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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.

1. Make Printable Miniature Coffin Boxes for Decorations, Invitations, Party Favors

Dolls house scale skeleton in a miniature coffin box made of paperPhoto ©2007 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

These printable miniature coffin boxes are easily made using your printer, a pair of scissors and some glue. They are large enough to fit a miniature skeleton in dolls house scale, and can also be filled with candy for table favors.

2. Make Printable Pumpkin Boxes for Treats, Decorations or Scale Scenes

Miniature pumpkin boxes have been assembled and filled with candy treats as party favors.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
These little boxes are great for pumpkin spice truffles, or for a collection of treats or a small present. They can also be used for dolls house scale chocolate boxes.

3. Make Halloween Characters

Three witches in dolls house scales, made with printable costumes and fabric costumes.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

There are lots of ways to make decorations from Halloween Characters. Skeletons and dolls can be dressed in costumes and used to hold place cards, or identifying signs for buffets.

4. Make Paper Mache Pumpkins for a Dolls House or a Table Decoration

Dolls house scale skelton dressed as a witch, holding a carved paper mache pumpkin.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

These Paper Mache Pumpkins can be made in a huge range of sizes and scales and are a great project to work on with children. You can use them hollow as Jack O Lanterns, or leave them solid for a pumpkin display. They take very little in the way of materials and can be made any shape you want.

5. Make Realistic Miniature Corn Stalks

Dried corn stalks and miniature pumpkins ready for a dolls house display.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Make realistic miniature corn stalks from paper or raffia to add to a halloween miniature scene.

6. Needlework Pumpkins

A two inch petitpoint  jack o lantern design suitable for a fashion doll or a decoration.Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.
Miniature cross stitch or needlepoint charts for plain pumpkins or Jack O Lanterns for Halloween

7. 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.

8. Dolls House Scale Miniature Bags, Garlands, Paper Plates 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

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