So here is the long-awaited (atleast for me!) post on how to decorate for Halloween for under $10! I like to think of it as "Boo on a Budget."
You can decorate your home for under $10 to give it some Halloween flair!
Take a look at what I did and see how LITTLE I paid.
It's frighteningly frugal (tee-hee!)
This little guy was easy! I re-used a jar (I rinse and keep jars and cans for things just like this!).
I added some gauze from the dollar store and some google eyes from my craft stash. Add a tealight and you have a cute little decoration.
The kids could even help you wrap it!
Total cost= $1
This was one of my favorites--the stick centerpiece. I re-used a vase and added some sticks that had fallen from a tree in my yard. I used some black spray paint on the limbs to add some "darker" appeal for Halloween. If I have time, I will likely add some spider webs to it before Halloween night. The rest of the centerpiece was from my stash. I actually liked the stark look of the sticks by themselves on the center of the table as well.
Total cost= $0
On a side note--if you don't already own several colors of spray paint, start collecting some!
I find it is the easiest and cheapest way to repurpose things around your home from frames to vases and sticks!
Here I have once again repurposed spaghetti jars, spray painted the lids black, and added some cute printables and dollar store candy. (You can see where someone had already depleted the candy corn and tootsie rolls by the time I got my camera out!)
Total cost= $0 for printables (found on Kikicreates! Love her!) and $3 for candy.
Okay, these lanterns were total impulse buys at the dollar store. I couldn't resist!
Total cost= $3
I re-used (again!) some frames from around my house. (My kids' pictures are behind these.) I used an online template and black scrapbook paper to cut out the silhouettes. You could use black construction paper just as easily as well.
Glue and frame and you're set with more free decor!
Another freebie! Love the eyechart concept! Find this freebie at Tatertots and Jello.
Total cost= $0
This last free printable resides right after you enter the front door. (My kids had to add their own touch on either side!). I love the subway art concept and the chevron design that frames it out too. Again, reuse a frame from around your house. I figure my kids' pictures are displayed all the time, so it's okay to cover them up for a few weeks. All for the sake of decorating!
So that brings my total cost for decorating to just $7. Which leaves me enough money to go buy a pumpkin from the patch for our front porch!
There is your BOO on a Budget! I hope you enjoyed it!
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