I know what you’re thinking – Halloween is practically here and your house is woefully under-decorated this year for some reason. Some years are just like that, and it’s perfectly fine. But if you want some last-minute, very fast and very easy Halloween decorations that you can throw together out of stuff you probably have lying around the house, then this article is for you. Check ’em out. Eight DIY Halloween projects you could do by yourself or with your kids or with your grandma.

SPOOKY SPIDERS:

Grab a few embroidery hoops (you could do all the same size or change them up, whatever you have on-hand), white doilies, and a few plastic spider rings. Knowing those supplies, I’m pretty sure you can figure out from there what to do.I love how pretty these look – such a unique take on traditional spiderweb decor, don’t you think?{found on ministyleblog}.

If you don’t have time to spend stringing yards upon yards of fake cobwebs all over the place (or if your loathing of cobweb cleanup is inhibiting your use of the stuff from the get-go), a very small and simple black string or yarn cobweb might be the way to go. Strategically placed from your house numbers toward the doorjamb and paired with an oversized spider, this is one DIY cobweb that maximizes its décor bang-for-the-buck.{found on merrimentdesign}.

MINI MUMMIES:

If you have a mason jar or three lying around and maybe some medical gauze strips, then you have the perfect recipe for making Halloween mummies. Googly eyes make these mummies more sweet and endearing than spine-tingling, which just might be the thing for the little ones in your life. LED battery votives (sold by the candles at Walmart or any craft store) bring the mummies to life, so to speak.{found on craftsredesigned}.

These are very literal mini mummies. Crafted out of wooden clothespins, they simply require some white paint and some strips of white muslin or other cotton. Draw or paint on the eyes, and your mummies are done, ready to be added to your Halloween vignettes and enjoyed from afar or played with, doll-like, by small hands.{found on prettyprovidence}.

CREEPY CATS:

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a more creative and adorable use of white string lights. This lighted-eyes black cat garland is as simple to make as it is fun to look at. It uses only a strand of lights and some black construction paper, and the possibilities really are endless. String it up outside, or on a window or over the doorway or down the railing or or or… Fantastically simple.{found on randomtuesdays}.

Black cat silhouettes are so versatile – they can look hair-raising and frightful or cutesy and sweet. Tracing a silhouette onto black paper, cutting it out, and then framing the cut-out is a wonderfully easy way to add a graphic punch to a Halloween vignette. Any Halloween-themed silhouette (e.g., witch hat, mouse, bat, spider, pumpkin, etc.) would work well in this way, but I happen to love the black cat here.

GHOSTLY GHOSTS:

You’ve likely seen this idea around the cyberwaves, but just in case you haven’t, it’s here now. This one is a classic, particularly if little hands are wanting to help with the décor. Merely empty (and wash) plastic gallon milk jugs, paint or Sharpie on some fun ghost faces, and throw in a votive or some white string lights. I love how this idea can accommodate one or two jugs or one or two hundred jugs – they would look fun and inviting in either quantity.{found on eighteen25}.

I can’t help but smile at this image – a bunch of sheet ghosts holding “hands” in a circle on the front yard. I don’t know if a spotlight or string lights are involved in this setup, to be honest, but that would be a fun addition at night-time. I don’t think it would be hard for anyone to set up his/her very own ring around the ghosty!{found on foodandeverythingelse}.