New House...New Ideas...

[SpookyBlackKat]

If you remember, my husband and I were really bummed we could not decorate AT ALL last year because our apartment was always on call for showings. Well we closed on our first house and finally have our own place (and ToTs) to terrorize this year! YAAAAAY! Since we've never had a yard (or neighborhood) to decorate for, most of our celebrating has been indoors only. I have boxes and BOXES of indoor items and decorations but now that I have a front yard, I just can't leave it bare!

I've started a mini to-do list in my mind of projects that I'd like to add to my decor. For starters, I most definitely will have the boarded up window effect on the house. I'm curious what other decoration items or projects my fellow Halloween enthusiasts can suggest for a(n outdoor) first time decorator.

[MacPhantom]

Congrats on the house! You're gonna have an awesome time with it!

I'd recommend three essentials: PVC pipe (and elbow connectors), cheap black spraypaint, and about twenty yards of cheap black material. When it comes to making yard monsters, a pvc frame wrapped in fabric will stand you in good stead and only needs a mask or a pumpkin head to be complete, and black spray paint has a million uses for a billion different props!

I also like making tombstones out of pine boards; they don't look as good as foam, but they're cheaper, more durable, and quicker to make.

You're gonna have so much fun this year!!

[witchy]

Congrats on your new home, you will have a wonderful time decorating it for Halloween & all the other holidays!!

[the night pumpkin]

i like outdoor lights and cheap halloween candy buckets filled with a little sand and a tea light, and tons of pumpkins!!!!

[Spookymufu]

this was something I was planning on doing this year but sadly I wont be able to, would be cool to see you do them tho

http://halloween.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=6134

[SpookyBlackKat]

Those fence lamps are wicked spooky! I bet they would look good hanging from some shepherd's hooks!

I toyed with the idea of a haunted pumpkin patch. I came across some photos of a nice yard haunt and the guy had a little pumpkin section that looked inspiring. If I keep this idea I will definitely need to make a couple pvc frames for the "pumpkin guardians." lol!

[Andybev01]

Good luck with whatever you are able to scare up.

Hopefully you will inspire your neighbors to join in as well.

[SpookShowBaby]

Congrats on your house! I too have a yard to decorate this year and I can hardly wait. I really love MacPhantom's idea for creepy yard monsters, I may have to use it myself. Tombstones are a must and Martha Stewart has a pretty good tombstone decoration instructions (http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/tom ... ecorations). She also has a lot of great ideas that can be used indoor or outdoor. Good luck!