Sometimes you want more than a toothy jack-o-lantern welcoming Halloween guests to your front porch or dining room table. Courtney shows you how to borrow techniques from printmaking to create fanciful carved designs – in addition to some quick, non-carving ideas. You’ll have plenty of ideas for adding elegant silhouettes, glitter and geometric designs to your Halloween décor.

Go super spooky with your Halloween decor using office supplies to make heads in jars. This video originally appeared on Facebook Live on October 31, 2017.

Learn how to make this spooky-sweet black cat with crochet designer, Twinkie Chan. You’ll learn how to work in the round using basic stitches, whipstitch everything together, and most importantly, embroider the face. This black cat is perfect for Halloween décor – or switch up the yarn colors and make it look just like your favorite kitty!  

Your little ghouls and goblins will shriek with delight over handmade Trick or Treat bags. They are super simple and fun to make — and even easier to customize. With a little felt, scissors and a sewing machine you can make your very own felt fiend, mummy or jack-o-lantern. 

Frida Kahlo inspires us through her art, but her iconic flower headbands are pretty inspirational, too. Courtney demonstrates how to create a flower headband featuring custom-made felt flowers that pop. This piece is great for Halloween, Dia de los Muertos, Cinco de Mayo or any celebration that requires some bold, bright headwear.

Outfit yourself with colorful plumage this Halloween. Courtney demonstrates how to create a feather-covered cape and matching mask. This no-sew bird costume is simple and easy to make, and it can be customized for feathered friends of all ages.

 

In this class, Courtney teaches a creative way to make a last-minute owl costume using nothing more than felt, scissors, and hot glue. This costume consists of a textured chest piece, feathery wings, and a cute pointed cap with large owl eyes. Whether you make yours in traditional barn owl colors or as an all-white snowy owl, you’ll be costume perfect come Halloween.

Make classic sugar cookies from scratch with the Wilton method. Not only will Emily show you how to make the dough and cut out shapes, but she also shares expert tips for decorating the cookies with royal icing. This class is perfect for anyone who wants to make professional looking cookies for holidays, Halloween, parties and special events year round.

Transform into a witchy wonder with this easy face painting tutorial. Courtney gives tips and tricks for creating a classic, green witch face that is perfect for Halloween. You will even learn how to paint a spooky spider web accent to go with your green face.

These playful silhouettes add the perfect bit of spook to your Halloween cupcakes and other baked goods. Courtney Cerruti shows you how to use the Cricut Explore to create shapes that you can turn into cake toppers or other festive decorations, such as garlands, confetti, gift toppers, and much more.

This class is jam-packed with six different Halloween craft projects that range from gothic and bookish to add a slightly sinister note to an adult cocktail party to paper decorations and Halloween surprise balls that will enliven any kids’ party. Use these ideas as a jumping-off point to customize your own Halloween decorations.

Looking for a quick DIY Halloween costume? Courtney Cerruti can help! In this class, she teaches how to make a burly beard out of felt and hot glue. Simply trace and cut out the basic beard shape, then create textures in the fabric by layering felt pieces in a contrasting color. At the very end, you'll attach a string and your beard is ready to wear! Perfect for the little (and big) lumberjacks, pirates, and wannabe hipsters in your life. 

Woodgrain has a raw, woodsy look to it that complements any season and occasion. In this class, you will learn how to create custom fondant colors to achieve an organic woodgrain look using the Color Right Icing Color System. Stephanie shows you how to knead the fondant to create a marbled effect and roll it out to just the right thickness. Finally, you will cut out fondant shapes and add them to cookies and cupcakes using a thin layer of buttercream icing.
 

In this class, Courtney creates Halloween shadow puppets using the Cricut Explore cutting machine. These spooky Victorian silhouettes are fun to make and even more fun to put into action. Courtney shares tips for using different types of materials, like card stock and wood veneer, and how to add your own decorative flare using paint or ribbons.

If you don’t feel like creating an entire costume – or if you want to give your costume that final DIY touch – add one of these masks. Courtney shows you how to add embellishments to totally transform basic store-bought masks. A plush tawny owl, a bead-encrusted masquerade piece, and a striking constellation complete the set.

Turn Victorian clip art into dimensional spooky and sassy paper witches. Courtney will show you how to create a witch form, make a costume from patterned papers and add volume and depth using some simple costuming techniques. Make a few witches, hang them in a coven for instant Halloween decor.

Transform kids’ faces into Halloween classics with creative face painting. Courtney Cerruti shows how to use different kind of paints to create a tiger, zombie, and vampire. Once you’ve learned a few tricks about applying face paint, you can use it create any disguise quickly and artfully.

If your little one still hasn’t decided what to be for Halloween, Courtney is here to help! It's easy to transform anyone into a pretty little flower with a yard of felt, some ribbon, and a hot glue gun. Courtney shares tips for cutting out felt petals and giving them a cupped shape, then shows how to expertly apply them to a ribbon to create a stunning (and comfortable) head piece. Dress your little blossom in an all green outfit, and she’s all set to trick-or-treat.

Michele from Simplicity teaches you how to stitch up a variety of animal hats and hoods, including foxes, bears and leopards, following an easy Simplicity pattern. You will need to purchase Simplicity Pattern 1514 (which unfortunately is no longer available at Simplicity.com, but can be found online) and then Michele will walk you through every step of the pattern, including great tips on working with faux fur to create a variety of silhouettes. This is a perfect beginner sewing project, and the finished hoods will be a big hit with children (and adults) of all ages for birthday parties, halloween or just everyday fun. Simplicity Creative Group is one of the leading suppliers in the craft, sewing, knitting, hobby and home decorating categories with a long history of supplying innovative and quality products to a global customer base. Simplicity designs, produces and markets sewing patterns for individuals who love to sew. Simplicity Creative Group’s well-known brands include Simplicity®, Wright®, and Boye®

Learn how to sew Cosplay costume essentials – including a structured corset, studded gauntlets and a lined cape – with Michele Muska from Simplicity Patterns. Unsure how to add boning to your bustier? Or insert a separating zipper? Michele covers all these tricky sewing techniques and more, sharing tips and tricks for mastering the pattern at every step. This costume can easily be customized with fur, lace or fanciful trim to create your very own character. 

Celebrate spooky season and unlock your inner crochet wizardry with seven Halloween-inspired appliqués: a ghost, pumpkin, spider, and a bat, a skull, a potion bottle and a witch's hat. Twinkie Chan is a crochet designer, author, and believer in the crafterlife. In this class, you'll learn a bewitching array of stitches and techniques, from single crochet up to treble crochet, working in rows and rounds, making an invisible join (or perhaps a phantom join?), and an otherworldly way to change yarn colors. You can use your appliqués for an infinite number of fun projects, like enchanting garlands, spine-tingling party invitations, and the most haunting Halloween treat bags. Whether you're an intrepid beginner or an experienced crocheter, these charming shapes will inspire you to conjure up wickedly delightful decorations that will leave everyone spellbound.

Cultivate some magic in your life with these paper mache wands. This is a simple and imaginative project, and the wands can be made and decorated in any style. But perhaps the most special part is when Amy and her daughters show you how to instill your wand with magical powers, secret ingredients and whispers.