Fall and Halloween Wood Crafts

Fall is the perfect season to create some Fall and Halloween wood crafts. Puttering outside in the garage with scrap wood is one of my favorite activities. The temperatures are just right for puttering outside, drinking coffee, Christmas rush hasn’t started, and we can usually find some time to be creative.

I will start by sharing several Fall craft wood ideas, and the Halloween wood crafts are shown afterwards. Every wood craft is inexpensive, and each one has a tutorial.

Simple Fall and Halloween scrap wood crafts, signs, and cute characters have been around for a while.  I know that soon we will see painted rock pumpkins, monsters, and ghosts everywhere, but I think the warm feel of wood suits our home better.   You may have already seen some of these designs before, but here are some of my favorite ideas for simple wood Fall and Halloween Crafts

Fall Wood Craft Ideas

A simple, easy-to-make fall-themed wood pennant banner that is perfect for fall. This banner can be stored safely and kept for several seasons.

Fall Wood Banner | The Crafted Sparrow

These white pumpkins are made using some pieces of 4 by 4 lumber.  I added some gold spray paint and modern flowers.

White DIY Wood Pumpkins

A few simple embellishments and some orange paint are all Holly from Ribbons and Glue needed to create this sweet centerpiece.    It would also be easy enough to do for Halloween with different colours and maybe a Boo sign.  Love it.

Wood Block Pumpkins | Ribbons and Glue

The leather straps between the pumpkin sections bring so much style to these wooden pumpkins. The rustic colours are perfect with the simple wood grain sign.

Rustic Wood Pumpkins DIY Fall Craft | Do Dodson Designs

With a pallet and some scrapwood, we made these neutral pumpkins.  They are much easier to paint then you think.

Neutral Pallet Pumpkins for Outdoors

The proportions in this arrow are perfect; you can see the grain of the wood. I love it because the signs would look perfect with traditional or neutral fall colours, and it’s classic enough to fit in with all sorts of different decor styles, from classic to rustic.

Easy Fall Craft | Craftaholics Anonymous

A thrift store lazy susan and some pallet wood become a movable fall centerpiece for the kitchen table.

DIY Pallet Lazy Susan for Fall Decor

This post from Today’s Fabulous Finds has two versions of the same vignette.   She first shows you this adorable fall vignette, and them with a few cobwebs voila spooky pumpkins for Halloween.  What a great tip for reusing fall decorations.

Wooden Pumpkins | Today’s Fabulous Finds

These little wooden coffee sign decorations were shared on the blog a couple of weeks ago.  The tall and thin lettering is modern, and of course, I love white.  To use them, I snuggled them as decor into a small Fall coffee station.

Neutral Coffee Signs for Fall Decor | Pretty DIY Home

These crate pumpkins are so cute and versatile, I want to run out and see what scrap wood we may have in our stash. A great way to use up some bits of pallets and wood trim pieces.

DIY Crate Pumpkins | Crafty Morning

The wood grain in these wood signs, as well as the pretty cream frames, make them stand out from the everyday porch leaner signs that have been so popular. This pair of DIY wood signs from Thrifty Decor Chick is beautiful for indoors or out.

How to Make Large Fall Signs | Thrifty Decor Chic

Halloween decor is every bit as much on my brain right now as Fall decor is. For us bloggers, this time of year is so busy; it makes sense to create new decor items early.  Here is some of the scrapwood posts that have inspired me for this year’s Halloween decor.

Halloween Wood Crafts

This idea is so handy for Halloween night, but I can see me hanging it on the pantry door as well.  We are very fortunate to have lots of trick and treaters in our neighborhood.  We live on the outskirts of the city, and nearby farmers bring their children here as the houses are close and there are street lights.  It makes for lots of fun, and the need for lots of candy. Last year we had 200 kids then I really needed this little wood sign project.

Out of Candy Door Sign | Magnolia Lane

These kind of Halloween decorations are perfect for all the trick and treaters. Spooky enough to be Halloween and too adorable to be truly scary.

$5 Halloween Witch Craft in Less Than an Hour | So Festive

These fun little wood ghosts made me laugh when I first saw the picture. Don’t they look full of mischief and fun?

DIY Wooden Pumpkins | The Country Chic Cottage

All these different Halloween characters are so adorable and fun. I think they would make a great Halloween table decoration running along the center of a table runner. Adorable little characters.

Halloween Craft Blocks | The Keeper of the Cheerios

Turn your yard into a chilling graveyard this Halloween with freestanding DIY wood tombstones that require no stakes or digging, yet are large enough to be seen from the street. Made from simple materials, they’re sturdy enough to withstand the season while still being easy to store.

DIY Lawn Halloween Lawn Gravestones | Jen Woodhouse

There are so many ways to use old cutting boards; what a simple, fun idea for Halloween.

From Garage Sale Cutting Boards | Organized Clutter

This little family is so sweet and cute.  It would be the perfect family Halloween activity.  I think you could make these with one 2 by 4 and about $5.00 of dollar store supplies.

Wood Block Halloween Pumpkins | Ribbon and Glue

I made this Halloween sign with wood cat mascots named Hiss and Scratch. The sign is hanging from a plant hanger and the Hiss and Scratch wood cats patterns are included as well.

DIY Wood Sign and Cats with Free Halloween Printable | Pretty DIY Home

Create a striking Halloween wood sign with a crackled paint finish and stenciled design. Layered colors and an iconic spooky owl in the moon give it haunting detail. The aged texture adds the perfectly weathered look you want for Halloween.

How to Stencil and Distress a Wood Sign for Halloween | Kim Six Fix

How creepy is this graveyard made with old pallets from Twelve on Main.

My Spooky Pallet Graveyard | Twelve on Main

How fun is this wooden Halloween village idea? What a fun way for children to play trick or treat while they wait for Halloween. One of those ideas I wish I had thought of when my sons were little.

How to Make a Wood Block Halloween Village | Pretty Life Girls

This Halloween, add a spooky touch to your decor with an easy project that transforms a plain wooden pumpkin into a one-of-a-kind decoration in just minutes. A few coats of chalk-style paint paired with silvery lettering give it a seasonal look that’s both rustic and playful. It’s a quick and budget-friendly way to bring a handmade twist to your Halloween decorating.

Chalky Wood Pumpkin | Elle Marie Home

Affordable Halloween decorations and scrap wood go together like Witches and brooms. Such an inexpensive and fun way to have a one-of-a-kind house for Halloween. Check out this simple how-to for DIY Candy Corn.

DIY Candy Corn Decor | Farm Life DIY

These mod podge Halloween Blocks look good enough to be in a high-end shop.   Finding the graphics will be the hardest part, I would start by looking at the Graphics Fairy,  Pinterest for free printables, or a scrapbook store.  They are likely to be a bit more expensive to make, but I bet to buy they’d be expensive.

DIY Mod Podged Halloween Blocks | Mod Podge Rocks Blog

Simply Crafty Life shares a tutorial with everything you need to know to create this and a couple other Wood Halloween Houses. They are all adorable and affordable.

Cute Halloween Houses Halloween Wood Craft | Simply Crafty Life

Not sure which one you want to make? Pin it until you’re ready.