Personal Halloween Photos

Happy Halloween! Here are some personal Halloween photos.



I drew a ghost design on this white pumpkin.



This is the bigger Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin I carved with my family. I used masking tape to make "band aids".



I painted pumpkin nail art on my nails.



I made a Jack-O-Lantern pizza. The spinach is supposed to make a face design.



This is an orange spider stuffed animal my mom made.



This is a spider we put on our porch.



I put a witch hat on a stuffed lion I had so he could get in the Halloween spirit too.



This is a stuffed green witch we have that usually goes on our porch.

I hope everyone has a great Halloween! I'll be in school all day during Halloween, but I'm going to dress up as a leopard. What are your plans for Halloween?

Halloween Desserts

Besides candy, these Halloween desserts are perfect for Halloween. Homemade treats always taste better and it's fun to make your own desserts. Click on the title to go to the website with the recipe.

Forked Eyeballs




Pumpkin Pie Bites



Candy Corn Fudge



Witch Hat Cupcakes



What desserts do you like to make for Halloween?

Halloween Food

Here are some non desserts Halloween inspired recipes. Click the link to find out how to make it.

Ghostly Pizza



Pizza Mummies



Apple Bites



Swamp Creatures



The Mummy Sandwich



What do you like to cook for Halloween?

Halloween Nails

Nail art is perfect for Halloween. You can use nail art that fits whatever costume you're doing (see my previous costume tutorials in the archive). These are some Halloween themed nail art photos I found. They would be good to use if you don't have a costume and want to do something to get in the Halloween spirit.











Do you do your nails for Halloween?

Halloween Pumpkins

I love Halloween pumpkins. You don't have to just carve a pumpkin. Consider using other materials such as glitter, paint, rhinestones, ribbon and fabric.



















Feel free to share photos of your Halloween pumpkins in the comments. What is your favorite photo?

Halloween Decorations

Here are some ideas to decorate your house this Halloween.



Cut out designs out of black crafts foam and use removable black cloth tape to stick them to your garage. These designs would also look good on your front porch, front door or inside your house.



To make these glow in the dark balloons, you need two eight hour light sticks and white balloons. Snap the glow in the dark sticks do they glow an insert them into a white balloon. Blow up the balloon and tie it. Use a black marker to draw a face.



If you don't have glow in the dark steps, you can make these Jack-O-Lantern inspired balloons. Just blow up orange balloons. Use a black sharpie or marker to draw faces on them.



These candles look like they're dripping with blood. To make these, fill a cup with sand and plant white candles inside. Light a red candle and spill red wax down the tops and sides of the white candles. Be careful while doing this not to burn yourself. Make sure they're cool before touching them.

How are you decorating your house for Halloween?

Halloween Crafts

Here are some fun crafts to try for Halloween.

Skull Garland



You'll need:
Felt in a variety of colors
Embroidery floss
Cotton balls
1/2" wide ribbon

Cut out skull shapes from the felt, about two inches long and an inch wide. You'll need a front and back for each skull you're making. To make the faces, snip a pair of small circles for the eyes. Place a contrasting piece of felt behind the holes, and then use the embroidery floss to stitch them in place. Once you've done that, add other features like noses, teeth, flowers, dots, etc. Once you've decorate the face, place the backing piece of felt on, and stitch about 3/4 of the way around the edge of the skull. Stuff the inside with a pair of cotton balls, and then stitch closed. If you want, you can make a bunch of skulls and use ribbon to connect them all using a whip stitch.

Candy Wrapper Light Switch Plates



You'll need:
White light-switch plates
Candy wrappers
Iron
Glue or glue stick
Decoupage gel
Scissors
Bone folde
Utility knife

Flatten the candy wrappers by ironing them a a lower temperature. Cut the wrappers to a desired shape. Rub the wrapper with glue stick or glue and apply to the switch plate. Use a bone folder to get out the wrinkles. Repeat until the entire switch is covered. Use a utility knife to make an X over the switch opening. Fold over and glue in place on back of plate. If there is excess along edges, fold under and glue in place. Use decoupage gel to seal the entire plate in place.

Ribbon Snakes



You'll need:
Spool of ribbon 1 1/2 inches wide or larger
Masking tape of a smaller width than ribbon
18-gauge floral wire
Fine-tip brown or black permanent marker
Thin red ribbon
Scissors
Stapler
Adhesive gems

Unspool about 3 to 4 feet of green ribbon (or whatever color you like). Lay a matching length of masking tape sticky side up on a flat surface next to the ribbon. Put floral wire down the center of the tape, pressing it so it sticks. Flip masking tape over and smooth onto length of ribbon, leaving about -2 inches from the end of ribbon unqired for the snake's head. Use fine tip market to make horizontal lines on the masking tape to make the snake's belly. Fold over 1/4 inch at the end of the ribbon and tape down with masking tape. To make the tongue, slice 2 to 3 inches of 1/4-inch red ribbon down the middle along half the length, and cut ends into points. To make the nose, fold in corners at end of ribbon, but don't make a point in center. Slide the red tongue ribbon into nose (underneath folded corners). Staple the corners and tongue in place with the hooks of the staples facing out to make nostrils. Attach adhesive gems for eyes. Wind ribbon back onto spool to create the coil and pull upwards, bending the wire into place, to display on spool.

What crafts do you like to do for halloween?

Halloween Pet Costumes

Get your pets in the Halloween spirit too. Here are some pet costume ideas. I know it's kind of late to buy costumes, but these ideas can get you inspired to make your own.

Bat Costume



This listing is a bat costume for a dog or cat on Etsy. You could make your own bat wings out of black material.

Witch Hat



This is a listing for a hand crocheted witch hat. You could make your own witch hat or buy a kids/toddlers witch hat for your pet.

Pet Bandana



Pet bandanas are an easy way to dress up your pet. If you have a bandana already, you can just use that on your pet. This listing is for a Halloween themed bandana.

Lion Costume



This article explains how to make a lion pet costume using a Wolfman mask.

For more information on making your own pet costumes, see this article. Do you dress your pets up for Halloween?

Children's Halloween Costumes

All of the Halloween costume tutorials I did can be done on children. Here are some more children specific Halloween costume ideas:

Bunch of Grapes



To make this grapes costume, blow up purple balloons and attach them to a child's outfit. For the headband, cut out a leaf shape from green foam and attach it to a headband.

Dragon



For a dragon, cut green sponges into triangles and stitch or glue them down the center of a pilot’s cap. Attach more triangles down the back of a matching bodysuit.

Moose



To make the antlers, stuff white cotton gloves stuffed with batting and attach onto a brown cap. Fill the toes of brown baby socks with batting for ears and attach above antlers.

If you have children or know any children, what are they dressing up for for Halloween?

Halloween Costume - Paper

This is another tutorial for an inanimate object. Inanimate objects are fun and unique ideas for costumes. This tutorial explains how to be a piece of paper/notebook for Halloween.

Costume:

I was inspired to do this costume from this shirt I found here. You can pair a shirt like this with jeans or leggings. Sneakers would be a good shoe to wear with this look. I've also seen this design in a dress if you can find one.



Accessories:

Consider carrying a notebook around with you as an accessory. You can also buy a jumbo pencil to carry, such as this this one:



If you don't mind your shirt getting ruined, you can bring around sharpies and ask people to write on you.

Makeup:

For the makeup, you could use a white eye shadow eye look to match the paper. You could also use matching blue and pink eye shadow that matches the lines of notebook paper:



Nails:

This video explains how to do matching notebook nails:

Halloween Costume - Gameboy

This is a fun Halloween costume for gamers.

Costume:

This video game dress from Etsy was an inspiration for this costume.



The dress is kind of expensive so you can also choose to wear a Game Boy shirt with jeans or black pants.

Accessories:

For accessories, consider bringing a Game Boy (it doesn't have to be working). You can even find a cheap broken Game Boys on EBay.



Makeup:

I think a gray eye makeup look would match well with this costume.



Nails:

These matching nails would be really cute with this costume: