4 ADORABLE Dollar Tree Halloween DIYs 👻 Easy Halloween Decor | Budget Friendly DIYs

Welcome back to my channel, The Crafty Quinn. Today I'm sharing four adorable Halloween DIYs using Dollar Tree wood cutouts. We've got three ghosts, one mummy, and thankfully nothing that can actually haunt us. So let's get crafting. Starting off with DIY number one. So this is a brand new Dollar Tree ghost wood cutout. I don't think they've had one quite like this before, and certainly not this large of a sign. So this was awesome to see in the new fall craft section this year. And I have my cat Eddie joining us. He, as soon as he saw that I was about to start crafting, he jumped up on this table and he's like, what you doing? So I just grabbed four pieces of fall fabric. They weren't, I mean, I was originally going to think to go with like Halloween typed fabric from Dollar Tree, but I couldn't find any. So I just decided to, you know, kind of put together my stash of fall fabric, if you will. And then just, I figured I had four different ones. So that's a good pattern to go with. But really I'm just kind of cutting it out in kind of rectangles, I guess. Wasn't really aiming for any particular shape necessarily, but I just kind of just started cutting fabric to see what I'd come up with. And then I pulled all these strings off of these fabric pieces. I cut about six pieces of fabric per fabric roll. But I'm taking all the strings off of these because I want it to look more like roughly quilted and more patchwork. So I wanted all the strings to be seen and kind of make it look like as though it was an actual quilt on this ghost. I just, I don't know, maybe it's cozy cottage. I don't know what you would call it, but I just thought how cute would this be if you made like a quilted ghost? And I saw these t-shirts of quilted ghosts on Etsy. And that's actually what inspired me for this. So yeah, there's some... I saw people doing like designs, like graphic design of like quilted ghosts. But I don't think I've actually seen anybody make this yet. So I thought let's give it a try with some Mod Podge. So all of this is going to be cut out at the end. Anything that's, you know, outside of the shape here, you're just going to trim all that off later. So you just kind of have to start gluing them down and just see how you want to, you know, how you want this to look. Because you have to figure out the pattern as well. So I kind of tried to figure out which one should go next to the other that would look good with the pattern to put together like this. Because I have two plaid and then I have two more of this like printed design. So just kind of space it out a little bit. I'm using matte Mod Podge for this. And I didn't need to do any special tricks or anything because the pieces of fabric are just so small. So I just used a heavy amount of Mod Podge to make sure that they would stick. And I didn't have to do anything else after the fact to hold it in place. It actually stuck to it really well. I didn't have to use a heat gun, nothing. Just realized my phone was not on silent. So I just put down this at the top. I did use some smaller pieces for the top. But all of that is going to be cut and trimmed later. And yes, I did cover up the eyes. But that is okay because the eyes will be cut out later as well. And I'll show you how I did that. So the most important thing is just covering this ghost completely with your fabric, with your pattern. So anything like this, I just kind of laid it horizontally because I wanted to make sure one piece of fabric would completely cover the little ghost arms. And then sometimes it doesn't always, you know, I just kind of did it with, okay, I have these cutouts. I'm just going to use them and then I just trim them later. So really just trying to get all the pieces to fit. It was kind of like a puzzle. So it was kind of really fun to do in that way. And honestly, I thought this project would be a lot more time consuming than it was. It really, really wasn't. So and with the ghost not being like gigantic, I think that also helped. But what was great is that this ghost would cut out for Dollar Tree is large enough that you can do a whole pattern like this. So just keep laying them down and just keep using Mod Podge. And if you feel like it's light on a section or it's not, you know, sticking, just go in and add some more. So I did kind of lay them on top of each other a little bit in some areas because this fabric was a little bit of like see-through because it is Dollar Tree. It's not like a thick fabric. But the whole point was for it to look patchwork. So I just, so there were some openings because of the way the fabric laid on the eyes. So that kind of helped me start cutting it a bit more. And then of course, when it got down to these smaller sections like this, that made it trickier. But I used fabric scissors, like scissors that I saved just for fabric cutting only. So they were super sharp and that helped. And then also for those smaller areas, as you just saw, I went in with my X-Acto knife. And then I had this piece of black cardstock and I figured, well, you know what? No one's going to see the back. I'm just going to glue this down and it will easily cover the eyes and the mouth and I don't have to cut out any shapes for that. I'm so glad I cut this pack of extra pieces of paper from Hobby Lobby. And this is the end result. And I'm super happy with how it turned out and now the eyes really pop. DIY number two. So this is another fun one. I feel like I'm making Halloween monster crafts, really, this video, but this is going to be a mummy sign and I'm so excited. So just ignore the first part of that because I thought I could start this by starting with the very bottom of the sign when really the best way to do it, as I figured out, was starting from the middle. And that way you can just wrap the most that you can and get the most of it covered. So I just glued it down and then I'm just continuously wrapping this yarn around. This is Dollar Tree yarn and all of the fabrics for that ghost that I used were all Dollar Tree fabrics. But Dollar Tree has this furry, felt, velvety yarn. So that is what I'm using for this. And then as I got near the top here, I just had to start laying down glue for almost every single layer of string and just kind of wrapping it and placing it and gluing it and sometimes gluing it in multiple places just to make sure it would stay and not look messy. But also just making sure that I was covering up all the wood sign completely as well. So then it was time to cut out some eyes and I used more of this kind of scrap cardstock, if you will, from Hobby Lobby and I just started cutting out more of an oval shape. I didn't use a template or anything. I just totally eyeballed it. And then once I had the first eye, then I just used that as my tracer to cut out the second one. And I didn't even have to use any pen or anything. I literally just held it up and just cut it. Now the eyes are ready to be hot glued down. I just used a decent amount of hot glue and that just made it stay to the yarn just fine. And we're kind of going to be holding this, these eyes in place another way as well, but at least now they're extra secure. So to kind of put it in the middle here, we are going to slightly cover the eyes of this mummy just a little bit. You want to make it look like, you know, it's the wrapping of a mummy here. And this is really kind of what starts to help establish that look. So you're just going to start wrapping the eyes a little bit, as much as you want. And then of course, once you're done, just glue it to the back. And I'm using this clay mask applicator as my like, I guess, glue touchy thing. I don't know what you would call it, but I don't want to burn my fingers because I always burn my fingers every video. So I'm just using this clay mask applicator brush and this is another Dollar Tree item. So then we are going to start laying this on a bit of an angle even more because we want to make it look like the mouth has wrapping as well. And I didn't want the lines to be like perfectly straight and I feel like we're really starting to get the look of the mummy here, but just kind of the idea is to just keep wrapping it diagonally so that it looks like different wrappings. So yeah, all different angles. So I did also lay the string at the bottom of the eyes as well. The eyes should kind of be just looking like they're peeking through. And then if you want, you could also take this lace and kind of intertwine that in between the yarn as well to make it look more like vintage-y mummy, I guess, if you want. But I used all of these Dollar Tree ribbons, just kind of laid them in an X shape and then we were just cinching them with some jute twine. And that polka dot ribbon in the- not in the back, not the burlap one, but the one in the front, the black and ivory color, I got that one from Hobby Lobby a while ago when it was on sale. I'm not sure if they sell that one anymore, but it's something now, I guess, from my stash. So I cut all the excess twine off and then I just thought, what a way to finish this. I just felt like it needed something and I just felt like the bow really kind of even gave it more of a Halloween look. So I love how this cute mummy turned out. I never thought I'd be making a cute mummy craft. So if you're enjoying these Halloween DIYs so far, don't forget to- don't forget to give this video a thumbs up and hit that subscribe button. I have lots more fall and Halloween crafting coming your way, so just make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss what's coming next. Thank you guys so much for watching as always. And then we have two more crafts, so don't head out yet. But DIY number three. So I found more of these antique frames and I hope you guys are seeing these in your stores too. But near me, there's only one store near me that carries these and they are getting harder to find. So I think as this fall season hits, I think these are going to be a little bit harder to come by. But I am just taking this like dental sponge that I found on Amazon and I am using some Waverly Antique Wax to fill in the embellishments on this antique frame. And that is kind of the style that I'm going for this season with this frame. I'll have to see if I can reuse these frames somehow, but I love these. I just want to use them for every craft. So apologies if you keep seeing these in all my videos. I just- I love them so much. But I'm just trying to give this an antique look with this dental sponge. So I kind of was taking some of the antique wax, dabbing it on the paper towel, get off the excess. And it is kind of hard to see because I'm using such a very light amount. But you know, it is to your preference. So I'm using this ghost wood cutout from Dollar Tree. They have these, I want to say, every year. And for a while now, they've had these at least for the past five years that I've been crafting Dollar Tree items. But I'm just using some white Waverly chalk paint for this. And here is where the fun begins because we are going to take some black chalk paint and some white chalk paint and make gray. So I'm making a dark gray color because I did not have the gray color that I wanted on hand. But we are going to be using this gray color as a bit of an outline on this ghost. And I just kind of wanted to give it an effect that would kind of make it pop. So that's not just, you know, a white ghost on a frame. I wanted it to really stand out and feel like it's kind of floating in the air in front of you. So we're kind of going for a bit of a 3D effect. So I just did the outline with the gray paint and then I just kind of went over it with some of that white paint again. And you can just keep going over this as much as you want. But it's really just to make that gray kind of fade. And you'll know when you see it. How you want it to look. Like once you're doing this, you'll kind of get a better sense of like, okay, now I think I need more white if I want that effect, you know, to really stand out or not. So this was just a fun way to kind of, I almost called this like an ombre look, but it really has a cool effect. So yeah, I did go back and do this quite a few times until the gray was very, very light. So I used kind of a thin layer of white paint really. And that's why I did go back so many times because I didn't want to just cover it completely with lots of white paint. So we are going to spackle the top of the ghost head here because this is supposed to be an ornament. So we just want to get rid of the hole there and that is really going to help this look. So we're taking this frame apart and this is the black backing of the frame and I just wanted to antique this ghost even more because I don't know, maybe it was the vintage frame or the antique frame, but I felt like it needed some lace. So I was just kind of spacing everything out and then once I had everything where I wanted it, then I decided to hot glue down the lace. I mean, you could have like glued this first and then cut it, that's totally fine. I'm realizing now as I'm watching this back, but yeah, that's just the way I did it. So I'm just putting it all back together here. So I'm just reassembling this first and then we are going to secure our ghost. But yeah, it's great to just easily take this frame apart for crafts. And I think the backing on this, the black backing on this frame, I feel like it's supposed to be a chalkboard. I haven't tried it yet with actual chalk, but I think that's what this is supposed to be. So I just covered up the hole with the spackle hole with some white paint and then it's as though it was never there and then just hot glued down the ghost. And this is the cool effect that I wanted to create. It kind of has a pop out look to it. So I love the way this ghost frame came out. DIY number four. This is our last but not least craft of the day. So I painted this wood palette, I don't know what you would call it, just this wood piece from Dollar Tree. Painted it all black already and then I already painted the ghost because I figured you guys wouldn't want to watch me paint. So then I took these Dollar Tree Scrabble letters and it was just an easy way to spell out boo on such a small little wood piece here. But that's not all there is to this craft. There's definitely another component. So I didn't want to just put a ghost there and call it a day. I wanted to do something fun. So I cut out these pieces of ribbon. So I kind of had all the ribbon laid out from the mummy craft and then I kept all that out and I thought, what if I kind of put all this down like a skirt? Because I did see, I think on Pinterest, there were like large ghosts with like skirts. So I was like, what if I did like a mini version of that? And I was trying to make kind of a layered textured skirt for this ghost. But also it was really hard to make it look like a skirt on this ghost because it is so tiny. So I just figured the best way to do that was to just start adding some layers of ribbon. So after I did that, I felt like, you know what? Every skirt has like, you know, an elastic that keeps it together. So let's add that to the top of this as well. And then I really feel like the skirt look really pulled together here. So that was definitely one of the defining features. But that's not it. I figured some lace would look great here as well. And so I was kind of hard to put this in between all the layers at that point. So I just decided to just kind of add it from the back and it was great because it kind of gave a backing behind those like stark black pieces here. So definitely more texture, more layers. So I just kept doing that and this was Dollar Tree lace actually. So they called it like crocheted ribbon. So once I had all of that done, then to really finish it off, I wanted a kind of like a messy bow with some jute twine. So I just kind of wrapped it around my hand a bunch of times and just kind of fluffed out the layers to this bow. So you just keep messing at it until you have it where you want it. You know, making sure that the loops are even on both sides. And then once I had it where I wanted it, I just kept going in and making sure it was cinched in the middle properly and then I went in with some hot glue just to make sure it would stay as well. And that is really finishing our bow there and then just needing to cut off the pieces. So I just kind of put this bow on a bit of an angle here. I just thought it was super pretty. Like this. When I first made this, I was like, why does the ghost look like an octopus? But yeah, I was like, okay, I need to find a way to make this look more like a skirt, like my intention. So then I just layered that down, well, hot glued it down and then I did do the same thing before with this backle and I covered up the whole of the top of the ornament. So that completes our bow ghost sign with the skirt. That's it for today's Halloween DIYs. Let me know down in the comments which of the four was your favorite. Don't forget to give this video a thumbs up, subscribe if you haven't already and I'll see you in the next one. Happy crafting.