3 Ways to Make Spooky Halloween Decorations

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3 Ways to Make Spooky Halloween Decorations
3 Ways to Make Spooky Halloween Decorations

Video: 3 Ways to Make Spooky Halloween Decorations

Video: 3 Ways to Make Spooky Halloween Decorations
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Although it is not a traditional celebration in Brazil, Halloween - or Halloween - has been gaining more and more strength in the country. It is undeniable that the main attraction of the festivity is the decoration, and the stores offer good options of themed products for those who do not give up getting into the mood. Those looking for something beyond the traditional, but no less frightening, can abuse their creativity and get their hands dirty. Putting a head in a glass jar, making an army of zombies and creating a real crime scene in the bathroom at home will make your home visitors run away in fear!

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Putting Your Head in a Pot

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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 1

Step 1. Print an image of a head

Advanced knowledge in Photoshop will allow for more elaborate artwork to give a 3D effect, but you can also download a ready-made image, like this one available at: https://www.instructables.com/files/orig/F53/ QS3Z/HSVGCE57/F53QS3ZHSVGCE57.pdf. This face-in-vase effect looks even better on a large, A3-sheet paper.

Print in high resolution to make the effect as realistic as possible. If you decide to print at home, make sure the machine's cartridges are full

Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 2
Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 2

Step 2. Plasticize the paper

As the image will be immersed in a container with water, it is essential to laminate the paper. Otherwise, on first contact with the liquid, the photo will be stained and the sheet will dissolve. After laminated, remove the excess from the edge, but not too close to the paper to avoid the risk of water passing through.

If you don't have the equipment at home, in printing houses you can easily laminate the image

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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 3

Step 3. Fill a pot with water

A large glass container is the best option for putting a paper head inside and looking as real as possible. For an even more interesting result, put some yellow dye in the water, as if the head were immersed in a glass filled with formaldehyde.

  • Choose a bowl with a lid to minimize mess.
  • The glass flask with swivel lid will create the illusion of being a very old object.
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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 4

Step 4. Place the photo in the vase

Roll the laminated photo into a roll and place it inside the container. Adjust as needed to make the image well-positioned against the glass.

Ideally, the photo should be the size of the container to give the most realistic impression possible of the head inside the formaldehyde glass

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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 5

Step 5. Place the vase in the desired location

The good thing about this type of decoration is that you can leave it anywhere in the house. You can put it in the fridge to scare anyone who's going to get a drink, or on the shelf in the living room.

Method 2 of 3: Creating a Zombie Army

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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 6

Step 1. Gather some dolls

The more they look like real people and have the support to stand upright, the more realistic their army will be. Choose old, shabby dolls, and if you don't have enough, ask friends and family for toys they no longer want. Another alternative is to buy some cheaper ones just to use for decoration.

  • It's okay if they're old or broken, the effect will be even better.
  • If someone doesn't have support to stand up, use something as a support or put them in another position.
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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 7

Step 2. Paint some wounds over the face and body

Use red paint or makeup to make scratches and brown or gray to give your skin a faded look. Use your creativity to make your army scary.

  • The choice is yours when painting the characters. One idea is to mix the makeup, leaving some with gray skin and purple eyes and others with blood running, for example.
  • For the blood effect you can use gouache paint or red enamel.
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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 8

Step 3. Make the dolls look darker

Tear off the clothes and paint some parts of the body with red nail polish to make the blood and pull out some tufts of hair. Don't be afraid to rip off an arm or a leg for a more sinister outcome.

  • Step on some toys to make them look like they've been run over.
  • Do their eyes pop out easily? Pluck out one of the eyes of some for an even more macabre look, or paint the eye the same color as the skin to create a one-eyed image.
  • In those with belly padding, make a cut with scissors and pull some of the material out to mimic the bowel coming out.
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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 9

Step 4. Place the dolls in the garden

If you live in a house, place the dolls in the garden so that they look like they are coming out of the ground, or place them in a row, as if they were forming. Another idea, ideal for those who live in an apartment, is to place the members of the army in different places, as if they were in the house and they were everywhere.

Toys without support can be seated on a corner or in a chair, or supported by a stake

Method 3 of 3: Creating a Bathroom Murder Scene

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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 10

Step 1. Throw red paint on the shower curtain

Buy a cheap curtain or use an old one. If the bathroom has a shower stall instead of a curtain, the idea is the same, but use paint that can be easily removed later. Make handprints through the curtain or box, letting the red liquid run off a little.

  • Place some cloths next to the curtain or box so as not to get more dirty than intended.
  • Ideally, the crime scene looks very real with the handprints, not just a bunch of randomly smeared paint.
  • See the possibility of removing the curtain when painting and only hanging it back when the paint is completely dry. In the box, whether glass or plastic, remove excess water with a dry cloth before starting the painting.
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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 11

Step 2. Put a notice on the mirror

With washable red paint or lipstick, scribble on the mirror with a warning message such as "You're next" or "I'm following in your footsteps." Your guests will shudder! You can also make some tags to make the words stand out.

Another fun and scary tactic is to nail a gruesome image to the wall facing the mirror. When people look in the mirror, they will see this ghastly image right behind them

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Make Scary Halloween Decorations Step 12

Step 3. Make the floor an escape lane

You can put up a cheap rug or even line the floor with EVA and make “blood” footprints all the way to the door. If you decide to paint directly on the floor, test the paint beforehand to see if it drops easily without staining.

Making handprints on the floor is also an interesting idea to give the impression that someone has been crawling, or a wider mark as if a body had been pulled out

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