100 Creative Halloween Decor Hacks

Make Halloween decorating a breeze with these creative and easy Halloween decor hacks. From bleeding candles and floating ghosts to pumpkin kegs and spider ice cubes, there are plenty of fun Halloween hacks to choose from.

Indoor Halloween Decor Hacks

Trash Bag Spider Webs from Fast Forward Fun

Spider Light Centerpieces from Lady Behind the Curtain

DIY Bleeding Candle
white taper candles, red taper candle
Just light the red candle and drip it over the top of the white candle.
Tip: If you don’t have a candelabra, you can put the candles inside an empty wine bottle
and put a creepy printable label on the bottle.

Hand Candles from Instructables

DIY Spider Eggs from Passionate Penny Pincher

Drippy Candles from Woman’s Day

Halloween Hand Soap from Cutefetti

Fall Candy Corn Centerpiece from How to Home School My Children

Toilet Paper Covers
Halloween napkins, toilet paper

Murder Scene Bathroom
$1 shower curtain, pint of fake blood

Bloody Bath Towel from Not So Idle Hands

Bloody Handprint from Felt Magnet

Halloween Candy Bowl Holder from Sadie Seasongoods

Glowing Spider Mason Jar (source unknown)

Glowing Egg Sacks from Pinterest
You could also try putting clear glass beads in stockings and using fairy lights instead of using a balloon and glow sticks

How to Distress Glass Bottles from Kim Six Fix

Head in a Jar Prank from Handimania

Paper Bats from MADE EVERYDAY

Spider Pumpkins from Good Housekeeping

Party Halloween Decor Hacks

Spider Ice Cubes

Giant Balloon Spider

Ghoul Punch with Ice Hand from Taste of Home

Vampire Plates from Food Network

Spooky Halloween Party Cups from Cutefetti

Glow in the Dark Drinks from Our Best Bites

Spider Dip

Pumpkin Lollipop Holder from Martha Stewart

Candy Filled Balloon Pumpkins from One Little Project

Edible Blood from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Make Jello Worms Using Straws from One Little Project

Dripping Wine Glasses (source unknown)
Use black enamel paint for the wine glasses
Note: glassware cured using the air-dry method is not safe for use in the dishwasher

Spider Web Toothpick Hack from Buzzfeed

Pumpkin Candy Cups from Oh Nuts

How to Make a Pumpkin Keg in Minutes from Kegworks

Halloween Hand Treats from The Queen’s Card Castle

Pumpkin Ice Bucket from The Kitchn

Pumpkin Punch Bowl from Good Housekeeping

Monster Doughnuts from Thrifty Fun

Lollipop Ghosts from One Little Project

Easy Witch Brooms from Princess Pinky Girl

Ghost Refrigerator from Jean’s Crafty Corner

Donut Hole Spider Eggs from Family Fresh Meals

Melon Brains from Instructables

Tangerine Pumpkins & Banana Ghosts from Flo and Grace

Halloween Cookie Cutter Cheeses (Source Unknown)

Severed Fingers In A Bun from SheKnows

DIY Eyeball Lights from Landeelu

Outdoor Halloween Decor Hacks

Jack O Lantern Light Covers (source unknown)
Cut a $1 trick-or-treat pail in half. Put it over your outside light.

Easy Glowing Pumpkin Lanterns from Making Lemonade

Preserving Pumpkins and Gourds (Easy & Quick Method) from On Sutton Place

Dangling Spider Webs

Body Bag
cheap white trash bags, twine
Create an outline of a body with trash and wrap it up in the trash bag and twine.
(Ex: use a milk jug for the head)

Spooky Bush Eyes from Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons

Spooky Eyes
Paper towel or toilet paper rolls + glow sticks (Dollar Tree)
Cut paper towel roll in half. Cut out eye designs and put glow sticks inside.
Place in bushes for a scary effect!