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DIY Halloween Yard Decor- Crypt Gateway

October 18, 2015 by Scarlet

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If you love homemade DIY spooky outdoor Halloween decorations, you will love this DIY Halloween crypt! I love Halloween yard decorations so I when I was watching Paige Hemmis make these DIY scary halloween yard decorations on Home & Family, which airs weekdays at 10 am ET/PT on Hallmark Channel, I was super impressed. I was given permission to share with you how to make a crypt gateway for your own yard. To complete the Halloween Gateway look, you can add other fall decorations like pumpkins. To increase the scare factor, add haunted yard props like skulls and flickering lanterns.

DIY Outdoor Halloween Decorations- Crypt Gateway Tutorial

DIY Halloween Yard Decor
Paige Hemmis makes a DIY front lawn crypt for Halloween.

H&F Photo Credit: Copyright 2015 Crown Media Family Networks/Photographer: Jeremy Lee

I love the crisp fall air this time of the year. It is always fun to decorate the front yard and front porch to get all the Halloween vibes going at the very first chance I get! A giant spider, spider webs, black cats, witch hats, faux pumpkins, and glow sticks in various different colors all make great outdoor decorations. But if you are looking for some extra spooky elements, this crypt is perfect.

It will be the best way to make an extra memorable Halloween night. You can also do crypt decorations like adding plastic spiders and creepy spider egg sacs with hot glue. These spooky halloween decorations would be perfect for a haunted house too. I hope you enjoy this step by step tutorial for this awesome project.

DIY Halloween Crypt Craft Supplies:

  • 4 pieces of 4×8 2inch extruded polystyrone insulation boards
  • Multi purpose jig saw
  • Pencil/Pen
  • 8 3inch door hinges w/ removal pins
  • Screws
  • 8 1×4 wood boards
  • Heat gun
  • Gray paint
  • Black Acrylic Paint
  • Gorilla Glue
  • Paint brushes
  • Xacto Knife

How To Build A Halloween Gateway Crypt For Yard Decor

1) Cut all 4 of the 4×8 foam boards to 6 ½ ft height

2) Take 2 of the 4×8 foam insulation boards and trace the entrance patterns onto each board.

3) Cut out entrance using multi-purpose jigsaw

4) Glue 1×4 boards along both sides of each entrance way using Gorilla Glue

5) Drill boards into place using 3 screws per board

6) For sidewalls, glue and screw 1×4 boards along each side. Make sure to leave an inverted space for the boards from the entrance way to fit in

7) Take an entrance way and sidewall and line up the edges

8) Screw hinges on each board. One towards the top and one towards the bottom

9) Match and screw in connecting hinge to join the entrance and sidewall together

10) Thread pin through matching hinges to connect walls

11) Repeat step until all four walls are connected

Directions for stone look on the Halloween crypt decoration:

The project details are what really take DIY projects into the next level. The stone finish gives it a more realistic and scary look. It is a great way to turn your outdoor space into a real eye catcher! Then finish the creepy DY Halloween decorations off with additional easy decorations. For example, cool stuff you find at the dollar store like Halloween skeletons, skeleton hands, or black birds. You can even do some more crafting and add white spray paint chicken wire ghost. Your neighbors sure are going to be impressed with your amazing halloween yard decorations!

**DO IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA!!!**

1) Draw out stone pattern

2) Take Xacto knife and cut along the stone lines you just drew out

3) Take a heat gun and go along the lines you just cut out

4) To add a distressed look, spray water on foam and go over with heat gun

5) Paint black in lines you cut out

6) Paint walls gray

7) Add moss, skeleton heads, and any other outdoor Halloween decorations you’d like to incorporate

DIY Crypt Gateway

H&F Photo Credit: Copyright 2015 Crown Media Family Networks/Photographer: Jeremy Lee

Your Halloween Crypt Gateway is now complete. If you want to expand the scene further, you can check your local thrift store for more halloween lawn decorations. Look for grim reapers and halloween yard signs. Or make your own packing tape ghosts or other creepy halloween decorations.

Conclusion

Making and decorating with homemade halloween yard decorations is just so much fun. It is a great way to get excited about the fall season. Enjoy your spooky decorations! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial for DIY Halloween decorations for outside. Let me know if you make a Halloween crypt and how yours turned out. What is your favorite DIY Halloween yard decorations project? Snap a photo of it with your Halloween guests and share it @familyfocusblog!

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  1. Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says

    October 20, 2015 at 8:35 am

    That is SO cool. I am ALL about Halloween and love neat decor like this.

  2. Jenna Wood says

    October 20, 2015 at 9:37 am

    This looks like a great piece to build your decorations around year after year. Every good holiday yard display needs a focal point like this!

  3. tammileetips says

    October 20, 2015 at 11:35 am

    I never thought to make a Halloween decoration like this before! What a great way to decorate your yard for tricker or treaters.

  4. Dawn Lopez says

    October 20, 2015 at 1:57 pm

    Halloween is always so much fun and it’s great when you can find some cool and simple DIY projects like this one. I just had to watch the video to see the transformation with my own eyes. Really neat!

  5. Brett Martin says

    October 20, 2015 at 4:32 pm

    This is such a cool Halloween lawn decoration and is perfect for my yard! I need to get hubby to make one for me!

  6. Kelly R says

    October 20, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    I love this Halloween DIY idea! I think I will head to the store this weekend and pick up everything I will need. My kids will love this!

  7. Maureen says

    October 20, 2015 at 8:08 pm

    That turned out so cool! I would love to have that in my front yard!

  8. Brandy says

    October 20, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    I love decorating for Halloween, well the idea of it, never have done it and I have the perfect home for it too! I must try this year.

  9. Amy D says

    October 21, 2015 at 8:34 am

    This is such a spooky DIY! I know my kids would be scared if we made one, but I love the concept.

  10. Pete B says

    September 15, 2016 at 11:06 pm

    Cannot find the blueprints and am really excited by the idea of building this for Halloween this year.

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