Crafting Ideas for Halloween and Day of the Dead

Arts & Crafts     From Kate Pullen, your About Arts & Crafts Editor     This week's arts and crafts round up includes projects and tutorials for Halloween and Day of the Dead celebrations. If you are on Pinterest and would like to see some of the Halloween projects I've featured over the last few weeks I invite you to check out my DIY Halloween Pinterest board - and if you have pinned an image of something you have created following one of our projects why not send me a message on Pinterest along with your pin. I love to see what you create. Happy crafting! Kate   More from About: Fun Halloween Decor Without the Gore Are You a Responsible Dog Owner? The 10 Best Eco-Friendly Home Upgrades Follow us on:     Make Mini Pom Pom Pumpkins These cute pom pom pumpkins are made using a fork (yes, really!) and scraps of orange and green yarn. I can think of so many ways that these little pumpkins could be used, from jewelry through to decorations. READ NOW   Beaded Skull Charm Tutorial Learn how to make a beaded skull charm with this photo tutorial. Perfect for Halloween or Day of the Dead gifts. READ NOW   Make Skull Decorations This tutorial shows how to make skull decorations for Halloween or Day of the Dead celebrations using a variety of materials. If you want to have a go at making a traditional sugar skull, this this sugar skull tutorial from our Mexican Cooking site will get you started. READ NOW   Halloween Paper Doll Templates Use these free PDF templates to make zombies, vampires and Jack O'Lantern characters for Halloween  or mix them up to create your own Halloween character. READ NOW   ADVERTISEMENT Featured Articles Halloween Craft Ideas from the Laundry Room How to Make Home Grown Potpourri Make Super Quick Notes Quotes for Boy Scout Themed Cards and Scrapbook Pages How to Use Symbols in Your Painting Multi-wick Gel Candle Tutorial More from About.com Sign up for Shareables! 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? Check out our social channels tailored to every interest! 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