A Few Halloweenie Decorations That Won’t Break the Bank

The bats I have done in previous years, but the idea was renewed when I saw the idea in Martha’s magazine. I used her template (you can find here) and cut them out of black cardstock, then tied fishing line to them. I tied the other end to paper clips and then hung them in places around the house, like in the doorway shown, above my kitchen sink, and on the lights near the bathroom and in the living room. They are just so cute and wave a little in the breeze.

I also took my fishing line and strung it through the behind of some of my spiders, which had a very realistic appeal. I just loved putting these in random places that hung down.

And this idea was a bigger hit than I even could have imagined. I have three frames that hang in my dining room with tomato prints (usually)… I decided to cover those up with some monster prints in black and white. I found Frankenstein, Dracula, and a Werewolf online, turned them black and white, and printed them on cardstock to hang in the frames. Someone even offered to pay me for these at my party! Can you believe it?! I told him I would give him the digital prints and he could print them and he wanted what I had done! LOL!

And then there is my cheapie little graveyard. I thought we needed it for our murder mystery, which we didn’t, but I found the gravestones at the dollar store. That was a big find because these stupid things are expensive usually. I was quite pleased to pay only $1. I tried to make them more realistic by mounding some dried lawn clippings on them and putting a little spanish moss on the stones. I even put a few candle votives to hang above a few. My funny one is the vampire one… found a slivered piece of wood and staked the grave.