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" Three Steps to an Eerie Entryway 1. Wicked Wreath Take your door from boring to boo-ring with a ghoulish grapevine wreath: Lay down old newspaper and spray-paint a 16-inch crafts store wreath with black spray paint. While the wreath dries, send your little witches and warlocks out to find small twigs from the yard. Using a glue gun, adhere a few twigs to the wreath and push a few extra twigs in between the grapevine, making sure they follow the same direction. Next, secure a mini pumpkin and small plastic spiders to the wreath with a glue gun. Finally, stretch out crafts store cobwebs across the wreath for a stark look. 2. Pumpkin Pillars Before you assemble your scary stacks, be sure to choose pumpkins that are the right size for your urns (the largest should fit right on top of the urn and the others should fit on top of each other, as shown in the photo). Cut off the tops of the pumpkins (discarding all but the smallest pumpkin top). Clean out seeds and pulp from inside the pumpkins and stack them as shown. After the pumpkins are hollow and stacked, use a black washable marker to test designs for your tree. Once you are ready for a permanent picture, go over your design with black enamel craft paint that will not run off in wet weather. When the paint is dry, carefully wipe away any washable marker line using a damp towel. To emulate stars, drill 1/4-inch holes into the pumpkins. For the three-tiered look, draw and carve out a crescent moon on the smallest pumpkin. Last, place candles inside the pumpkins to bring the spooky scene to life. (Get more pumpkin-carving tips.) 3. Jack-o&amp;#039;-Luminaries Pick up a few small white gift bags from a crafts or party store. To make the black house as shown in the photo, draw or stencil the shape directly onto the bag using a pencil. Once you are happy with your design, fill in the drawing with a black magic marker. To light your path, place small candles into glasses or votives, then into the bags.  Table of Treats To set the scene, rip cheesecloth for a moth-munched look and drape over the table. Arrange snacks in servingware and on cake stands, then tuck in crafts store creepies and crawlies (spiders, skulls, mice, and crows). Create this fiendishly fun floral display by purchasing spider mums at the local florist. Lay down newspaper in a well-ventilated area to keep paint off furniture and floors. Spray-paint the flowers with black Krylon spray paint and put them in a slim vase. Nestle the smaller vase inside a larger vase lined with black-and-white patterned wrapping paper.  A Casket of Characters Bewitched Pumpkin First, buy a pointed hat at a party store and use it to determine the size of your pumpkin head. Buy a small bag of green Spanish moss for the hair and strong floral pins to hold accessories in place from a crafts or floral supply store. Cut a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin and clean out the inside. Use a washable marker to draw on the pumpkin&amp;#039;s eyes and mouth, then carve along the lines and wipe off the existing marker with a damp towel when finished. (Get more pumpkin-carving tips.) Use crafts store floral pins to adhere the moss to the top of the pumpkin. Place the hat on top of the moss and pin in place. Cut away the wide end of a small gourd, creating a flat bottom to pin onto the pumpkin as a nose. Band of Bats Small pumpkins (and small helpers) are great for this no-carve project. Use black fun foam from the crafts or art supply store to cut out wings and ears. Secure them to the pumpkin with floral pins. Use a washable marker to practice drawing on your desired face. Finish by drawing over the face with a black permanent marker. Possessed Pirate Purchase a pirate hat, patch, and feathered friend from a Halloween party store. Use your pirate hat as a measurement to purchase the right size pumpkin. Start by cutting a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin and cleaning out the inside. Use a washable marker to draw on the pumpkin&amp;#039;s face, then carve along the lines, wiping off any existing marker when finished. Pin the bandanna, eye patch, earring, and hat to the pumpkin with floral pins. Next, use a glue gun or wire to attach the bird to the hat. Scatter a few pirate coins under the base of the pumpkin for a golden touch. Spooky Skeleton Buy a top hat from a party store, making sure to use your hat as a measurement to purchase the right size pumpkins for the head and body. Cut a hole in the bottom of each pumpkin and clean out the insides of both. Then cut the top off the lower pumpkin to hold the head in place. Stack the pumpkins as shown in the photo and use a washable marker to draw on the pumpkin&amp;#039;s face and chest design. When happy with your design, carve along the lines and wipe off the marker with a damp towel when finished. Carve out one hole in each side of the bottom pumpkin that will tightly hold small tree-branch arms in place. Use floral pins to secure the hat to the top pumpkin. Make a bow from paper or fabric and secure to the top of the larger pumpkin with floral pins as shown in the photo. Mummified Pumpkin Cut a hole in the bottom of the pumpkin and clean out the inside. Use a washable marker to draw on the pumpkin&amp;#039;s face, then carve along the lines and wipe off the existing marker with a damp towel when finished. To finish the mummified look, shred cheesecloth and wrap the pumpkin&amp;#039;s head. Secure cheesecloth with a crafts store floral pin or glue gun.  Deathly Pale Desserts If you don&amp;#039;t have time to bake from scratch, buy a package of slice-and-bake sugar cookies from your local grocery store. Also buy a tube of Wilton&amp;#039;s white royal icing and Wilton&amp;#039;s black paste food coloring from a cake-decorating or crafts store. Bake the cookies as directed. After the cookies cool, cover them with white icing, mix up your black icing, and use the black icing for decoration. You can also make these cookies from scratch by using a simple recipe for sugar cookies and ornamental frosting.  Frightening Foyer Give your guests the gift of spook as they enter your haunted house. Batty Branches Choose a large pumpkin that is the right size for your entry table. Cut the stem flat across the top of the pumpkin. Carve out a small hole in the top that will hold one branch (or several branches) to create a treetop. For the bats on backyard branches, use patterned Halloween papers from a crafts or scrapbooking store to cut out bat shapes and hang from the branches. Tape a thin 1/8-inch ribbon from the back of each bat and tie the ribbon to secure bats the branches. Patterned Paper Votives Buy or reuse 4-inch to 8-inch straight-sided glass votives from the crafts store. For each 8-inch votive you will need one sheet of patterned paper, one sheet of black paper, and one sheet of black tissue paper. First, cut a piece of patterned paper that will cover the outside of the votive. In the center of the paper on the backside, trace a bat shape with a pencil. Cut out the shape with small scissors. Place a small sheet of black tissue paper over the cutout and tape in place. Wrap the paper around the outside of the votive and tape in back along the seam. Make a border by cutting two strips of 1/2-inch black paper to wrap around the top and bottom edges, taping again in the back. Candy-Filled Cones For each candy-filled cone, you will need one sheet of orange tissue paper and one 12-inch black paper doily. Cut the orange tissue paper into a square shape large enough to cover the doily. Cut three evenly spaced slits into the center of the doily, leaving it intact. Form the doily into a cone shape in your hand and secure with tape or staples along the seams. Place the square of orange tissue paper inside the cone. Grab a heaping handful of tasty treats and fill the cone.  Mantel Magic Channel greetings from beyond the grave by finding three white pumpkins similar in size that will fit on the width of your mantel. If you cannot find white pumpkins for sale, you can spray-paint your pumpkins with white enamel spray paint. Once the paint is dry (about 30 minutes), use a washable marker to draw out the letters B-O-O on the pumpkins, as shown in the photo. Use a black permanent marker to finalize your design and wipe away any of the washable marker that shows with a damp towel. Adorn the mantel to your liking with mini pumpkins and gourds. Immoral Ivy Use black spray paint to color artificial ivy from the craft store or real ivy from your garden. After ivy is completely dry, weave it through the pumpkins and drape over the mantel&amp;#039;s eerie edge. You may need to use a small tack or tape to hold a piece or two in place. 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