It’s HALLOWEEN week here on Stylejuicer and to kick off I’ve collected some genuinely easy* (I use the term loosely) Halloween DIY ideas to dress and impress.

I don’t know about you but though I love the idea of handcrafting and DIY I simply don’t have the time! I adore the people who do and find the time to blog about it but I’m convinced that they’ve got more than 24 hours in their day or they are insomniacs or they’ve got a housekeeper or don’t watch DVD box sets or MAYBE they’ve just got different priorities. Hmmm…

So now that I’ve confessed my DIY envy I want to share some ideas with you that are fun and easy to recreate. Just take them as a template and free style to your hearts content. It doesn’t have to be perfect, the wonkier and spookier the better. It’s Halloween after all!

SCARY BALLOONS: So effective and easy via Swedish blog Trendenser by Frida Ramstedt. Just get your marker pen out and copy those spooky faces but don’t push down too hard or… POP!

BAT NAPKIN HOLDERS: Napkin holders are always a fab way to decorate the table and these paper bats are easy to cut and put together. If you need more instructions just follow this link to Woman’s Day.

BAT WING MINI PUMPKINS: And another idea for stylish and effective table decorations by Frida Ramstedt of Trendenser. Some mini pumpkins with DIY paper bat wings. Genius!

GHOST & BAT GARLAND: I adore these cute little ghosts and bat garlands which I found over on evite.

GHOST LOLLIES: Dress up your Halloween lollies as scary ghosts by the crafty Liz Stanley from Say Yes To Hoboken.

BIN LINER SPIDERS WEB: I love any DIY idea that involves materials found in my kitchen cupboard so I just had to share this spiders web with you made from a humble bin liner which I found over on How About Orange. Neat idea!

SELF-SERVE TREAT BAGS: Martha Stewart has of course got THE best idea for self-serve Halloween treat bags. You can find instructions here or just take this as a concept and stencil or paint your own little bags. They’ll look gorgeous pinned to a pumpkin either way.

RIP CHOCOLATE DESSERT: Now, you’re going to be upset with me as I can’t find the source for this recipe BUT I wanted to include these scary desserts anyway as I think you’ll be able to make up your own quite easily. It looks to me like a chocolate mousse with roughly chopped dark chocolate as top soil and a RIP decorated chocolate chip cookie as a tombstone. Super scary but no doubt delicious.

TRICK OR TREAT CHALK BOARD: And for all you creative hand lettering enthusiasts out there including myself I found this Trick or Treat chalk board on Etsy by LilyandVal. If you’ve got oodels of time do it yourself or just put an order in – no one will ever know! 😉

Enjoy and I hope you’re inspired!