1. How to Decorate a Pumpkin Without Carving It

    When you see the first pumpkin at the market, it’s a telltale sign that autumn has arrived. And while we all love their cheerful color and festive fall appearance, carving them can be a rather messy endeavor. For a less messy and more kid-friendly approach, try adorning your pumpkin with paper embellishments instead. Use our easy-to-follow guide for decorating pumpkins without ever having to touch a carving knife.

     

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  2. Get Crafty With Your Halloween Cards

    Get into the spooky spirit of Halloween by treating yourself to an evening of card making with our large selection of stickers, stamps, washi tape, colorful glitters and paper. Here are four different cards that will surely inspire you to get ghoulishly crafty for All Hallow’s Eve!

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  3. Throw a Halloween Party to DIY For

    Let’s boogie! Halloween is right around the corner and we can hardly contain our excitement as we start to gear up for some fun parties! Whether you’re prepping favor bags, or thinking of creative ways to add a personal touch to your scary soiree, we’ve got you covered. Here are seven easy DIY tips to make your Halloween party spook-tacular.

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  4. Creative Favors: Halloween Edition

    Halloween is only a few weeks away, and we are already busy planning as many spooky shindigs as we can until All Hollow’s Eve! In order to prepare for the ghoul times ahead, our DIY expert Rebecca came up with fantastic and easy ways to create some party favors that will surely make your Halloween party extra festive.

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  5. DIY Spooky-Sweet Treats for Halloween

    For some of us, Halloween is all about the candy, and with the holiday fast-approaching it’s time to stock up! Visit us online or in store today for 30% off Halloween supplies!

    For a fun and festive way to treat your Halloween party guests, why not offer adorable treat bags—stamped with your very own custom design?

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  6. It’s a Monster Mash Bash!

    It’s almost Halloween and we’re ready to party! Throw your little ghouls and goblins a Monster Mash Bash with these easy tricks and treats.

    Monster Mash inspiration from Hostess with the Mostess blog.

    Monster Mash inspiration from Hostess with the Mostess.

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  7. How To: Halloween Treat Boxes

    If we could turn the planet on to Halloween parties, we think world peace could finally be achieved. To that end, we’ve tricked up one of our favor boxes to inspire your ghastly bash. This treat box is perfect for your favorite little witches and ghouls. It’s such a cute and easy way to make a festive impression, you’ll be dreaming up Halloween parties in no time!

    To create: follow along with our image or reference the items and instructions below.

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  8. How-to: Crafty No-Carve Pumpkins

    The traditional jack-o-lantern is always in style, but seeing as our slogan is “Do Something Creative Every Day”, we can’t help but try new ways of getting festive.

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  9. Chicagoland inspiration: Crafts for Halloween

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    Stop by your local Paper Source this month to find some great Halloween ideas haunting our demo table (located in the front of all our stores), like the spooktacular crafts created by two of our Chicagoland locations.

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