general are available in three different lengths of 4", 6" and 8". These are the curtain rods for normal sizes but if it is a non-standard window frame, then you cut down the rods to specific sizes and then use them accordingly. However, if you need longer than the normal length rods, then use pole connector screws to get the necessary length.

Different types of wood curtain rods

The wood curtain rods are available in different finishes like historic white, burnished gold, natural white, weathered white, honey maple, matte black, gold, warm oak, gold leaf, lacquered natural, pewter, cherry and piano white. You can choose one of these curtain rods that will best suit the style and furnishing of the rooms.

Brackets in the curtain rods are very important, for they actually hold both the light and heavy curtains. The wood curtain rods are advantageous, as they allow the usage of different types of brackets like ring brackets, flat brackets, cup ring brackets, double ring brackets, centre support brackets, end caps, extension brackets and ceiling brackets.

The wood curtain rods are truly durable and with their variety of designs they simply give a different yet aesthetic touch to your home décor ideas.

Impart A Different Look To The Casual Home Decorating With The Wood Curtain Rods

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