A roundup of scary and silly DIY Halloween wreaths that will give trick-or-treaters a laugh or a fright when they knock on your front door asking for candy. Give trick-or-treaters a laugh or a fright by hanging a DIY Halloween wreath on your front door. Ranging from silly to spooky, these festive rings are a fun and inexpensive way to decorate your porch this fall.
You’ll need plenty of green paint and hot glue sticks to recreate this Halloween DIY. Spray-painted pinecones are the perfect substitute for spiky scales on this monster wreath that’ll make kids smile with its festive oversize bow and kooky hand-drawn eyes.
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An embroidery hoop and brass ring form the double circles of this colorful Halloween wreath idea. The trick to getting the felt balls or pom-poms to stick is to wrap the round shapes with yarn before applying hot glue. Finish by hanging a Halloween plush bat or spider in the center, or create your own using construction paper and string.
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An electronic die-cut machine is the quickest way to create a wreath-full of spooky bats, but with a little bit of patience, you can get similar results with a good old fashioned pair of scissors and black scrapbooking paper. Before glueing, use silver or gray acrylic paint to transform a plain foam wreath into the color of a mysterious nighttime sky.
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Warning: This multi-layered monster finger puppet wreath could take many, many hours — and many, many hot glue sticks — to complete. However, it’s the perfect Halloween DIY to work on while binge watching the entire season of “Stranger Things” on Netflix, and the result is totally worth the effort.
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If creepy crawlies aren’t quite your thing, you’ll appreciate the subdued spookiness of this simple spider wreath. Create a web by tying embroidery floss to individual twigs on the back of a grapevine wreath or attach them to a foam wreath using a hot glue gun. To up the ick factor, stick more than one plastic spider onto the finished web.
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A truly frightening Halloween DIY, this rodent-infested wreath is sure to scare away anyone with musophobia, a fear of mice or rats. Gray toiled netting, appropriately called creepy cloth, provides a perfectly eerie backdrop for a family of lifelike plastic rats.
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An easy craft for kids, this paper plate Halloween wreath can also be made on a traditional foam wreath form. Let little ones choose which colored tissue paper to glue next and help them dip their hands in black finger paint to create a playful paper spider — googly eyes optional, but oh-so-adorable.
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This monster wreath only has eyes for trick-or-treaters — googly eyes, that is! The process of wrapping eye-catching (pun intended) purple and green tulle around its metal wreath frame is surprisingly soothing, but the finished result, complete with white foam teeth, is definitely spooky.
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More glam than ghoulish, the blinged out glittery spider on this black-and-white wreath surely wouldn’t frighten Little Miss Muffet away. In fact, this Halloween craft may actually bring people closer to check out the jewel-encrusted arachnid and trendy buttons covering an unusual web-like material. Hang the glitzy wreath on your front door using coordinated baker’s twine.
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Fashionistas may disagree, but there’s nothing terribly haunting about pairing stripes and polka dots — until you add an eerily realistic feathered crow into the mix, of course. Between the bird and the burlap bow, this black and white ribbon wreath adds a layer of mystery and intrigue to minimalist Halloween decor.
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Simple can be spooky, as this understated Halloween wreath proves. An orange spider web pops against black satin ribbon, although you can match your other hair-raising decorations by using any color combination. A tiny dab of hot glue is all you need to affix the fake spiders to their creepy new home.
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Fans of Charlie Brown, Sally, Snoopy, and the gang will get a kick out this Great Pumpkin-themed Halloween wreath. The orange tulle-wrapped foam wreath can be decorated two ways: adhering stickers from the Peanuts® Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Craft Kit around the wreath or hanging a Peanuts® Halloween Dessert Plate with a green chenille stem. What to watch while you’re crafting? “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” of course.
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You can put away your hot glue gun for this easy Halloween wreath. All you’ll need are scissors to turn orange bandanas, natural burlap, and white burlap into shabby chic seasonal decor. The result — a can’t-miss-it mix of texture and pattern — will add a festive touch to your front door all the way through Thanksgiving.
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Skeletons don’t have to be spooky! Case in point: the beautifully ornate calavera (skull) makeup worn on Dia de los Muertos, a national Mexican holiday celebrating loved ones who have died. Also, this wreath of plastic skull eggs, featuring La Calaveras Catrina-inspired Sharpie® markers embellishments and an assortment of colorful flower clips for a Day of the Dead-inspired look.
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It won’t satisfy your sweet tooth, but if you’re looking for out-of-the-(candy)-box Halloween decor, this winsome wreath will hit the spot. It’s also a welcoming sign for trick-or-treaters looking for the best candy on the block. Simply glue candy corn treat containers to a ring of white satin ribbon for a minimalist orange, yellow, and white design.
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