How to Make Glam Halloween Decor from Regular Household Items

Instead of buying a whole host of Halloween tchotchkes and decor, take a look around the house first to see if there is anything you can spook up with some simple craft supplies.

After a few minutes of digging around my house, I found an old picture frame, a black charger, and a glass candle vase. I thought it would be fun to add sparkle to these everyday items and glamorize Halloween this year. Using anything spooky and glittery—from sparkly spiders, monochromatic glitter, and rhinestones (plus, a plain skull I found on sale!), I was able to whip up some glam Halloween decor this year without adding a slew of new items to put into storage after the season is over.

Here’s how:

Photo Frame

Supplies:

Old picture frame
Sparkly spiders
Glue dots
Black card stock
Scissors
School glue
White glitter

Instructions:

Step 1: Cut a piece of black card stock so it fits your photo frame, and then draw a spider web on it with glue.

Step 2: Sprinkle white glitter on the glue. Shake the glitter off and let dry.

Step 3: Use glue dots to attach the spiders to the photo frame.

Step 4: Place your spider-web art into the frame.

Charger

Supplies:

Black glitter
Black charger
Tacky glue

Instructions:

Step 1: Squeeze glue out so it circles the rim of your charger.

Step 2: Sprinkle black glitter onto the glue. Shake it off and let dry.

Candle Vase

Supplies:

Glass candle vase
Black glitter
Tacky glue

Instructions:

Step 1: Squeeze the glue around the rim of the glass a few times. Let gravity pull the glue down so it drips.

Step 2: Sprinkle glitter on the glue.

Step 3: Watch it as it dries—the glue might drip down even more. If so, sprinkle more glitter on it.

Step 4: Wipe the excess glitter off with a wet paper towel.

Skull

Supplies:

Ceramic skull
Rhinestone stickers
Tacky glue
Sequins

Instructions:

Step 1: Carefully peel off the rhinestones from the plastic backing and stick them onto the skull.

Step 2: Add a dot of glue to sequins and stick onto the skull.

I chose to only do a portion of the skull. You can do the whole thing if you want.

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Kelly Ladd Sanchez, a former magazine editor and writer, now works as a professional craft stylist and paper artist out of her home studio in Orlando, Florida. Kelly is always creating something whimsical, bright, and colorful, with easy-to-follow instructions. Looking for more creative and fun DIY and craft projects to try yourself? Check out Kelly's blog, handmadebykelly.com and her paper art site. When she’s not covered in little shreds of paper, she can be found having fun and hanging out with her son and wonderful husband. Follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.