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How to Make a DIY Halloween Village

September 27, 2017 DIY Projects

This DIY Halloween Village tutorial is sponsored by Plaid Crafts. All opinions are our own.

Fall crafting! It's finally here! Honestly, I feel like all the crafting I do throughout the summer is just pre-gaming for fall. It's like I'm just doing projects so that I can build up stamina to really go hard once the holidays hit and now I am ready to DO this! So, I say we start fall crafting off with a bang and get our Halloween on!

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

I'll start by saying that I love all levels of Halloween decorating. I think it's awesome when people go completely crazy and have animatronics at their door that make you feel like you might get murdered, but I am definitely not one of those people. I mean, I will happily go to your house and walk through the spooky graveyard you have set up on your lawn, and I get it, but I won't be doing it. However, I love the holiday and love getting festive, so when I craft for Halloween, I like to have it mirror my personal style so it fits into my space. In relation, lately I have noticed these fun, over-the-top Halloween villages with tons of crazy details that are so cute, but I wouldn't put them in my house. So, I decided I would make my own DIY Halloween Village and put my own stylistic spin on it!

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How to Make a DIY Halloween Village:

To make this village I used my new Apple Barrel Multi-Surface Paint Set which is an awesome basic kit that is perfect for family crafting! It comes with all of the colors you need for small projects (16 to be exact!), and is great for indoor and outdoor projects, is dishwasher safe, AND it covers concrete, glass, ceramics, wood and more! Plus, you can get your own kit for all of your holiday crafting projects for just $19.99 over at Plaid Crafts by using code PROMOABMS1! Plus, you can get free ground shipping when you buy 2 or more!

Now let's make a village!

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life GirlsHow to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR YOUR DIY HALLOWEEN VILLAGE:

Apple Barrel Multi-Surface Paint
Paint Brushes
Unfinished houses
Halloween paper
Mod Podge + Brushes
Halloween embellishments 

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls1. Paint your houses using your Apple Barrel Multi Surface Paint. I wanted my village to look relatively minimal so I used neutrals from the set and even left some parts of the houses unpainted. It was fun doing corresponding walls and windows so that each house looked like they belonged together but were a little bit different. After applying your desired amount of coats, let paint dry completely.

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

2. To add some fun visual interest, attach some paper to your houses using Mod Podge! To do this, simply measure or trace the areas you would like covered and cut out the paper to fit. Then, apply papers to the houses according to Mod Podge package instructions. Using Mod Podge for this is great because it acts as a glue and a sealer, insuring that the papers will stay put so that you can use this village as decoration for years to come!

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

3. Add some embellishment! I had fun creating a little Halloween bunting using some paper scraps and string. I also found some mini pumpkins, trees, and skulls in the miniature section at Michaels that really add some fun personality to the village.

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

That's it! This DIY Halloween village a simple project with a lot of impact, perfect for sitting on a mantel or shelf to get festive once October is here!

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

Don't you just love anything mini? I can hardly handle the tiny pumpkins on the porches. Why little villages are so fun to have around for every holiday I'll never know but I'll love them forever.

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls How to Make a DIY Halloween Village featured by top US craft blog, The Pretty Life Girls

What Halloween crafting do you have on your agenda? I'd love to hear about your projects! And for more fall crafting inspiration, be sure to visit Plaid Crafts at Plaid Online and on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and via Email!

ox. Liz

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Comments

  1. Diane says

    September 8, 2018 at 6:18 am

    Where did you find these houses, or did you make them?

    Thank you

    Reply
    • prettylifegirls says

      October 22, 2020 at 2:10 pm

      Hi Diane! We got them at Michaels – I’m not sure these exact ones are still available, but we’ve linked to similar ones in the supply list in the post!

      Reply
  2. david says

    October 8, 2019 at 10:18 am

    This is totally charming! What a great idea and thanks so much for the excellent tutorial.

    Reply
  3. Robyn Marriott says

    August 3, 2020 at 11:39 am

    I LOVE all things little too!! This has inspired me to do a little halloween village. Thank you!

    Reply
  4. Katie says

    October 21, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    Hi, I love what you’ve done! Where did you buy the houses?!

    Reply
    • prettylifegirls says

      October 22, 2020 at 2:09 pm

      Hi Katie! We got them at Michaels – I’m not sure these exact ones are still available, but we’ve linked to similar ones in the supply list in the post!

      Reply
  5. KayCee Hawkins says

    September 17, 2021 at 8:58 pm

    Love these houses! Great job! I’ve been looking for an idea for displaying my Lori Mitchell figures. I collect the Halloween trick or treaters and they need something simple like this ! I just realized this is from last year I hope I can find something similar! Can’t wait to look! I make paper tags of my embroidery floss. I use a large paper punch, a smaller round punch to thread the floss through and the smallest hole punch that fits on binder rings. It keeps my floss looking festive and fun and organized.. Great tutorial!🧡🍁🍂🎃

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    • prettylifegirls says

      September 17, 2021 at 9:57 pm

      Thank you KayCee!

      Reply

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