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5 Best Dollar Tree DIY Halloween Decor Ideas that are Cheap & Stylish you Have to Try!

  • Writer: Cass
    Cass
  • 2 days ago
  • 2 min read
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Decorate your home for Halloween this year on a budget, but make it look expensive. Add these modern, adorable, and playful decor items into your home for Halloween. I'm crafting charming, spooky, and budget-friendly decorations using items from the dollar store. I'm pairing a googly eye napkin holder, googly eye coasters, graphic print napkins, and a bug-themed bowl with drinking glasses. Check below to see how each piece I'm including in this year's decor is made!




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Googly Eye Napkin Holder


Materials:

  • Googly Eyes

  • Black Chalk Paint

  • Paint/ Foam Brush

  • Pumpkin Cutout

  • Napkin Holder

  • Hot Glue Gun




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Step 1: Gather the materials.






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Step 2: Paint the front and sides with a couple of coats of black chalk paint.




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Step 3: Once the paint has dried, attach the googly eyes in pairs using glue.


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Step 4: Attach the larger pumpkin to the second ring of the napkin and the smaller pumpkin to the first ring.



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Hey Boo Napkins

  • White Party Napkins

  • Permanent Iron on Vinyl (I used two different colors)

  • Iron or Heat Press



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Step 1: Buy a white pack of party napkins from the dollar store.



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Step 2: Use Cricut Design Space to slice a conversation bubble, allowing the interior to be cut out. (Watch the video for more details on this here.)


Step 3: Choose "Make" to separate the bubble and phrase by hiding each one before making the cuts.



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Step 4: Weed out the conversation bubbles and text.


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Step 5: Individually apply and iron or heat press the text onto the napkins.



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Insect Glassware

  • Tinted Glassware

  • Clear Glass Bowl

  • Permanent Vinyl


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Step 1: Pick up some tinted glasses and clear glass bowls at the dollar store.



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Step 2: Utilize Cricut Design Space to access "free" bug designs for creating and cutting.


Step 3: Cut the image and use transfer tape to transfer the image.


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Step 4: Apply the image to the front of the glass and peel away the transfer tape.





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Step 5: Then, apply one of the bugs to the inside bottom of the clear bowl and take off the transfer tape.



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Googly Eye Coasters



Materials:

  • Silicone Coasters Mold

  • Clear Cast Epoxy

  • Googly Eyes



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Step 1: Gather clear epoxy, coaster molds, and googly eyes from the dollar store.




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Step 2: Prepare the epoxy according to the instructions on the box's packaging.




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Step 3: Pour the clear epoxy into the mold and insert different sized googly eyes.



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What do you think?  Would you try any of these? I love how the googly eye coaster set turned out!  Comment and come say Hi. Tag me @Craftingwithcass on Instagram if you decide to create your own! Subscribe to the blog for everything DIY and NEW updates!


Craft it or buy it?! Shop some of my faves and finds at Lowe's, Etsy, Target, Amazon, and Wayfair.




Watch the video for even more details!





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