Want to make a big impression this year without a big budget? Here are some diys to help you scare and delight the neighborhood with just a little paper.
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Halloween Printables
Paper Claws
Paper Garland
Creepy silhouettes
Halloween Printables
If you have a printer and ink, these printables will make your whole Halloween season! Some of these websites have a huge selection of free printables that will keep you busy as long as you want.
This site is an AMAZING resource for printable papercraft templates
THE HAUNTED CAROUSEL
This page has a lot of good printable art pieces you can use to make a gothic gallery wall
Free Vintage Halloween Art
Make your own haunted house based off of the Niebolt Street house from the IT movie!
Neibolt House Model Kit
This is the ultimate resource for vintage, public domain Halloween printables
400 Free Vintage Halloween Images!
This video shows how to make a bookmark with a printed photo of a bat
Bat bookmarks
Paper Claws
These awesome claws are made with just paper! They are simple to create and would look extra scary painted black or red.
If you want extra long monster nails, this is the tutorial for you
DIY Long Paper Monster Claws
These claws remind me of the Other Mother from Coraline. Watch the video in the link for the tutorial.
Curled Paper Talons
If you changed the color to black these would make some pretty spooky monster claws! Check out this video tutorial.
Paper monster claws
You could use any paper you have on hand (bah dum tiss), but here is a link to some reasonably priced origami paper for your crafting needs!
A quick and easy craft that makes a big impact. Garland can take up a lot of blank wall space without much effort.
This page has a template and instructions for a cool skull paper chain
How to Make a Skull Paper Chain
This website has a lot of different paper chain options, but I like the spiders and skulls the most
Spider Paper Chain
Make a spider web with the same method you would use to make a paper snowflake!
Spider Web Template
Here's some construction paper to get you started!
Crayola Construction Paper
Creepy silhouettes
These silhouette crafts are easy to make, and they pack quite a punch. I think silhouettes are under-utilized in the DIY decorating sphere.
This user added horns and creepy eyes to a tracing of his friend to make a very creepy window decoration
Creepy Window Lurker
Use paper silhouettes to cast creepy shadows on the wall
Spooky Shadows on the Wall
You can use the templates I've linked or just trace your own hand on black posterboard. I added points to the ends of mine to look like sharp nails. I put them partially behind the TV and bookcases to make it look like they were coming out of the sha...
Monster Hand Silhouettes
Here's a link to some poster board so you can get started
