12 Easy DIY Halloween Decorations

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Halloween decor has a funny way of going from “I’ll just get a few little things” to “Why did I spend $87 on plastic skeletons?” very quickly.

The good news? You really don’t need a house-sized inflatable ghost or a shopping cart full of orange-and-black everything to make your home feel Halloween-ready. A few inexpensive supplies, some things you probably already have lying around, and a willingness to make your home look slightly haunted can go surprisingly far.

And no, you don’t need to be the Martha Stewart of Halloween. Many of these ideas are basically cut, glue, drape, paint, and admire your own genius. So if you’re decorating on a budget, renting your home, or simply don’t want to spend the next three weeks explaining why there is a $60 skeleton sitting in your living room, here are 12 easy DIY Halloween decorations you can actually make and use.

Make a Haunted Portrait Wall

You know those slightly-too-serious framed portraits that look like they belong in an old mansion? Give them a Halloween job. Take inexpensive thrift-store frames, old family-style portraits, vintage-looking prints, or even printed public-domain artwork and turn them into a…