Bewitching Invitation: A green witch’s hand on top of the card stock invitation with a fake red fingernail pasted on. The invites are simple yet charming! To get the hand template download, you have to be a member of BHG (free). Details found at BHG.com.

Booing Your Friends: This is the simplest way to Boo your friends, there is no need for them to make photocopies. Your friends just fill the cone with goodies and pass it from friend to friend. You’ll find two different free downloads, first the Booing Poem Download (or the Black Lettered Version) and the Boo Sign Download (or with black letters). Cute idea found at SkipToMyLou.wordpress.com

Chef-O-Lantern’s Halloween Spook Book: Here’s a free Halloween cross stitch pattern with a Jack-O-Lantern stirring up some haunted recipe in a cauldron. The piece can be used for a Halloween Cookbook cover. (Pattern Download Here - pdf). Pattern and details found at stitchnroll.com.

Chocolate Frog Box: Here’s a template to make boxes for the chocolate frogs based on the Harry Potter book series. Template found at Hedstorm.net.

Coroner’s Toe Tag: You can use these on your props or incorporate them somehow in your invitations. Template download is here (pdf). Found at cthulhulives.org.

Ghostly Goodie Bag: Most years we just used old pillowcases as our treat bags on Halloween (sometimes the big orange plastic pumpkin pails too)…but we never thought to get this creative with the pillowcases. With a few markers and an old white pillowcase, you can make a cute ghost loot bag–easy enough for the kids to do themselves if they like. Instructions found at Crayola.com.

Glow Water: Here’s a video that shows you how to make glow water with just some water and a hilighter marker (you’ll need a blacklight for this).

Halloween Papercraft: Free color printables that can be made into toys, treat bags, banners, cards and more. Files are pdf. Found at TheToyMaker.com.

Halloween Photo Tips — Ghoulish Guide to Scary Snaps: Another set of photography tips for Halloween snaps. You’ll find lighting advice, working with jack-o-lanterns, and creative ideas when taking pictures. Tips found at Photojojo.com

Halloween Printables: All kinds of high quality printables to download. You can use them for invitations, mobiles, magnets, placecards, etc. All files are in pdf format. Sections include: Halloween Mobile & Party Pieces, Owl Fridge magnets and Decorations, Treat Bags, Owl Invitations. Found at PilotPen.co.uk.

Halloween Tag Dolls: You can use these tag dolls to make Halloween invitations. You’ll need a hole punch, scissors, x-acto blade, brads or grommets. Print the pieces on glossy photo stock for best effect. Check them out, they’re very nice! Head and arms template download (pdf) and Legs Template Download (pdf). Found at EricaMulherin.com.

How To Age Paper: Here’s how you can age paper to use for your party invitations. Ideas include soaking the paper in tea or coffee, baking it in the oven for brittleness and touching it up with a candle. Details found on a webpage at wisc.edu.

Knitted Pumpkins - Felted: Have some orange yarn on hand that you need something to do with? Here’s a knitting pattern for a great looking felted pumpkin, complete with stem and corkscrew vine. Pattern and details found at knitty.com.

Mechanical Bat Paper Craft: You’ll need scissors, transparent tape, Elmer’s glue (or a glue stick), a ruler or other straightedge and a few pennies or other coins for weight. The parts for this project should all be printed on heavy card stock. Printable of Parts (pdf) and Assembly Instructions Download (pdf). Project found at RavensBlight.com.

Monster Wreath Tutorial: An original idea for a Halloween wreath. It uses fun fur, monster eyeballs (ping pong balls), and lots of hot glue. Tutorial from Craftster.org.

Origami Halloween: Who knew you could make such cool Halloween stuff out of origami? Find instructions for a werewolf, dracula, frankenstein a bat and more. There’s a choice between a printable or animated instruction set. Good stuff! Found at Origami-Club.com.

Potion Labels: Free printable labels for potion bottles to download. Beautiful color graphics. Found at PheemMcfaddell.com.

Printable Puppets and Masks: Free printable halloween puppets to download. Designs include: Witch, Cat, Vampire, Mermaid, Pirate Mermaid. You’ll also find a selection of printabe masks to make stick masks with. Found at PheeMcfaddell.com.

Simple Witch Pop-up: Template for a paper witch pop-up, find the assembly instructings by clicking the “Next” link at the bottom right corner. Template at Robertsabuda.com.

Project: Sock Skeleton: A sock skeleton project based on the sock monkey craze. Uses a pair of white socks (some drawing skills required). Project by Poopscape.com.