25 Modern Halloween Crafts for Adults

These modern and cool Halloween DIY projects are perfect for a fall crafternoon! No cheesy crafts here — these Halloween crafts for adults are all certifiably cool.

There are endless amounts of cute Halloween crafts for kids online. Seriously, you could scroll Pinterest forever.

But Halloween crafts for adults? Much fewer and farther between.

Seeing as how I know very many adults who like to get crafty, especially when the weather turns cozy, I think it’s high time that we gather up the best of the best Halloween DIY ideas!

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Crafting During Halloween

While carving jack-o’-lanterns is a time-honored tradition and tons of fun, there is a whole world of Halloween crafting beyond pumpkin carving!

Get inspired by the dark, the slightly spooky, the macabre, and all the textures of fall.

For so many of the Halloween crafts we’ve rounded up, you can use what you’ve got in your craft stash or make substitutions to highlight your favorite colors or styles.

Halloween Crafts for Adults

I can picture a crafternoon with girlfriends, creating these gorgeous dried flower pumpkins! Bring a selection of dried flowers and botanicals and enjoy watching everyone get creative.

Cheesecloth ghosts are such a classic Halloween project! I love the fresh take on these, placing a battery-powered votive underneath to give them an eerie glow.

It’s so simple to make these tiny message pumpkins, and they’d make perfect party favors or teacher gifts. Or just create a whole batch of them and line them up on your mantel!

Learn a new skill and create these adorable felted ghosts! I’d love to see them all strung together on a garland, hanging across a mirror or a bar cart.

This clever faux insect taxidermy project is a perfect example of a Halloween craft for adults that has nothing to do with ghosts or pumpkins! It adds a touch of curiosity to your decor without being overly “Halloweeny.”

Such a charming idea! Create ghost portraits with lots of personality and turn them into magnets or place them on a shelf along with some other Halloween decor.

I love an unexpected Halloween craft project! A spider paperweight has a touch of silly and a touch of spooky, making it perfect for an adult craft.

Instead of scrolling on your phone, keep your hands busy with a sweet little embroidery project like these ghosts. The perfect way to practice a new skill.

Here’s another Halloween craft for adults that is a fun addition to your decor. Make wood plaque transfers with vintage illustrations of spiders or other bugs.

Another cool way to use the image transfer technique? Make image transfer candles! These look incredible in a centerpiece or side table.

These gilded skulls are so easy to make and bring a funky edge to Halloween decor. Place them among a batch of pumpkins or hiding in a bowl of Halloween candy.

Adding natural elements to your crafting, like the branches in this bat wall hanging, not only saves you some cash but adds a very cool texture and feel to the project.

I just love these punch needle ghost coasters (should we just call them ghosters?), and they come together incredibly quickly! Here’s a great beginner’s guide to punch needle.

Halloween is such a fun time to lean into all of your wacky ideas! Skull planters? Absolutely! These almost have a Disney-esque feel to them.

You only need beginner-level skills to create macrame ghosts! This would be a perfect project to try together with friends.

These skull candles are a whimsical and refreshing take on a Halloween color palette, and they’re so fun to see lit!

This pumpkin became a vase and a home for a gourd-geous pumpkin floral arrangement! You could use a fresh or a faux pumpkin for this, and choose your favorite fall blooms.

I love crafts that highlight the phases of the moon! So many possibilities. These moon phase lights are a subtle nod to Halloween but could be used year-round.

If you want to make something simple and sweet, then try a yarn ghost garland! A simple and classic craft tutorial makes a perfect garland.

I love the ideas of using temporary tattoos on a pumpkin! These floral tattoos bring an elevated, rich feel to the pumpkin (whether it’s real or faux).

Unexpectedly fun and actually really useful, these skeleton hand hooks are so easy to make! I love the idea of switching out what they’re holding throughout the season.

If you have a Cricut machine, then get going on some Cricut projects for Halloween! I love these punny tea towels. Here’s a great beginner’s Cricut guide.

Hit the thrift store for some supplies, then head home and make these unique framed doilies! Such a simple idea, but so unique and cool to look at.

I love the shape of this modern moon wreath, and I think it would look equally cool over a mantel or in front of a mirror. You could even put a few next to each other on the wall in different moon phases!

Beautifully simple, these patterned pumpkins only need a faux pumpkin and a paint pen or Sharpie. These are the perfect Halloween craft for adults to make together as they chat and eat delicious fall snacks!