As a hobby and crafting enthusiast, I am always looking for ways to use my skills in everyday life situations. When I am at home, I spend my time fixing up old chairs and making new paintings for the walls. At the office, I'm always doodling and make greeting cards for co-workers from scratch. One day, a friend told me that I should share my skills with the world so that everyone can learn to let their creative side out. It dawned on me that the best way to reach people throughout the world was to create a blog – and that's what I have done. I dedicated the information and ideas on this blog to everyone who is interested in creativity of any kind. Enjoy!
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Last-Minute Boos: Common Household Materials to Make Halloween Window Decorations From
William Rogers
Halloween can creep up on you while you're puzzling over back-to-school fests and trying to get your little ones to wear their autumn jackets when they run around outside—and if you like to have decorations up to show that you're no Halloween Grinch, then it can be a little nerve-wracking to wake up and realize that the spookiest day of the year is upon you.
If you don't have the time or money to run out and buy a ton of decorations but still want to have a bit of holiday spirit lighting up your home, then here are a few window decoration ideas that use common household materials that you're more than likely to have on hand.
Sugar + Food Coloring
If you've got a stove, sugar, water, and some festive food coloring in your kitchen (not to mention about twenty-four hours before the trick-or-treaters come), then you're in luck this Halloween. No-bake sugar ornaments are easy to make and easy to color, allowing you to make pretty—or spooky—Halloween shapes to hang outside at the top of your windows where the fall air will keep them nice and cold.
Mix some food coloring with about a tablespoon of water, then add in sugar (about 1 1/2 cups should do the trick) and mix until it feels sandy. Pack it into the shape, using a cookie cutter if at all possible, and put it on wax paper, letting it dry for twenty-four hours. All that's left is to attach a hanger with hot glue and your Halloween ornaments are ready to be hung up!
TIP: Glitter added to the food coloring will catch the light from inside and outside your home, making your ornaments stand out even more.
Construction Paper + Scissors
If you're crafty or have school-age children, the chances of you having some dark colored construction paper lying around the house are pretty high—and you can use that paper to whip up some quick Halloween window decorations.
Trace the outline of some spooky shapes—witches' hats, bones, brooms, pumpkins, bats—onto the paper and carefully cut them out, taking the piece of paper with the cut-out in it and taping it up to the inside of your windows. When you turn the lights in the room on, the shape will shine out into the night, casting shadows of ghosts and goblins.
TIP: If art and drawing aren't really your forte, print out some pictures of your desired decorations and trace their outline rather than free-handing it.
Christmas Decorations + Innovation
No two holidays seem less alike than Christmas and Halloween, but if you really have no time at all until the Halloween festivities begin, consider raiding your Christmas supplies. Dainty icicles can be dipped in washable watercolor paint to masquerade as vampire fangs, while festive red lights can loom eerily if you can separate them from any green or white companions.
If you have plain wreaths, try tacking on spooky toys (toy bugs are especially good for this), vampire teeth, and wax lips to give it delightfully scary vibe. After all, who says that your decorations can only come out once a year?
If you don't have the time for any of these do-it-yourself decorations, Halloween window graphics are also a cost-effective way to get your house in the Halloween spirit.
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