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20 Household Items Re-Purposed For Halloween Decor

October 3, 2021 by boondocks 25 Comments

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With Halloween fast approaching I thought it would be a good time to share some fun Halloween upcycled craft ideas made using readily available household items. They are easy to make so we can all be ready for the big day. 

Upcycled Halloween Crafting Ideas

If you’ve set aside the embroidery crafts as I did, you might have a few extra hoops around. Put them to use for this pretty pumpkin lantern idea from Kippi at Home.

Have a silver or other round tray you’re not using? Make a fun potion sign as Oliva O’Hern did with one she found at the Goodwill.

Use some egg cartons to create a whimsical upycled Halloween garland.

Who doesn’t have a spare strainer lying around the house?  Linda of Mixed Kreations  came up with this great decor idea using a metal vintage strainer to make a Jack O Lantern.  What a clever idea for such a pretty face!​

Strainer as Jack O Lantern from Mixed Kreations, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

I personally have way too many cutting boards at home.  And how many can you use at once anyway?  Why not put the rest to good use and transform them like Carlene of Organized Clutter did!  She made not one, but two adorable Halloween signs with them. 

Cutting Boards for Halloween from Organized Clutter, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

Of course if you are looking for a fall decor idea  Keri of Repurposing Junkie has just the idea with this lovely stencil which you can also get on her blog. ​

Cutting Board fall sign from Repurposing Junkie, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

What about bottles I sure have more than my share, in fact I display them as is.  But I also really love this idea by Susan of Homeroad and how she turned them into DIY Elixir Bottles for Halloween.  I need to find those stickers!​

Bottles as elixir bottles from Homeroad, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

Upcycle plastic bags to make a Halloween wreath for your front door!

​I also repurposed wine bottles but in an entirely different way.  Instead of making labels or using new ones I simply painted them with chalkboard paint.  Now they are ready for anything you want to write on them. ​

Chalkboard label bottles, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

Got no time for crafting? Then this is a super fast idea and you only need a few items.  Leave it to Heather of Heathered Nest to come up with such a cute idea and she even provides us with a video!​

sock pumpkins from the Heathered Nest, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

​Everyone has plastic juice bottles.  Instead of throwing them out do like Debbie of Confessions of a Plate Addict and re-purpose them into these cute Country Living Inspired Jack O Lantern Candlesticks.

Juice bottles as Jack O Lanterns from Confessions of a Plate Addict. 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

    This has to be the cutest Halloween ghost I’ve ever seen!  And you would never guess it was made from a garden shovel!  Victoria of Dazzled While Frazzled shows us how to make one And your garden will thank you for it.​

Garden shovel as ghost from Dazzled While Frazzled, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

Transform and old book into a spooky spell book!

Here is a super thrifty idea from Chelsea of Making Manzanita.  She took a few fence boards and turned them into these adorable Halloween Porch Decorations.  I know I have a few of these boards somewhere and you do too!​

Fence Board Halloween decor from Making Manzanita, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

What do you do when there is a costume and pumpkin carving contest going on and you don’t have prizes?  You give these pretty ribbons like Bliss Ranch Malone did!  She whipped them up in no time while the contest was going on!  You have to see the winning pumpkin!​

Award ribbons from Bliss Ranch Malone, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

​Got a tin can lying around?  Then you have an instant Jack O Lantern.  Jane and Sonja of Sustain My Craft have come up with this nifty idea and there are also a whole bunch more on the site. ​

Tin Can Jack O Lantern from Sustain My Craft, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

Can you guess what is hiding underneath that witch?  Neither could I until I saw the video from Maureen of Red Cottage Chronicles.  I promise it is something you have at home! And once you see it too you can also make a super cool witch!

Witch from Red Cottage Chronicles, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

​And even lovers can celebrate Halloween with this re-purposed clock into a ghost mirror spooky Halloween decor from Michelle of A Crafty Mix. How sweet is that couple?

Ghost mirror Halloween Decor from A Crafty Mix, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

Have some ping pong paddles that aren’t getting used? Add some chalkboard paint and use them in a non-traditional Halloween wreath!

More embroidery hoops?  Check!  This simple wreath by Greg and Handan of The Navage Patch is so easy to make and yet so creepy you will go running to find some hoops for yourself. ​

Spider Web wreath from the Navage Patch, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

      And finally, another way to decorate for Halloween is to re-purpose tin cans into mummies like I did here.  There are so many things you can do to them to make them fun and spooky! And let’s not forget that painted gourd which may not be a household item, but it may be at this time of the year. 
​

Tin cans as mummies, 15 Household Items Re-purposed for Halloween Decor www.theboondocksblog.com

Well, I think I have taken care of Halloween for you this year.  But you will have to do the candy shopping on your own!  I hope you too will look around your home at the household items and think of re-purposing them into Halloween decor.  I want to thank all of my blogger friends who were kind enough to let me share their great ideas and I hope you will visit each and every one of them. 

​Do you go all out for Halloween?  My kids love to dress up and start planning weeks in advance for the big day!

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  1. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled

    October 17, 2018 at 4:22 pm

    Thank you for including my Garden Shovel Ghost!

    Reply
  2. Debrashoppeno5

    October 18, 2018 at 6:49 am

    The decorations are so cute, not at all scary. Great ideas for all.

    Reply
  3. Susan Homeroad Stevenson

    October 18, 2018 at 8:59 am

    Thanks so much for including me in this adorable post 🙂

    Reply
  4. Michelle Leslie

    October 18, 2018 at 11:10 am

    Soooooo many ideas Mary. It’s just the inspiration I needed to finish off decorating for Halloween. Now I need to find the time 😀
    P.S. Thank you for including our loving skellie couple in your round up. That’s a huge honor

    Reply
  5. Debbie

    October 18, 2018 at 1:30 pm

    Hi Mary, some of these Halloween ideas did make me smile and they seem so simple too. The collander pumpkin and shovel ghost are just the cutest, but my favourite idea has to be the lovers mirror. Love from beyond the grave and why not?
    xx

    Reply
  6. Decor Craft Design

    October 19, 2018 at 9:50 am

    Very fruitful ideas! Thanks for the great inspiration!

    Reply
  7. Kim

    October 19, 2018 at 11:14 pm

    Mary, I love them all, but that little garden spade just made me smile so much. Adorable!!

    Reply
  8. Lorin

    October 19, 2018 at 11:36 pm

    So many great ideas, I love it!😍😍😍

    Reply
  9. Anna- Confessions of Parenting

    October 20, 2018 at 3:28 pm

    What fun and creative ideas! I have some fence post to use, and now I know what to do with it! Thank you.

    Reply
  10. Handan Navage

    October 20, 2018 at 10:17 pm

    So many great ideas, Mary! I love them all! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Sandra

    October 21, 2018 at 10:58 pm

    Pinned

    Reply
  12. Katrin

    October 22, 2018 at 1:06 am

    What a fun roundup Mary, all ideas are spooktacular!!

    Reply
  13. Katerina

    October 22, 2018 at 4:34 pm

    Great inspiration. I have just bought a pumpkin for carving but until I find the courage to deal with it, I would definitely try some of these!

    Reply
  14. Donna @ Modern on Monticello

    October 23, 2018 at 11:12 am

    These are all such great ideas I can’t pick a favorite. They are all so very creative and fun. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty

    Reply
  15. Teri Schuler

    October 23, 2018 at 2:43 pm

    Great roundup of some fun and cute Halloween decor!

    Reply
  16. Amy

    October 24, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    Super cute ideas, Mary! I love that it all came from stuff that we all have laying around the house. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Reply
  17. Susan Homeroad Stevenson

    September 30, 2019 at 8:36 am

    Mary thanks so much for including me! I love of all these projects 🙂

    Reply
  18. Lorin

    October 1, 2019 at 1:45 pm

    Mary, so many fun projects! Love it!😊 I especially like the jar & bottle projects! ❤

    Reply
  19. Janine

    October 2, 2019 at 8:34 pm

    Very cute and clever, thanks!

    Reply
  20. Pamela

    October 4, 2019 at 10:12 am

    Great ideas. I love the garden shovel ghost. So creative and cute.

    Reply
  21. Linda at Mixed Kreations

    October 5, 2019 at 11:10 am

    So many fun ideas for Halloween it’s hard to pick a favorite. Their all great! Thanks so much Mary for sharing my jack-o-lantern strainer. 😊

    Reply
  22. Julie

    October 7, 2019 at 7:05 am

    Brilliant, it just goes to show you don’t have to be buying new stuff all the time. Just a second look at something in the cupboard or attic can spark the imagination!

    Reply
  23. Sherry

    October 7, 2019 at 10:52 am

    What a nice collection of ideas! I always love it when I can re-purpose things. I really like the cutting board idea…and I have one I can try it with. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  24. Kippi

    October 7, 2019 at 3:58 pm

    Great up cycled Halloween decor!
    Happy Fall,
    Kippi

    Reply
  25. Nippon

    December 19, 2019 at 5:39 am

    What a Fantastic Post!! Love your work.

    Reply

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