35 of the Best DIY Halloween Decorations-Fabulous & Frugal Decor Hacks

Heather Strickland
August 11, 2026

DIY + Crafts, Holidays, Lifestyle

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Get inspired to decorate this Halloween with these DIY Halloween decorations. From festive front porch ideas to wreaths, topiaries, and front door decor from the dollar store, this collection of DIY Halloween decorations proves you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a significant impact this Halloween.

35 DIY Halloween Decorations. The best DIY Halloween decorations & crafts! From spooky to silly these DIY Halloween ideas will inspire you to decorate inside & out for Halloween! From awesome dollar store hacks to clever candle holders, spider webs, ghosts, apothecary jars & wreaths for the front door these DIY Halloween ideas will give you the look for less this year!

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Let me start with a confession. Before moving into a “real neighborhood,” I skipped decorating for Halloween.

We lived way off the beaten path – with few neighbors and NO trick or treaters. But now? Well, now that we live in a ‘hood with several households full of kids, and drop-in guests, it’s time to step up my decor game. And you know what that means.

Lot’s of research! I hid from my family and studied Pinterest for days. “For Work”:)) It was the most fabulous 48 hours I’ve ever spent in a dark closet with a slight mothball odor. I covered all the bases and here are the best DIY Halloween decorations that look fabulous but won’t break the bank.

Things You’ll Need To Make These DIYS Happen:

Chicken wire – Cheesecloth – Mod Podge – Craft yarn – Balloons – Pipe cleaners – Mason jars – Black spray paint – White spray paint – PVC pipe – Orange string lights – White string lights – Hot glue gun and glue sticks – Craft pumpkins – Black cardstock – Battery tea lights – Fishing line – Command hooks

Pumpkin Arch

If you’re looking for stunning – you’ve found it:) Quick? Not so much – it took Don Morin several days to put together these fabulous DIY Halloween decorations with carved pumpkins, PVC pipe and lights. Read all about it here.

Tomato Cage Ghosts

three white ghosts with skeleton posed on porch Halloween decor

You do not have to be crafty to make this tomato cage ghost DIY a reality this Halloween. If you’re looking for a Pottery Barn alternative to spookify your porch or yard, you’ll love this super easy, adorable Halloween DIY that you can make a reality for under $15 and complete in a weekend. Get all of the details here.

Plastic Pumpkin Archway

Here’s Tried & True’s version – using dollar store pumpkins!

Pool Noodle Candles

Pool noodles, black spray paint and a hot glue gun turn into a dripping candle centerpiece for $18. LED lights, no flame, stores flat for next year. Full tutorial.

Outdoor Skeleton Display Ideas

You’ll be amazed at all of the ways you can pose a Dollar Store skeleton. Get inspired here!

Halloween Mantle Idea

white mantle decorated with black witch hat, black owl, orange candle and birdcage for Halloween

Drip Painting Pumpkins

black, white and gold drip painted pumpkins — Image Source: MomDot

Gorgeous drip painted pumpkins make fantastic DIY Halloween decorations – find out how to nail this no-carve look on MomDot

DIY Pumpkin Topiary

black, white, gold and orange pumpkin topiary — Image: Lucy Designs

DIY a topiary using craft pumpkins & paint on Lucy Designs

Halloween Porch with Flying Bats

bat decorations hanging on front porch in front of a red door — Image: Between Naps On The Porch

Bats! Find out how to decorate the porch with a colony of bats and get the template to help you do it on Between Naps On The Porch

Spooky Halloween Front Porch

skeleton on white bench with two black ravens and black and white pillows — Image: Design Improvised

Get 5 DIY Halloween ideas for your front porch on Design Improvised

Spooky Spiders Halloween Wreath

black and white halloween wreath with a spider and a gold pumpkin — Image: Flamingo Toes

Find out how to create this adorable wreath on Flamingo Toes

Magical Bats

green wreath with bat decorations — Image: A Piece of Rainbow

One of the easiest (& cutest) DIY Halloween decorations – bats – made with toilet paper rolls! Get the full DIY on A Piece of Rainbow

Dryer Vent Pumpkins

black raven on top of a dryer vent made into a gold pumpkin — Image: It All Started With Paint

Get the 411 on this clever Halloween to Fall idea here

How to Make Yarn Pumpkins

Yarn pumpkins with balloons, yarn, glue & pipe cleaners via One Little Project

Black Cat O’Lanterns – Sunset

three black cats sitting on a porch — Image Source: Thomas J. Story via Sunset

Vintage Light Fixture Halloween Moon – Sadie Seasongoods

21 of the Best DIY Halloween Decorations-Fabulous & Frugal Decor Hacks — Image Source: Sadie Seasongoods

Crashed Witch in the Wall – Instructables

witch legs protruding from a wall — Image Source: Instructables

How To: Haunted House Silhouettes – Makezine

Paper Bag Luminaries

Light the way for trick-or-treaters with this DIY Halloween idea via Unoriginal Mom

DIY Marquee Sign – Lolly Jane

"Eeek" marquee sign propped against a front door adorned with Halloween banner — Image Source: Lolly Jane

Dollar Store DIY Halloween Village – The 36th Avenue

black painted Halloween village — Image Source: The 36th Avenue

Floating (Cheesecloth) Ghost – Love and Laundry

DIY Halloween Candy Jar – A Pumpkin and a Princess

Apothecary Jars

There are tons of DIY Halloween decorations over on The Navage Patch – & – these spooky apothecary jars (with free printable labels) are in my top 5 favorites!