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Halloween Miniatures and Projects for Decorations and Party Favors

By Lesley Shepherd, About.com

Miniature Halloween decorations are easily made from low cost materials. Their size means you can create a large display in a small space, and easily store it away for next year. Here's an assortment of projects and ideas to try.

11. Make Plates, Cannisters and a Coffee Set for a Miniature Witch's Kitchen

Printable miniature kitchen cannisters and plates for a dolls house Halloween.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

These miniature Halloween Kitchen Pieces are all made from a single sheet of photo paper or lightweight card, printed on a computer printer.

12. Dolls House Scale Miniature Bags, Garlands, Paper Plates, Papers and Decorations

glowing ghosts and miniature treat bagsPhoto ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

These printable decorations in dolls house scale can be used with 1:12 scale scenes or inexpensive skeletons to create a centerpiece, or decorate a dolls house scale haunted house. There are pumpkins, ghosts, witches, and bats. All in a scale of 1:12 or 1 inch equals 1 foot. Their small size makes them ideal for use as stickers or decorations for place cards.

If you need wallpaper or fabrics suitable for a witches cave, try these fashionable free printable designs for Halloween toile in Tuscan Orange or Olive, available in three dolls house scales.

13. Make a Cabin Front Porch for a Haunted Display

1:12 scale miniature cabin front porch with rustic wood trimPhoto ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

This Cabin Front Porch is a wall shelf that can be used to hold a collection of miniatures. You can build just the cabin front to make a haunted house front with a window and an opening door, or you can make the entire shelf and use it as a background decoration for any season of the year.

14. Make a Battery Operated Miniature Fire From LED's

A miniature fire appears real in the dark.Photo ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Double double, toil and trouble - here's a miniature fire you can safely set under a scale plastic cauldron in order to cast in your own witches potions. It's made from flashing LED's which give off very little heat. You can make it battery operated or use LED's that can be powered via a transformer.

15. Ways to Light and Highlight Miniature Halloween Displays

Photo of miniature porch scene lit with a skeleton lit by miniature black lights.Photo ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

There are lots of ways to pull your attention with light in a Halloween Scene

16. Use Ribbon Trims for Quick Halloween Decorations

ribbon cut into ghost silhouettesPhoto ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
There are a number of shaped ribbon trims which are useful for fast holiday decorations. I've seen tiny bats, ghosts, witches and pumpkins in the ribbon section of scrapbooking shops online.

17. Samples of Miniature Halloween Displays

Side view of a paper clay witches house by Catherine Lansing in 1:12 scale.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Halloween is a popular subject for Miniaturists. You can find examples in several of the community galleries.

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