Halloween welcome sign

DIY Halloween decorations to get your guests in the mood for horror

Spooky pumpkins and creepy Halloween decorations await your guests as they reach your front door – alongside them sits a home-made sign ensuring that friends and family are welcomed to your home in style and a manner in keeping with your party’s theme. It’s easy to make your own Halloween decorations. The welcome sign is particularly effective when created using edding chalk markers. Filled with liquid chalk, they’re designed specially for lettering and painting on smooth surfaces such as glass. Nine opaque shades are available in two different stroke widths. And if you don’t like your first attempt, no problem! Your inscription can be simply wiped away using a damp cloth. This means your welcome sign can be recreated again and again for a myriad of other occasions –Christmas is just around the corner, after all!

Categories: Autumn
Halloween
Products: Chalk markers
Materials: Chalkboard
Difficulty: Easy peasy
Downloads: Images (ZIP)

Step-by-step

Step 1

Start by activating the edding chalk marker as follows. Shake the marker vigorously with the cap still on. Next, press the marker down on a piece of scrap paper and gently pump the nib several times until ink appears in the tip. Finally, write a few small strokes with the marker. Remember: always replace the cap firmly after use.

Step 2

Now think of a suitable motif to welcome your guests. We simply chose ‘Happy Halloween’. Design your board however you like using the activated chalk marker. You can achieve delightful effects by combining different font styles and colouring in single letters or emphasising them with double strokes. Fluttering bats will also breathe life into your design.