Simple! Cute! Handmade Halloween accessories
The long-awaited Halloween is here!
How about getting into the Halloween spirit by placing cute little decorations around your home and in the places you usually spend time?
In this article, we’ll introduce handmade accessories that are perfect for Halloween!
We’ve focused on items that are easy to make using materials you can readily find.
Every piece will make you look forward to Halloween even more!
Many of these can be made together with children and older adults, so be sure to craft together and make your Halloween bright and festive!
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Easy and Cute! Handmade Halloween Accessories (21–30)
Eyeball Flower
Have you heard of eyeball flowers, where the tips of plants are eyeballs? They’re one of the fun, pop-style decorations you see a lot around Halloween.
A headband decorated with those wobbly, staggering eyeball flowers is perfect for Halloween, too.
Just stick a googly-eye sticker (with a moving pupil) onto a round styrofoam ball, then insert a pipe cleaner into the styrofoam—done! If you draw bloodshot veins on the white part with a red marker, the eyeball will look even more realistic.
A headband with lots of moving eyeball flowers has a big impact, so it’s especially recommended if you want to stand out.
Halloween suncatcher
Decorations that brighten up your room! Let’s make a Halloween-themed sun catcher.
A sun catcher is a decorative interior item that sparkles when it reflects sunlight and other light.
Hang it by a window and it will gather the sun’s rays, making your room bright and glittery.
Most of the materials can be found at 100-yen shops.
Since you’ll use materials like resin—a liquid that cures under UV light—and glitter, it could be fun to get creative and make it together with children.
Fluffy Pumpkin Objet
This is a pumpkin-shaped ornament made by gently shaping yarn.
First, use a bundle of twine layered over wooden chopsticks as the core, then wrap yarn around it.
Once you’ve wrapped it thickly, use the layered twine to secure the yarn and refine the overall shape.
Finally, remove the chopsticks and shape it firmly into a pumpkin to finish.
Since the entire piece is made from yarn, it ends up looking softer than versions that keep a rigid core, which is a key point.
Try creating your own unique ornament by choosing different colors and adding parts as you like.
mini lantern
Here’s an introduction to making a mini lantern using an R-1 plastic bottle.
It looks just like a real lantern, but it’s easy to make, so give it a try! First, cut the bottle into three equal parts; you won’t use the middle section, so recycle it.
Wrap black masking tape around the cut edges of the top and bottom sections, and cover the entire bottom section with the tape to make it black.
Finally, cover the cap with tape, make a hole in it, and attach a chenille stem (pipe cleaner) as a handle to finish.
It looks cute if you put ghost stickers or other decals on the clear part.
Place a candle-style LED light inside and enjoy.
Cardboard Mickey headband
Here are some ideas for making Mickey-style headbands out of cardstock.
It’s very easy, so be sure to try it with your child.
First, prepare black cardstock.
Fold one sheet into a long, narrow strip to make the base of the headband.
From another sheet, cut out two circular pieces.
Make a small slit in each circle, overlap the cut edges slightly, and glue them to create a three-dimensional piece.
Attach these as ears to the headband base.
Finally, punch holes at both ends of the base, thread a rubber band through, and you’ll have an adorable headband! Add a bow to turn it into a Minnie version.
pumpkin basket
Let’s make an atmospheric Halloween decoration by crafting a jack-o’-lantern using mesh cord! First, prepare twelve orange mesh cords, each 26 cm long, and mark the center on four of them.
Create the first weave using those four cords, then add the remaining cords.
Next, mark the base with a pencil and fold along the marks using a ruler or another straight edge.
Continue weaving the upright cords, then fold the upper ends back and weave them into the body to finish the edge.
Finally, glue on the jack-o’-lantern’s face and handle, and you’re done!
Halloween ornament
These are small ornaments characterized by their softness, made using yarn and dish sponges.
Roll a dish sponge into a ball with rubber bands, then wrap yarn around it to form a sphere.
Try to wrap the yarn so the sponge doesn’t show; if it does peek through, using a similar color is recommended so it doesn’t look out of place.
Once you’ve finished wrapping, attach facial features and other parts to complete it.
Add originality by getting creative with your choice of motifs and the shapes of the parts.