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By Judy
I got a brand new Minnie Mouse costume on Freecycle. I saw from the pictures that the trim in the front was damaged, and it was pretty obvious. I decided to take it anyway, as I have lots of trim I have bought at garage sales.
By 15mhhm15
This is a fun activity for the kids to play with. And especially if you don't have glitter on hand, you can use salt as a cheaper alternative and some water colors, or acrylic paint mixed with water.
By attosa
This spiderweb bowl is very easy to make. All you need is a bowl and hot glue. Painting it is optional. I love how sturdy it is. It holds my Halloween treats just fine!
Not Country Bumpkin - Country Pumpkin!
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
My next little Dollar Tree pumpkin is decorated with seam bindings from an old curtain, and more faux leaves.
By 15mhhm15
This is an inexpensive and easy way to make a custom kid's crown with a paper plate. It is ideal for playing dress up at home, as a party hat, or to complete a Halloween costume! This concept would be fun for a kids' party for them to decorate their own hats, too!
By attosa
I've always been intrigued by the beauty of spiderwebs. I don't find them creepy or gross, but if you do, Halloween is a good time to have them around! This necklace is super easy to make. I made mine cover my entire neck to wear with a long black dress. You can adjust the vertical measurements to make yours shorter.
By attosa
Aren't these little monsters adorable? They're mostly fruit, so you won't feel too bad munching on them. Play around with their teeth and eye spacing to give them each some character. After slicing the apples, this would be a great edible craft for kids. Have fun!
By attosa
Make your family members and houseguests giggle in the bathroom with these Halloween inspired mummies and ghost. Empty toilet paper roll mummies lead them to think they're out of luck, but a ghost is there to tell them they can "Poo!"
By 15mhhm15
Do you need a last minute birthday card? This is an easy, gender neutral, universal card that can be given to kids or adults.
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
I eat a lot of the larger Campbell's chicken noodle soup (in the 25% more cans) and mandarin oranges from The Dollar Tree. While prepping them for recycling today, it hit me. The bigger one could be a lid for the smaller one.
Gender Reveal Surprise in a Box
By 15mhhm15
I had the honor of finding out the gender of my friend's baby before she and her husband.
By 15mhhm15
I made this "Happy Fall" sign with items I had at home. The sign looks nice on the mantel, I ended up loving how this turned out. You can make this sign with any phrase you would like.
DIY Halloween and Thanksgiving Treat Containers
By attosa
These little treat containers are so easy to make with a bit of construction paper. Make a pumpkin for Halloween using paper strips, then easily convert to a Thanksgiving turkey. Happy Halloween and Gobble Gobble! :)
By Judy
Don't throw out a broken necklace. You can replace the broken jump ring. I bought a package of assorted sizes at Michaels.
By attosa
Put your old tin cans to use is by turning them into lanterns. Simply punch holes into them, then place candles or LED lights inside. If your tin cans are on the thin side, before starting, fill the cans with water then freeze overnight. This will keep the cans from bending when you're punching holes into them.
Save Ribbon from Shopping Bag for Crafting
By 15mhhm15
Before tossing out shopping bags, see if you can salvage any pieces. This Victoria's Secret bag has had it's fair share of being recycled/reused. I was able to salvage the ribbon and it will be perfect to use for crafting!
By lalala...
I wanted a stack of old books as a prop with my Halloween decorations, but all of the ones I found were too expensive. Then I saw these at the craft store, they are actually boxes. They are perfect and easily customizable.
By lalala...
I love Halloween fabric and am always looking for crafts to make with it. This is the newest item I have made to dress up my fireplace mantel! I absolutely love it!
By Dee
Halloween candy corn tree used as a centerpiece or a decoration.
By Jackie H.
I started this project because I volunteer at a senior center. I do arts & crafts with them there and have great fun. I am very limited in what they can use such as, hot glue, sharp scissors, or certain types of paints and most of all, carving! So this is what I came up with. This is also great for young children.
Crocheted Candy Corn Butterfly Magnet
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
With a little yarn and a hook, you can make this cute candy corn butterfly magnet.
By lalala...
I found these neat paper mache pumpkins and wanted to use them on my fireplace mantel. I decided to make them into a stacking "tree".
Crochet Peeking Cat Butt Coaster
By Sandi/Poor But Proud
This was a cute little craft I found for free, but I won't be telling you how to make it. I promised the lady who created the pattern I would share a link to her free pattern. Fair is fair. When you make it, its fun and fast. It took me less than an hour.
Making Craft Templates from Political Mailers
By R Barbara
This is the time of year when I am inundated with political mailings. So the ballot is in the mail and now I have all of this junk mail to recycle. I decided to use some of it to make circular templates.
By StellaBell
Here's a fun one to do with the kids using paper bags, construction paper, glue, and googly eyes.
These are cute ghost ornaments, perfect for Halloween. I love Halloween and am always looking for new decorations to put up.
Here are some cute Googley Eyes ornaments, perfect for a mini Halloween tree decoration.
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