Halloween Door Hanger
Decorate an unfinished wood door hanger with napkins and embellishments in this easy DIY! Looks great with Halloween decor.
Yield: 1 door hanger
Cost: $1
Equipment
- Paintbrushes and/or a roller
Materials
- Unfinished wood door knob hangers
- Halloween napkins
- Mod Podge
- Mod Podge Sparkle
- Craft paint white, purple, metallic or glitter purple
- 3 Wood letter(s) boo
- Halloween embellishments felt or plastic spiders and ribbon
- Parchment paper
- Clear acrylic spray sealer optional
Instructions
- Paint the door hanger using white craft paint. Roll on one side, let dry, and flip over. Paint other side and let dry.
- Apply a coat of Mod Podge to the wood; don't do the edges. Let dry 15-20 minutes and repeat.
- While the Mod Podge is drying, separate the napkin from the bottom layers. You can use tape to help. You just want the top layer with the design.
- Place the napkin down onto the door hanger. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of the napkin, and run the craft iron across the top several times. While you are doing this, the Mod Podge is melting below the napkin, and the napkin is adhering. Keep going until the napkin is fully adhered, including the edges.
- Let the hanger cool after ironing. Use an emery board to gently sand away the excess napkin. Sanding at an angle works very well. Continue until all the extra napkin is removed.
- On the pumpkin napkin, I sprayed clear acrylic sealer so it wouldn't wrinkle. I used Sparkle Mod Podge on the ghost door hanger, where wrinkling wouldn't be as noticeable. Choose the method that works best for you. Let dry.
- Paint any wood letters. I basecoated with purple paint, then I used purple metallic over the top and let dry.
- Cut lengths of ribbon and tie around the hanger handles. Glue letters and embellishments down with craft glue and let dry before hanging.
