Some final thoughts on frugal decorations...

Ok I threw in a couple because I don't plan to have this topic again until NEXT year! So here are some extras.

Sidewalk path candle lights.
Instead of buying premade paper bag candle holders or fancy candle holders, make them yourself from cans. Clean several cans of various sizes. Put water in them and set them in the freezer. Remember the ice will expand, so don't fill them too high. Remove them when frozen and with a chisil, cut out eyes, pumpkin faces, whatever. Remove the ice and let dry. Spray paint the base coat, say orange, for a pumpkin. Paint whatever else you want, add sand or dirt and a votive candle. We experimented with a narrow and small can. The votive candle did not melt the paint. One can we did was an "eye" can. We spray painted the can green. Took a nail and punched several holes all over and painted eyes on the holes. At night it looks like eyes are glowing.

FRANKESTEIN MILK JUG:
Spray paint the jug green and then spray paint the bottom of the jug, black. When dry, flip the jug over and with the spout facing down, paint on a face. Use the photo as a reference. Screw in 2 large bolts into the jug, just below the face. Attach a chain to the top and a black rag over the spout. Tie with black thread.

HALLOWEEN WREATH:
Make a circular wreath from sticks and old plyable branches, or buy one ready made. I got mine at MJD Designs craft store for only $2.50. I also saw one at Walmart for $2.00.Attach some old plastic flowers to the wreath too. Spray paint the entire thing black, then LIGHTLY spray over it with white spray paint. This gives the effect of looking old.Now add a red ribbon or bow, and plastic skull, pumpkins, bats, spiders...whatever you want.

POTS, POTS, and MORE POTS
Simple decorations made from clay pots used for plants. You can use these to hold candy. Easy to make. You can make a frankenstein pot. Just paint the face and add fun eyes that can be glued right to the pot. This one is easy, cute and cheap. You can turn the pot upside down and make some ghosts - paint white and then use a black permanent marker to make eye "holes". A pumpkin - keep upside right, paint orange and decorate with face. You can add a green ribbon around the top. (put candles in theses). These tend to be more cute, than spooky! A black cat - paint black, turn upside down add triangle ears of felt at the top (just glue on either side.) Yellow felt eyes (any shape you want from spooky triangles to cute circles). Take a bunch of black pipe cleaners and twist them all together for a tail - secure with hot glue. You can use grey felt for the upside down triangle mouth. Use white piple cleaners or construction paper for wiskers. Have fun! There are lots of other cute things you can make - turn the pot into a cauldron, if you're talented, paint a which face on them, goblins, wrap in white cloth - a mummy. And on and on!

Enjoy and have a FESTIVE Halloween!!