 |  | From Kate Pullen, your About Arts & Crafts Editor | | Although Halloween is still a few weeks away, now is a great time to start planning your costumes and other Halloween essentials. Here are some great Halloween crafting projects to kick off the countdown to the spooky season. Happy crafting! Kate | |  | Home Decoration Craft Ideas: | | | | A cape is a mainstay of many costume ideas. Whether you are planning to dress as a witch, princess, superhero or other cape wearing character, you'll find this photo tutorial will help you create your own custom cape. READ NOW | |  | These ghost candles will make great Halloween gifts as well as being spooky additions to your Halloween decorations. READ NOW | |  | Learn how to create a haunted house for your Halloween decorations using a cereal box and other recycled and easy-to-find materials. This tutorial also includes free printable designs for the roof of your haunted house. READ NOW | |  | Add an eerie glow to your Halloween accessories using glow in the dark polymer clay. Glow in the dark polymer clay is easy to use and a whole range of jewelry can be created in no time. READ NOW | |  | | | An every-morning rundown of the day in history, with headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Click here to sign up! It's free (of course) and we think you'll like it! | | |  | Want More From About.com? | | | | Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Arts & Crafts newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 Privacy Policy © 2014 About.com | |  |  | |