Recycling and creating on the cheap are  important to me for any project. These recycled DIY Halloween projects are both inexpensive and easy to make! 

Here's a fun project to do with dollar store Halloween cut-outs and a curtain rod. 
I got the idea from Michaels Craft Store. They had a similar decoration with 3 pumpkins stacked together. 
This project couldn't be easier and it looks great in a pot or stuck in your front garden to get the spirit of Halloween on a dime. 
There's nothing to it, take a look...

Turn thrift store bottles into spooky decorations in minutes!


I'm using jars and bottles found for next to nothing in the thrift store and a package of clear Halloween stickers from Michaels.



I created fun elixir bottles for Halloween decorating.


Add your own potions or favorite plastic props to the bottles.
Maybe a few spiders or an eyeball or two? 

and your Halloween mantel decorating ideas are in the bottle!

Every year I make a ghost from something repurposed for the front of my house. 
Sometimes I spend money on the project and sometimes I don't. 
This year I made a cute ghost stake to plant in the ground by my mailbox and it didn't cost me a cent! 
You can even make it light up! ...

Today I'm re-purposing my favorite wire garden  cloche for Halloween.

I love it when I can recycle garbage and turn it into something fabulous! That's just what I did when I recycled my plastic laundry pod container into an adorable Halloween lantern...

This was such a fun project for Halloween and I got to  temporarily use one of my favorite garden pieces with lights!... source

Fall and Halloween decorating begins with the mantel in my house. I have a super long mantel over my fireplace and it's just itching to be decorated.


Here are some interesting characters I've been collecting forever. Every year I decorate my mantel with them.


I added brand new owls from Marshalls I just couldn't resist.


The end corners of my extra long mantel needed some bling as well.

A driftwood photo holderI made one summer works for any season.

A cloche lamp from Target adjusts to any season. Visit the orange link to see all the details. 

and the gallery walleasily changes over to fall.

Do you decorate for Halloween? I did when my kids were young but I don't so much anymore. This cute little Dollar Tree project is all the Halloween decor I need and they fit right into a pretty wooden bowl...

When I find an easy thrift store makeover I'm on it! 
I'm usually not in the door for long before I've got the project started.
Especially when it's an adorable little Fall project that can be done in no time while watching TV. 
Today I found just that easy project that took no time to finish and right away I put it to good use! 

The cutest ghost light ever is easily made with a frosted wine bottle and black vinyl! 

In the past I've made paper bats and hung them around my home for Halloween. 
This year when I saw metal bats for sale at a crazy price I decided to make some of my own. 
I'm using something today that you may even have in your garage but can be purchased at the hardware store very inexpensively.
I'm loving my DIY flying bats and the best part is that they will last forever! 
Take a look...

Today I'm making a fun banner to hang on your fireplace or in a window every year! 
I don't decorate for Halloween too much but I sure like to make the projects! 
This time I'm going to create a Halloween banner with a vintage look that I'll want to hang every year! 
The easy technique to get a vintage look can be used on almost anything too! 
Take a look...

This is such an easy and fun project for Halloween and if you're a fan of the vintage look then you're gonna love this recycled fabric ghost project. 
You really don't need any special supplies either.
The vintage look is amazing and these ghosts came out adorable! 
I stiffened the fabric for these ghosts like the ones I've seen made with cheesecloth but today I had a better idea that would use recycled fabric.
Take a look...

Last year a ghost blew through our kitchen... You can see how he was madehere.

Today's repurposed Halloween project is an easy one! I'm creating ghost bowl fillers from white dryer balls and buttons. 
You may even have all the supplies at home to make this cute and quick project for Halloween. If not, I can tell you where to get them.
If you love to fill your wooden bowls with fun things for the seasons then this easy project is for you! 
Take a look...

This pretty round chalkboard started out this  process a little scary!

Today I'm making one of the easiest Halloween pillows ever! 
I had an old fleece blanket I cut up a while back for a project and trust me I'll be using the rest of the scraps again real soon! 
Grab a fall colored pillow cover and either fleece or felt and follow along! There is no sewing involved and it couldn't be easier! 
Take a look...

It almost ended up in the trash at my friends garage sale but I grabbed it because I saw the ghostly potential.

On a recent trip to Marshalls I saw the cutest ghost lumbar pillow and I was sure it was something I could make in no time! 
I snapped a photo and remembered I had the perfect pillow cover at home to replicate the look. 
I had all the easy to find supplies at home so I got to work! 
Take a look...