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  • KimGiancaterino Oct 24, 2011 @ 8:32 pm | delete
    I wish I had more time to devote to crafts. I do support artists by purchasing handmade crafts, especially for the holidays.
  • Koupie Oct 24, 2011 @ 2:20 pm | delete
    Awesome lens Prosperity, I really love the witch hat with fall picks decorating it, why didn't I think of that? Blessed by a new Angel :)
  • HaeGee Oct 23, 2011 @ 1:40 am | delete
    Awww, this is soooo cute & fun! I love every Halloween stuff you've displayed in the lens! E*X*C*E*L*L*E*N*T!
  • ErHawkns7100 Oct 20, 2011 @ 11:19 am | delete
    The witches hat is really nice.
  • ModernChakra Oct 19, 2011 @ 8:01 am | delete
    Great ideas for a personalized Halloween! Thank you.
  • TheLittleCardShop Oct 11, 2011 @ 12:51 pm | delete
    I can't wait to start making my Halloween decorations for this year. You have listed wonderful ideas and easy for the little ones to make. It will be fun creating them :)
  • WordCustard Oct 8, 2011 @ 9:39 am | delete
    Now that it's almost Halloween again I came back to admire all of these wonderful homemade Halloween decorating ideas. They are all lovely but I simply have to try that hat!
  • LaurenIM Oct 6, 2011 @ 2:01 am | delete
    We have a lot of plants that make for good dried decor so I would like to try some of your decorations using our local plants.
  • paperfacets Oct 3, 2011 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    I like the witch hat idea. Now, where in the house is that hat?
  • Pinkchic18 Oct 3, 2011 @ 7:54 am | delete
    Fun lens! I love crafting so these are wonderful ideas :) Blessed by a squid angel!
  • fionamckay9 Oct 2, 2011 @ 1:52 pm | delete
    I loved the recycled witches hat and will definately be giving it a try - really cool lens, blessed
  • CreativeSquidLenses Oct 2, 2011 @ 11:21 am | delete
    Love the ideas for costumes. Thank you for sharing with us!
  • aesta1 Oct 1, 2011 @ 7:50 pm | delete
    We don't celebrate Halloween here in Phnom Penh but once in a while I would have a fit for decorating so I love these ideas. Blessed.
  • Frankster Oct 1, 2011 @ 7:05 pm | delete
    I like the snow globe idea. I can just imagine how cool that would be. Thanks for your all of your advice. Bear hugs, Frankster
  • Dkprincess6 Oct 1, 2011 @ 1:14 pm | delete
    I probably won't try any of these, but you have some awesome ideas here. Blessed!
  • squidclaire Oct 1, 2011 @ 9:46 am | delete
    Another excellent lens Prosperity, great stuff
  • mamabush Oct 1, 2011 @ 9:36 am | delete
    I'm bookmarking this page so we can come back and get some ideas. I think we'll have fun decorating our new home this year! :)
  • alwaysjules Sep 30, 2011 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    I've made some of these, but I especially liked the snow globe idea! What a neat thing to be able to make with a family. (Or a classroom.) I really enjoyed reading through your lens. Thak you so much for sharing it.
  • Badbreathguy Sep 30, 2011 @ 10:50 am | delete
    Great ideas for homemade decorations for Halloween. I can see the kids would love to get involved in something like this., even competing among themselves for the best homemade decoration.
  • lestroischenes Sep 30, 2011 @ 10:32 am | delete
    Some great ideas. I love the witch's hat. Halloween meets harvest festival.
  • OctavioMelesio Sep 29, 2011 @ 11:13 pm | delete
    Hi prosperity66, awesome and great halloween lens with lots of decoration ideas... success and blessings always
  • JoshK47 Sep 29, 2011 @ 8:11 am | delete
    Homemade decorations are always the most fun. :)
  • christineallen Sep 29, 2011 @ 4:25 am | delete
    I'm definitely going to try out some of these ideas - great money savers too
  • chelseamarsden Sep 27, 2011 @ 9:40 am | delete
    I've never tried making any Halloween decorations at home before. I think this year I'll try making the Halloween spiders instead. This would be a good start.
  • Olivia Sep 23, 2011 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    I LOVE HALLOWEEN YEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • thneto Sep 22, 2011 @ 8:25 am | delete
    Great ideas, thanks, going to try some out!
  • LensbyLisa Sep 19, 2011 @ 5:51 pm | delete
    We have carved pumpkins, but I have been wanting to try pumpkin painting with the kids. Maybe this year! Great lens...featured on my Halloween mantle scarves lens!
  • petopno Sep 18, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
    Great halloween lens with lots of scary decoration ideas.
  • babygifts Sep 15, 2011 @ 4:05 am | delete
    wow awesome lens, makes me realize I have a lot to learn for my lenses
  • ChrisKnight177 Sep 12, 2011 @ 10:34 pm | delete
    Great lens! So many great ideas!
  • vineliner Sep 10, 2011 @ 10:49 pm | delete
    My favorite time of the year is coming up!! Nice lens.
  • KarenCookieJar Sep 10, 2011 @ 10:00 pm | delete
    I'm in love with the witch hat floral arrangement!
  • Luvnit Sep 10, 2011 @ 12:27 am | delete
    Nice lens, I find it to be both crafty and inspirational. In fact I think I'm going to brew me up some "recycled hat of witch" this Halloween season. Thanks for sharing!
  • Lilly-n-Lloyd Sep 9, 2011 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    Great time for crafts and working together.
  • punkgrinder Sep 9, 2011 @ 2:36 pm | delete
    My kids will love trying some of these, great lens!
  • angielichtenstein Sep 9, 2011 @ 1:15 pm | delete
    This could be fun for my little one.
  • TZiggy Sep 7, 2011 @ 5:52 am | delete
    I'll be leaving it up to the kids but looks like a lot of fun.
  • lisaremmick Sep 6, 2011 @ 12:02 am | delete
    Now this is a really well laid out lens with very useful info. Great work!
  • gravityx9 Sep 2, 2011 @ 1:38 pm | delete
    Fun lens! I loveHalloween! You can never get started too soon for this fun night!
  • Michelle77 Aug 30, 2011 @ 10:12 am | delete
    I wondered what to do with those egg cartons!
  • Candlemakingsupplies Aug 27, 2011 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    I am going through liking your lenses!!
  • partybuzz Aug 27, 2011 @ 8:58 am | delete
    I love the witch hat! My son had a Halloween tree years ago, I always liked that. Making homemade decorations is always fun! :)
  • Retro_Loco Aug 15, 2011 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    I love you ideas for scary homemade Halloween decorations! The spooky Halloween tree is really cute. I have been saving glass jars and other things to make some scary snow globes for some time now. I think I might get started on those snow globes next weekend!
  • Geeve Aug 13, 2011 @ 5:31 pm | delete
    The Angel swarming gives me a great excuse to land on one of your lenses, and leave you a blessing for a change :) Excuse me for not trying to say that in French, I might inadvertently say something rude :D
  • CreativeArtist Aug 12, 2011 @ 12:57 pm | delete
    Cool ideas, and a great way to re-use house hold items. : )
  • blazingzone Aug 4, 2011 @ 11:04 pm | delete
    Nice choices of Halloween toys u have here!
  • LisaAuch Aug 1, 2011 @ 5:45 am | delete
    This is fantastic! We love making our own decorations!
  • Jul 31, 2011 @ 1:14 pm | delete
    Hi prosperity66,
    I really liked your lense. Lots of great stuff here! Very creative, I'll try making the witch hat this year ~ thanks!
    N T T
  • aceofhearts Jul 26, 2011 @ 9:14 am | delete
    Awesome! I added your lens to my Stamped Halloween cards page. Thanks again.
  • Sylvestermouse May 30, 2011 @ 9:28 am | delete
    Oh, I loved this lens when I first discovered it! Angel blessed and featured on "Squid Angel Mouse Tracks in Crafts." I do believe it will be the first Halloween craft lens on that lens. I will go in search of an appropriate Halloween kitty for you :)
  • ResearchAddict May 21, 2011 @ 12:47 am | delete
    Such fun ideas! I've added to my faves and lensrolled it 2x.
  • lasertek Nov 3, 2010 @ 8:36 pm | delete
    I should have seen this before Halloween. These would have stood out amongst other decorations in the neighborhood.
  • KathyMcGraw Nov 3, 2010 @ 3:19 pm | delete
    Wow...this is chock full of ideas for homemade Halloween Decorations! Maybe I should get started for next year :)
  • arncyn Nov 2, 2010 @ 6:55 pm | delete
    Homemade Halloween decor is not only practical, they're special too because like you said, it can be a great activity for family bonding! That little spider is cute although my cat will rip it o shreds in a minute LOL. Excellent! ~Blessed~
  • AmbrosiaPopsicle Oct 30, 2010 @ 11:54 am | delete
    Great ideas for Halloween thank you!
  • WordCustard Oct 24, 2010 @ 8:07 am | delete
    Came back to get some more great Halloween decorating ideas for my party!
  • W3i-RK Oct 22, 2010 @ 10:58 am | delete
    Lens rolled over to my Free Halloween Screensavers squidoo. Love these creative ideas. Wish I had more time this year, but will have to plan to make some egg carton spiders next Halloween with the kids. They would have a blast with these.
  • Oct 21, 2010 @ 9:29 am | delete
    love the ideas will have to try some these..
  • Pat Oct 12, 2010 @ 3:29 am | delete
    Find some ugly and spooky looking old bush or tree branches spray paint them black stick them in a pot of dirt and decorate with spiders, bats whatever you want!
  • Jeff_McRitchie Oct 7, 2010 @ 1:47 pm | delete
    Thanks for posting this. There's a lot of great information in it so people can get the most out of this Halloween.
  • rachsue Sep 27, 2010 @ 2:12 pm | delete
    Well thank you very much for the ideas. Now there is more we can do with our kids this year. My creative side has just disappear in time. THank you for giving us ideas and creating more family time with the kids.
  • naturegirl7 Sep 25, 2010 @ 5:31 pm | delete
    Great ideas. I miss all the Halloween crafts that I used to do at school.
  • tonyboy Sep 22, 2010 @ 8:45 pm | delete
    Not only you can make your own Halloween decorations but costumes as well, right? I'm thinking about making a Fraggle Rock costume for the Halloween and I'll throw in some homemade Fraggle Rock Halloween decorations, too! Remember Fraggle Rock? I'm sure you do!
  • eclypsechic Sep 12, 2010 @ 7:39 pm | delete
    This is such a great lens, Halloween is one of my fravorite times of the year,
  • WeddingZazzle Sep 11, 2010 @ 9:09 pm | delete
    Another great lens by you. Blessed by a SquidAngel :)
  • AnnsHomeDecor Sep 11, 2010 @ 8:29 am | delete
    Love the Halloween Hat on the front door.
  • pkmcr Sep 9, 2010 @ 1:06 pm | delete
    Dom as always absolutely beautifully constructed and fascinating lens - lensrolled to some of my Halloween Lenses
  • Winter52 Sep 8, 2010 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    So much to choose from but I think that I like hat on the front porch!
  • Sylvestermouse Aug 15, 2010 @ 11:00 am | delete
    These are a wonderful ideas! That witches hat centerpiece is a wonderful idea and really very lovely, but my favorite idea is the Halloween tree. I really want a Halloween tree! Oh, yes, love, love, love the idea of a Halloween snow globe! Most Excellent!!!
  • WordCustard Jul 22, 2010 @ 2:16 pm | delete
    It's always a surprise to find I have missed some excellent lenses from excellent lensmasters... maybe it is because it's taken me a while to get into the Halloween mood. Fantastic tips here for Halloween decorating with homemade decorations. That spider is too cute for words and I'm definitely going to make one!
  • JaguarJulie Jun 14, 2010 @ 10:51 am | delete
    Well well well ... for Halloween it would be imperative that it be scary and ghoulish ... you know?
  • JaguarJulie Oct 8, 2010 @ 10:52 am | delete
    I'm thinking spiders and bats!
  • jhaja Oct 30, 2009 @ 6:52 am | delete
    wow these are sweet thanks for these ideas, itll help us alot.. :)
  • jhaja Oct 30, 2009 @ 6:52 am | delete
    wow these are sweet thanks for these ideas, itll help us alot.. :)
  • OhMe Oct 27, 2009 @ 6:48 am | delete
    Oh Me! Thanks for these great ideas. I am trying to figure out how to decorate my trunk for Trunk or Treating. Lensrolling this great lens to my Halloween Trunk or Treat lens so I can easily refer to it as I plan. Thanks!
  • mmaflow Oct 24, 2009 @ 11:39 am | delete
    Love the lens, I can't wait to see what you bring on the table for Christmas.
  • Joan4 Oct 22, 2009 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    Delightful ideas!
  • prosperity66 Oct 19, 2009 @ 1:48 am | delete
    Thank you so much, ladies :)
  • Pastiche Oct 18, 2009 @ 10:13 am | delete
    The egg carton spider is fun for kids, and I absolutely love the witch's hat decoration for the garden fence - lensrolled to Halloween Crafts for Family Fun and 5*.
  • WhiteOak50 Oct 18, 2009 @ 7:15 am | delete
    Oh, I love the witches hat!! I want one :0) how do you think I would look in it? Very good lens, lensrolling over to my squidboo's!!
  • prosperity66 Oct 18, 2009 @ 3:57 am | in reply to NaturalVamp | delete
    I hope so :)
  • NaturalVamp Oct 17, 2009 @ 6:47 pm | delete
    Did I enjoy my Halloween decorations tour? Why yes dahling. In fact, I am thinking of making a Halloween tree using your directions. I hope it comes out maaaveelous like yours dahling.
  • prosperity66 Oct 15, 2009 @ 3:24 am | in reply to CrazyPirate | delete
    Thanks :) Finally there are many more people like me than I thought, hahaha :)
  • CrazyPirate Oct 14, 2009 @ 6:49 pm | delete
    Thanks for making it simple for us with "two left hands" matey. Simple to understand and easy to implement to make Halloween time special.
  • prosperity66 Oct 11, 2009 @ 7:48 am | delete
    Thanks WebSpinstress and murphi0401! I also like the idea of a snowglobe - which we generally dedicate to Christmas - it's so original... and easy to make :)
  • WebSpinstress Oct 8, 2009 @ 9:12 am | delete
    Great selection of hand-crafted Halloween decoration tutorials...I love the recycled witch hat and snow globe creations! :-)
  • murphi0401 Oct 7, 2009 @ 4:20 pm | delete
    this is so cute i love these ideas
  • prosperity66 Oct 6, 2009 @ 4:38 am | in reply to mariam | delete
    You asked, you get: I just added how to make a recycled Halloween Snowglobe!
  • mariam Oct 5, 2009 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    haha this is really cute thnx for the help i really think this will help me out this year oh and can u plz put up more? :)
  • buiecandy Sep 28, 2009 @ 7:07 am | delete
    Lots of neat looking homemade decorations, want to make some of them for Halloween so will be back just before Halloween
  • halloweendecorations56 Sep 27, 2009 @ 10:26 pm | delete
    Fabulous Halloween Stuff here .. love the halloween tree and the witches hat alot
  • prosperity66 Aug 31, 2009 @ 1:47 pm | in reply to RinchenChodron | delete
    I didn't make the cat, it's a friend's picture - you'll for sure find more info at Gardenweb Forums - (Home forum - Holidays category).
  • RinchenChodron Aug 18, 2009 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Hi - I loved the spider idea - simple - cheap - fun!!! I'd also like to know how to do the black cat in the picture by the tree! Great job - five stars.
  • Cherrybomb2009 Aug 17, 2009 @ 5:45 pm | delete
    Nice Halloween tips!
  • prosperity66 Aug 17, 2009 @ 5:21 pm | in reply to Cygnus76 | delete
    Thanks for your input :)
  • Cygnus76 Aug 17, 2009 @ 12:31 pm | delete
    Awesome ideas for halloween. Thanks!
  • prosperity66 Aug 16, 2009 @ 12:11 pm | delete
    Thanks to the both of you and... oh my Goodness! This is the second time a lens of mine is blessed by an Angel in one week! Thank you so much!
  • a_willow Aug 16, 2009 @ 9:28 am | delete
    Wonderful ideas! Love that you emphasized reusing things for these crafts! :) Blessed by an Angel!
  • homebasedangell Aug 16, 2009 @ 8:18 am | delete
    Love your lens. I fav'd it and when Halloween gets a little closer, I can't wait to make the spiders and the tree with my daughters! Thanks for the ideas. 5*

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