Free Halloween Tips and Ideas
Well Halloween is almost upon us. And although it’s not really a big deal here in Australia, I know it’s a major Holiday Event in many other parts of the World. And I figure that many of you are in planning and preparation mode for it right now.
So I had the notion to gather together some links to a number of sites I have come across that have knacky and cool ideas and tutorials for great things you can make for your Halloween celebration.
I decided to post this article now so as to give you enough time to actually use some of these ideas and freebies. And if you have any ideas of your own or links to your favorite Halloween web sites, please send them to me or include them in a comment on this post, and I’ll update the article to include them too.
But first, let’s get into the mood with this Halloween poem from David Norris.
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Druids would not know this night And Witches would in wonder gaze, To see the festive costumed souls That dash about the night in play. Where Ancient Magick ruled the land, Children’s laughter fills the soul. Yet in this way the Night is honored. Much like Ancients long ago. by David O Norris |
Halloween Decorations
Terri O, two time Emmy Award winning TV personality has an on-line video site at Online with Terri O where she shows you how to make some cute Halloween decorations and some spooky invitations. You’ll have to register with the site to watch the videos but they’re good fun. Although I hope she doesn’t forget to take the spider off her nose before she leaves the studio.
Want some funky ideas for carving your pumpkin faces? Check out Pumpkin Way for some beastly and bizarre pumpkin heads. Just move your mouse over the thumbnails at the bottom and you’ll see them in the larger images above.
Here are some super simple Halloween doorbell decorations for you to make and print. Just click on the links to download the artwork you need for each decoration.
There are some very cool ideas for Halloween Decorations at Renae’s Crafty Corner. I really love this witch’s cauldron and those windowsill decorations are pretty darn cute too.
I didn’t know what category to put this one in because it covers pretty much all of them. Halloween for Kids is all about Halloween. With activities, decorations, food costume, in fact everything Halloween. Not a lot of pictures but plenty of ideas here.
Halloween Cards
Cen’s Loft has some fabulous Witches, Warlocks, Spooks and Beasties for you to print and use on your Halloween cards and scrapbook layouts.
If you like a bit of vintage you’ll enjoy these Halloween cards from days gone by at Socyberty. Actually they make great ideas for Artist Trading Cards. Hmmm…
And here are 15 free Halloween cards and invitations that you can download and print. Some really cool designs in this mix.
Halloween Food
What would Halloween be without grossly named and shaped food. Check out these Amputated Finger Pizzas at CD Kitchen.
There are a heap of Halloween recipes at Pastry-Wiz and also a bonus ‘bloody’ font for you to download.
Kaboose has some handy Halloween recipes for you. I quite fancy their Fright-Night Drink.
Halloween Costumes
Here is a tutorial for a stunning Venetian mask to make for Halloween. So cool and sophisticated.
Looking for some easy Halloween costumes to make? Why not check out some of the ideas at Homemade Halloween Costumes. There are quite a lot of ideas for the sewing challenged amongst us.
Check out this groovy witches hat at Creative nonsense. it comes with all the instructions for you to make your own. You’ll be the best dressed witch in town.
And Inventor Spot has some you can make out of recycled stuff from around your house.
If you find you’ve left it until the last possible moment and don’t have time for a costume, then hop over to Free Printable Fun for some downloadable masks you can print out.
So now it’s over to you
What are your favorite ideas for halloween? Do you have some family favorites that you can share with us?
And if you have found some super cool Halloween site with free ideas and products please let us know. I’ll update this article to include them.
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6 Responses to “Free Halloween Tips and Ideas”
We don’t celebrate Halloween over here, I think it’s such a pity, would have loved to dress up and go trick-or-treating!
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By Antoinette on Oct 23, 2008
I think it’s really the US and Canada(?) who really get into it Antoinette. I know that growing up in the UK it was never a big thing for us and we didn’t go trick-or-treating or put up decorations. By the end of October we had Christmas firmly in our sights and were making a headlong dash for it.
By karooch on Oct 23, 2008
Cool poem – thanks
I’ve got a picture from my daughter’s first Halloween last year, but really only the one picture to put on a page, since we were in Germany and they didn’t celebrate Halloween there! The poem will complete the page for me – thanks!
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By Becki on Oct 23, 2008
Yeah, I thought it was a cool poem too becki. If you post your layout in the internet let me know so I can come over and see it.
By karooch on Oct 23, 2008
Hi there. I wondered if Australia observes Digital Scrapbooking Day, which over here on this side of the big pond, is held on November 3. I’m trying to come up with something appropriate to post on my site on that day.
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By June from Scrapping by Design on Oct 30, 2008
In Australia it’s called International Scrapbooking Day June. And a number of stores and sites run events for it.
Hmmm.. tough to bring some attention to it. With the US focusing on who will run the world for the next 4 years and Australia focussing on The Horse Race that Stops a Nation (The Melbourne Cup brings this country to a standstill and in Victoria it ranks a public holiday), both happening the following day.
By karooch on Oct 31, 2008