Even though Halloween is days away, I feel the time is running out for us to finalize all the preparations, including decorating homes with garlands. Talking of garlands, you can either buy these not-so-fancy items from online stores or make them at home on your own. Whether you are a college student or a homemaker, these easy DIY Halloween garlands will surely make your space look festive-ready and save you a lot of money, which you might have otherwise spent on less inspiring off-the-shelf garlands.
Paper Bat Garland
I will be starting the list with a Halloween bat garland. A DIY bat garland will be a wonderful addition to your Halloween house party and would intrigue kids for sure. To make such DIY bat garlands, you would require a black card stock alongside other accessories. Once crafted, it can placed on your front door, strung on your walls, or anywhere you prefer. Find the full tutorial.
Yarn Pumpkin Garland
Yarn pumpkin garland is one of the easiest DIY crafts for Halloween decoration. Easy to make, the garland not only elevates the overall look of the wall but also adds aesthetics to the home. For the DIY process, you’d require orange yarn, green yarn, and crochet (optional). Once ready the yarn pumpkin garland is ready to adorn your home during the festive season this fall. Find the full tutorial.
DIY Bat String Light Garland
Continuing with bat garlands, another beautiful entry making the list is a DIY bat string light garland. If you plan on decorating your house with a lighted bat, this is a picture-perfect DIY you should be looking forward to. It not only adds a batty element to your house but also lights up your home at the same time. You would require a white card stock, a bat template, and a string light to complete the project. The next step will include you to print bat templates and cutting out those bat shapes to insert bat lights in them. Find the full tutorial.
Mini Ghost Halloween Garland
Moving aside from bats, it’s time to add ghosts to the party. Use a cheesecloth, plastic golf balls, and some hot glue to craft cute-looking ghosts that can be strung anywhere from the entrance to the living. Find the full tutorial.
Beware Halloween Garland
‘Happy Halloween, BOO, Spooky’ are some of the more common banner garlands used during Halloween. However, if you plan on being a little different from your neighbors, try ‘Beware’ Halloween garland this festive season. Chipboard letters, paper doilies, black glitter, black acrylic paint, and glue are some common items you’d be required to make in this DIY. In my personal opinion this would suit your fireplace and can even be placed on any door you please. Find the full tutorial.
Paper Cup Halloween Garland
Jazz up your Halloween mantle with a paper cup Halloween garland that is super easy to make and even easier to place. All you need to do is collect some disposable cups and glue a pair of googly eyes onto the side of a mini paper cup. The next step would require you to punch a small hole in the bottom of the cup to make it easy to hang string lights in between them. Find the full tutorial.
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Sugar Skull Garland
Skulls constitute a major part of our Halloween decoration. We have already discussed multiple ways to display skulls and skeletons on Halloween and now I’ll be briefing you on how one can make a spooky skull garland. It would require you to use paper plates, ribbons, and other stationary items like a ruler, scissors, and glitter to make a skull garland that you can hang anywhere you want. Find the full tutorial.
Candy Corn Garland
Kids absolutely love candy corn and I am pretty sure they would like a self-made candy corn garland too. Hand them yellow and orange paper doilies, and a few stationary items and let their creativity flourish next. You should guide them with steps like punching and stringing a thread through the paper and let them do the rest. It will be great if candy corn garland is made to hang on their room doors. Find the full tutorial.
A Pumpkin and Bat Garland
Well, you can’t literally string a pumpkin around your wall, but what you can do is try some paper pumpkin art. A pumpkin and bat garland is easy to make. You’d require orange and black construction paper and cut it using scissors to make bat and pumpkin shapes and decorate your room by stringing them up as a garland. Find the full tutorial.
Spider Paper Garland Cutouts
Whether you have tried it in the past or not but DIY spider garland won’t be a bad idea for this Halloween. The process is simple. You can make shapes or you can draw them freehand. All you need is some colored construction paper, a pair of scissors, and some tape, you’re ready to rock. Find the full tutorial.
Black Cat Garland
We have talked a lot about bats, now it’s time we bring cats to the fore. Cats just like bats are associated with evil and cat cutouts serve as a perfect Halloween decoration. The cat garlands can be made using precut cat faces, straws, scissors, tape, and craft glue. You need to cut the straws in third glue it as whiskers on cat faces and finally thread the string to hang it around the house. Find the full tutorial.
Ghost Garland DIY
This inexpensive DIY ghost garland Halloween will have your house dressed up in a Halloween spirit. You will require cheesecloth, cotton balls, black paint, scissors, and twine. Make cotton balls and cut cheesecloth in a bunch of tiny rectangles. Then stuff cotton balls and secure them with twine. Find the full tutorial.
DIY Jack-o’-Lantern Garland
Sometimes all you need is to make a pumpkin garland. It is effortless and cheap. All you need are two sheets of foam paper, hot glue, a craft knife, jute yarn, a black marker, and hand-drawn Jack-o’-lantern templates. Begin by cutting adorable pumpkins out of the foam sheets using the stencil, drawing faces on them with a black marker, and gluing them onto the jute yarn. And your DIY Jack-o’-lantern is ready to give a friendly spook to your guests. Find the full tutorial.
Ping-Pong Ball Jack-o’-Lantern Garland
Running out of time to make something exaggerated for your Halloween decorations? No worries, this easy, affordable, and quick ping-pong ball Jack-o’-lantern light-up garland is what you need. You will require two dozen orange ping pong balls, string lights, and a black Sharpie. Follow the instructions and see for yourself how adorable it turns out. Find the full tutorial.
Paper Witch Garland
Halloween without a little wickedness is not possible. This paper witch garland will bring the essence of spells and magic into your house. To make this effortless craft, you need a stencil, witch silhouette, and spooky-looking witch house cut-out. Now, string everything onto a thread and find an ideal spot in your house to hang it. Find the full tutorial.
DIY Paper Pumpkin Garland
Adorn your fireplace mantel, an empty wall, windows, and a door in Halloween look with this DIY paper pumpkin garland. You will need craft paper in three colors, a craft knife, a pencil, scissors, and a twine. Just cut the pumpkin shapes, thread them onto twine, and beautify your space. Find the full tutorial.
Newspaper Ghost Garland
Halloween decorations can cost you a fortune but not this newspaper ghost garland. You only need a bunch of old newspapers and a little bit of time. Just fold the newspaper into neat rectangles, draw a sheet ghost outline, and cut it out. You can cut as many ghosts as you want, draw the features, and string them together with a needle and thread. Find the full tutorial.
Boo Garland
You can easily craft this boo garland using a bunch of supplies. You need to make some banner cut-outs from burlap ribbons, cut out the wording Boo out of black sparkle paper, and three ghosts from white felt. For the next step, you need to glue letters onto the burlap ribbons using a hot glue gun, and then glue the ghosts. Find the full tutorial.
DIY Pink Bat Garland
Add some vibrant touches to your Halloween decorations with this DIY pink bat garland. Just make an adorable bat stencil in different sizes and trace them on a pink felt sheet. Cut the bats out and glue them onto a thread. Find the full tutorial.
Cute Paper Pumpkin Garland
Try this lovely paper pumpkin garland to accentuate your Halloween decorations with a festive touch. It can be easily done in less than 15 minutes, you just need colorful papers, scissors, and a pencil. After it is done, you can animate any boring space in your house. Find the full tutorial.
Felt Halloween Garland
If you are into a cute Halloween decoration, then you must try this felt Halloween garland. This garland will bring joy of the spooky season to your mantel, shelf, doors, or walls. To make this, you need a few supplies, such as clementine pure wool felt, orchid pure wool felt, and so many other felts, stick pins, scissors, and more. Once done, you can add color and life to your plain decoration. Find the full tutorial.
DIY Halloween Garland
This Halloween garland is the perfect combination of cute and spooky. The wreath is adorned with dried oranges, acorns, limes, which add a natural feel to the garland. Meanwhile, skeleton bones and spiders add an eerie factor. Just drill holes in each of these items and easily thread them in a wire. Find the full tutorial.
Dried Leaves Garland
Who doesn’t love a unique, inexpensive, and nature-friendly craft? This dried leaves garland is easy to make and perfect to invite the outdoors-indoors. For making this gorgeous Halloween garland, you need a bunch of dried leaves, paintbrushes, twine, wood beads, and more. So, get crafty and if needed, you can also involve kids to help you out. Find the full tutorial.
Halloween Gnome Garland
Whether in a garland or as a standalone décor piece, gnomes are superior in every way. This Halloween gnome garland is the spookiest garland you’ll ever make. Just gather some supplies, including scissors, hot glue gun, embroidery thread, small amount of Polyfill, and more. Try this fun Halloween activity and decorate your home in magic and malice. Find the full tutorial.
Easy Boo Felt Garland
Cute little projects are all you need when there’s hardly any time left for the day of the dead. And nothing is as fun and easier as this boo felt garland. This garland features friendly ghosts, bats, and the word ‘boo,’ making it a charming Halloween addition. For this project, you need a cutting machine, felt fabric, white glue or hot glue, circuit tools, matching thread, and more. Find the full tutorial.
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