Make a spooky Halloween diorama using items around the house and thrift store treasures.
I’ve been scouting for vintage Halloween items to decorate my antique store booth and came across these lovely vintage witch figurines.
They were only $.50 each and I thought they would be perfect in a diorama or fairy garden.
I chose to make a graveyard scene but create any diorama you like from a haunted library to a spooky pumpkin patch! Below is a video along with details on how to make one.
Halloween Diorama – How-to Video
How to Make a Halloween Diorama
STEP 1: Gather Some supplies
To start, you’ll need a few miniatures and an old drawer. If you don’t have a salvaged drawer, a deep tray or shadow box will work too.
Besides thrift stores, you can find Halloween miniatures on Amazon, Etsy, and Dollar Tree. I bought the mini gravestones for this project on Amazon and found the orange mini-string lights at Dollar Tree.
Other supplies you may need include Spanish moss, scrap wood, paint, glue, a drill, wood screws, and a printable as a background image.
STEP 2: Paint And Apply A Background Image
Paint your drawer and use Mod Podge to adhere a background image to the inside.
The drawer I’m using is just under 11 inches wide so I decided to print a background image on 11″ x 17″ paper at the office supply store. This cost just a few dollars and the colors came out amazing!
The digital image for my spooky graveyard scene was purchased from this shop on Etsy, if you’d like to check it out.
STEP 3: Add the Finishing Touches
Now for the fun part, adding the miniatures and final touches!
First I added a grapevine fence I found at an antique store. To my surprise, it was the perfect fit. I attached it to the bottom with two wood screws.
Next, I used wood glue to secure scrap wood pieces to the inside of the drawer to create a hill for my mini graveyard.
To glue the rest of the miniatures in place, I used GE Advanced Silicone Adhesive. I could have used hot glue but I like silicone for its long-lasting hold.
Last, I strung mini lights across the background, tucked the battery pack inside the drawer (to the right of the graveyard), and covered the scrap wood hill with Spanish moss!
This diorama sits easily on a shelf but I added picture wire to the back to hang it by later.
How cute is this little Halloween vignette? Here are a few more photos. And, I still have that second vintage witch, so maybe a fairy garden next time.
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