Creepy Curb Appeal? Absolutely!
Posted On October 19, 2012
Want to transform your porch, doorway, or yard without spending a fortune? Here are a few fun ideas to pump up the creep-factor this Halloween!
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Above: these
hanging bats turn a cozy entryway into a creepy bat cave.
Below: cutting owls from this
template and spray painting branches found in your yard will create a mischievous feel.
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Place a battery operated candle into white craft bags to make these darling luminaries. Draw haunted houses, witches, and other festive objects on them and line up along a walkway or stairs.
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Would you believe these tombstones are only made out of gray bags, cardboard & ground stakes? Click on the image for full how-to instructions.
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These DIY ghosts are incredible! Sculpt figures out of chicken wire and their presence looks eery floating across your yard. Paint them with glow-in-the-dark spray paint to make these ghosts glow in the night!
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For those of you doubting your chicken wire sculpting skills...a super easy idea is putting a glow stick into a balloon and then covering with thin gauze or tulle. The light weight ghost will sway in the wind as trick-or-treaters approach your house!
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For a more playful feel, transform your door into a goofy monster! This Frankenstein face looks perfect on a green door.
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No green door? Mummify any door with streamers!
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Any of these options is sure to impress your trick o' treaters, but who are we kidding, what they really want is the candy! So what do you think? Will you be giving one of these ideas a try? Let us know what you're planning on doing to your home this Halloween!