Want a creepy yet cute way to decorate for Halloween this year? Try mixing up your Halloween décor with these Pastel Kawaii Halloween Decorating Ideas. A little bit cute and a little bit creepy is what you'll get with these Cute Halloween Decorating Ideas.
Line up a row of painted Ceramic Skulls to create a simple focal point to your Halloween mantle. Simply use a flat-bristled paint brush and acrylic paint to paint a few of the DIY Ceramic Skulls. Add a bit of whimsy by blowing up a small pink balloon and taping it to one of the skulls to represent a bubble of bubble gum ready to be popped!
A letterboard makes the perfect statement. Did you know that you can paint the frames and letters of these? We started by lightly sanding the 12" Silver Walnut Letterboard and applied 2-3 coats of acrylic paint, allowing the paint to dry in between coats. Paint the letters with a flat-bristled paint brush and bright acrylic paint colors. We chose colors to match our pastel kawaii theme, hot pink, mint, light pink, and orange.
We also added some height to our mantel with these DIY tall apothecary jars. Paint a set of White Candle Holders with acrylic paint. Paint the lid of a Tall Jar to match. Insert Foam Eyeballs and painted Ceramic Bones into the jars. Close the lid and place the jars on top of the candle holders.
Use the tallest painted Candle Holder left over from the apothecary jars to create this DIY Succulent Pumpkin Terrarium. Simply paint the DIY Pumpkin Terrarium, inside and out. We painted the inside of our terrarium with mint acrylic paint and the outside in a bright magenta color. We then took black acrylic paint and dripped paint starting from the stem and allowed it to dry. Paint an array of faux succulents using matte spray paint and hot glue them into the opening of the terrarium. Set the finished pumpkin on top of the tallest painted candle holder and place it on your mantle.
Add a bit of whimsy to your creepy and kawaii Halloween mantel with this DIY Colorful Pumpkin String Art Sign. This sign features bright, colorful, smiling pumpkins that are ready for their Halloween décor debut. Learn how to make your very own DIY Colorful Pumpkin String Art Sign here.
This little guy boo-lieves that he is the cutest ghost in the bunch and we agree! With this step by step tutorial, learn how to create this DIY Cute Ghost Sign without needing to even know how to draw. If you can trace some lines, then you can create a ghost just as cute as this one by following the instructions and downloading the free printable DIY Cute Ghost Sign Template. Check out the tutorial for the DIY Cute Ghost Sign here.
Add not just one, but two extra levels of cuteness to your kawaii Halloween mantel with these DIY garlands. Adorned with glittered bats, cute ghosts and colorful yarn pom-poms, these garlands are sure to bring on the cute and creepy. Learn how to make the DIY Cute Ghost Garland here and the DIY Ghost and Bat Beaded Garland here.
Bring the whole DIY creepy and kawaii mantel together with a fun DIY Boo Halloween Wreath. Hang the wreath on a plain black frame and lean the frame up against the wall adding a fun focal point. Check out how to make the DIY Boo Halloween Wreath here.
We finished the kawaii Halloween look by painting pumpkins in an array of shapes and sizes and placed them inside the fireplace itself. The paint job on some of the pumpkins is more elaborate than others so those were placed in the front so they a can be enjoyed the most. We dripped black acrylic paint down some of the pumpkins to mimic the black ooze from the DIY Boo Halloween Wreath. To save on pumpkins, we placed a large black cardboard box inside the fireplace to take up some of the space, then filled the rest in with pastel painted pumpkins.
We flanked either side of the hearth with painted pumpkins adorned with sassy Halloween Pumpkin Decals and a Mini Felt Witch Hat.
Be sure to check out all of the cute Halloween decorating idea tutorials below:
