Halloween Decorations

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Pumpkin Planters
Don't turn your hallowed-out pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns just yet! Instead, plant fall mums inside for the perfect planters to lead guests up your steps.

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https://www.17apart.com/2012/10/how-to- ... nters.html
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Decorated Tree Branches
Bare-limbed trees provide the perfect ghostly perch for jack-o'-lanterns, LED candle lanterns, and a flock of faux black crows. Make sure the tree limbs are sturdy enough to support the weight of the items you are hanging and take care not to over-decorate, which can lessen the overall effect. Funkins (Styrofoam pumpkins) are an especially good choice for this project, since they're lightweight and won't rot.
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Spiderweb Doormat
Lure visitors with a spooky doormat.

Step 1: Purchase an indoor/outdoor needle-punch carpet. To turn it into a circle: Mark the rug's center point with a Prismacolor white-colored pencil. Measure and mark the distance from that point to a spot about half an inch from the rug's edge. Cut a piece of string to that length. Tie one end of the string to the pencil and secure the other end of the string to the rug's center point with a tack. Pull the string taut and draw a large circle onto the rug; remove the string. Cut out the circle, just inside the white pencil mark, with sharp scissors.

Step 2: Using a yardstick, evenly space and draw eight intersecting lines that cross the rug from edge to edge. Between those lines, draw arches around the mat, using our photo as a guide.

Step 3: Lastly, coat the rug with a clear finishing spray, like Krylon Make It Last Clear Sealer. to protect your web from trick-or-treating feet.
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Bottle-Gourd Scarecrows
Give trick-or-treaters and guests a festive first impression, framing the front door with these skeletal gourds. These bottle-gourd scarecrows were painted white, with features added in black felt tip pen. Just spear them on sticks and "plant" them in Styrofoam blocks inside urns to create a festive welcome to your Halloween home.
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Spooky Skeleton Pumpkins
These carved pumpkins look as if they're reaching from beyond the grave in your front yard.

Step 1: Select a pair of pumpkins to form each arm-hand combo. Determine which gourd will serve as the arm (usually the taller one) and trim its stem so the other pumpkin can rest securely on top. Carve a hole in the bottoms of both, scoop out the pulp, and return the cut pieces.

Step 2: Print out our skeletal templates and resize on a copier, scaling the images to fit your pumpkins.

Step 3: Cut out stencils as directed on the templates and affix the arm stencil to the bottom pumpkin with masking tape. Trace on the design with a felt-tip pen. Repeat the process on the other pumpkin, using the hand template.

Step 4: Remove stencils, then carefully carve along the drawn lines with an X-Acto knife. Affix a battery-operated votive candle in the base of each pumpkin with adhesive.
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Glittering Decor
What's it take to achieve this shimmering display? Gourds, pumpkins, and a gilding kit! When all these metallic colors come together, your entrance will turn into one hot spot.

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https://www.countryliving.com/diy-craft ... a-pumpkin/
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Pumpkin Greeting
Spell out your greeting in mini pumpkins gathered on your porch.

Step 1: Pencil letters on hollowed pumpkins (carve out the opening from the bottom).

Step 2: Using a drill with a half-inch bit, bore holes to form each letter.

Step 3: Hang strings of Christmas-tree lights, gathered in small bunches, to illuminate each pumpkin (unscrew bulbs where the string descends to the next row)
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Frankenstein Front Door
Create a show-stopping Halloween entrance with fall leaves, pumpkins, and faux ravens.
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Cute But Spooky
This pretty porch makes use of its high archway with a web of bats that will delight any trick-or-treater.

Get the tutorial at The Crafting Chicks.
http://thecraftingchicks.com/festive-ha ... _p=2081354
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Black-and-White Halloween Topiary
Stack black and white Jack-o-Lanterns for an eye-catching twist day and night.

Get the tutorial at Tatertots & Jello.
https://tatertotsandjello.com/easy-blac ... escreator/
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