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    Home » Home Decorating » Halloween Decorating

    Published: Oct 21, 2019 · Modified: Oct 2, 2021 by Rachel

    Halloween DIY Apothecary Witch Decorations

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    Our home is filled with DIY witch décor that makes for a festive outdoor Halloween scene. This apothecary Witch Shop using items already around the house like jars, potions, and lanterns for spooky and fun décor and I include additional ideas for your spooky haunt.

    Halloween front porch décor including Pumpkin topiaries, DIY Potion Shoppe sign, DIY luminaries, headstones, skeleton and black and white pumpkins.

    I’m sure I’ve said this before, but I looooove Halloween. Outdoor decorating for halloween is one of my favorite activities of the season. The jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, the feeling of tingles running up your spine wondering what’s lurking in the dark of your favorite scary movie- I love it all!

    …except spiders. Nope. No way. We have developed a respectful relationship. They stay away and no one has to see my panic shuffle moves.

    Creepy good. Crawlie Bad. Ok?!

    This year’s Halloween Witch decorations have all of my favorite things!

    Witch Halloween decor front porch with black crow, potion bottles, glass pumpkins and candlesticks.

    I am building towards a theme of a witch’s potion shop. Some years I like to dress up to greet the trick-or-treaters, so this seemed like a natural extension of that! It’s like a creepy apothecary shop with a bit of witch flair for potions and spells and bubbling cauldrons.

    Halloween outdoor decor with white pumpkin, buried hands, ferns and orange mum.

    I kept my basic fall decorations like the Mums and the Corn stalks. I am not a fan of redecorating for every season and every holiday so I try to incorporate things to keep the flow. Haybales and scarecrows work well with this theme as well.

    Outdoor Halloween decorations such as a Pumpkin Topiary, spider webs, corn stalks, and witch potion Shoppe décor.

    Of course, I had to include the jack-o-lantern topiaries (you can find the tutorial here). The Boston ferns will probably die as soon as it turns cold, but they remind me of a lions mane or giant moss tendrils. The lights are on an automatic timer like this one so that I don’t have to mess with them every night and we have less wires streaking through the yard.

    Outdoor Graveyard Decoration Idea with spider webs.

    A small graveyard peeks out from the front bushes warning would be hustlers what might befall them! Hehehehehe

    Glass Pumpkin Outdoor Decoration and orange mum.

    I re-purposed a ton of items I have collected over the years. A simple collection of candles and black and white vases is from my Edgar Allen Poe Mantle. You can find similar iridescent pumpkins here. It’s amazing what you can come up with when you shop your house. You could add some Halloween labels like these to condiment jars and vases you already have around the house.

    The weather resistant lanterns (here is the Halloween lantern tutorial) greet the victims… I mean trick-or-treaters. They also light the path. How cool with these be with a fog machine?!?

    Removable Halloween or yard sign using a porch post.

    Previously, I shared how we built this DIY Yard Sign. It’s like my absolute new favorite item in the whole glorious show!

    Future Outdoor Decoration Ideas

    While my front entry way looks pretty full and awesome, I have a few items I want to add for the maximum effect. You can use these as well to build your own Halloween capsule. Some of these we already have, but they don’t show up well in the daylight pictures.

    • A Bubbling Cauldron with a Ring of Gauzy Dancing Witches
    • Singing Jack-o-lanterns with a digital effect (we will be putting this in the windows until Halloween night)
    • Vinyl bats (vinyl is waterproof)
    • This set of spooky eyes to peer out from the window above the door.
    • Window decal ghouls in the Windows (I cut my own out of black poster board)
    • A fog machine for going down the steps
    • A large birdcage with ravens and bones strewn about.
    Halloween front porch decor. Pumpkin topiaries, DIY Potion Shoppe sign, DIY luminiaries, headstones, skeleton and black and white pumpkins.

    I’ve been collecting this stuff over the last few years, but if I had to make it all this year, I would say it would cost less than $400 total. The pumpkin topiaries were kind of expensive and the post cost $47, but most of the rest was shopped from our house and scrap wood.

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    More DIY Witch Decorations for Halloween

    I have a lot of plans in the future for more witch themed decorations to go with my apothecary shop, so I wanted to leave you with a little more inspiration to use. These

    DIY witch broom made with twigs standing next to doorway.

    DIY Dollar Store Witch’s Broom

    This tutorial shows you how to create an cheap and easy broom fit for the finest witch.

    DIY witch's cauldron with realistic fire below.

    DIY Witch Cauldron

    I was pretty amazed at this cauldron coming from an inexpensive plastic one.

    Set of apothecary jars with free printable labels.

    Printable Apothecary Jar Labels

    Amanda, from Domestically Creative, makes some of the most fun and interesting crafts. These free labels are the perfect touch for your apothecary bottles.

    Weekend DIY project. A pegboard organizer in the craft room above the desk workspace.

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    PS I love seeing your creations! Be sure to take a photo and tag #cravingcreative on Instagram! You can also stay in touch with me through following me on Instagram, Pinterest, and Subscribing to the Newsletter!

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    1. CoCo says

      October 23, 2019 at 8:32 am

      5 stars
      This is seriously so fabulous! We live too far out of town to have any trick or treaters but I know for sure the littles are going to be bananas over this. You’re going to be a big hit in the neighborhood this Halloween 🙂 Hugs, CoCo

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