DIY Spooky Moon Decor That Looks So High End With Dollar Tree Supplies

When searching for budget-friendly Halloween decor crafts you can DIY, the Dollar Tree is an obvious place to turn for supplies. During the Halloween season, the store is flush with themed home decor, spooky craft supplies, and seasonal decorations. Even unexpected dollar store items can be transformed into something new and spooky. For example, YouTube creator The Crafty Shopper uses Dollar Tree's version of Jenga blocks to create beautiful Halloween moon decor that looks like it cost a fortune.

If you're hoping to hop on the celestial decor trend for spooky season, this DIY is the perfect opportunity. To complete the project you will need a few boxes of Dollar Tree's Tumbling Tower Games, a Floral Garden Metal Wreath, paint, wood glue, painters tape, a small serving tray, and your choice of trinkets and decorations to place around the moon. With those supplies in hand, you are well on your way to DIYing adorable and affordable Halloween decor with Dollar Tree items.

Begin by taping your wreath ring to your work surface so it doesn't slide around. Then, place your first layer of blocks around the outer edge of the wreath in a crescent moon shape. You will need 16 blocks, each with a small gap between them to form the initial row. For the next layer, place one block on each of the gaps for a total of 15 blocks. Use wood glue to attach the second layer blocks to the first layer. Keep up this pattern for the next three rows, adding 14 blocks, then 13, 12, then 11 for a total of six rows. Be sure to let each row dry in between to avoid shifting the blocks. Any brand of wood glue should work here, but if you're having trouble, some DIYers suggest lightly sanding the blocks before adding the glue to help them stick better.

Once fully dry, flip your crescent moon over and repeat the same block layering pattern on the other side. In the end, you will have used well over 100 blocks. To play it safe, grab three boxes of the Tumbling Tower game; that way you'll have extra blocks on hand if you make any mistakes.

Next, spray paint your block moon in a color of your choice. Black gives a fun, Halloween vibe, but colors like white, yellow, or red would be great, too. Spray paint your serving tray as well. While you wait for those to dry, create a block base by gluing together two rows of 12 blocks to form a solid rectangle. Glue that base to your serving tray, paint it to match, then glue your block moon to the base.

To save time, you can use any small piece of wood for the base instead of gluing individual blocks together. Now it's time to customize. You can add glitter, stick faux flowers through the gaps in your moon, hang Spooky Halloween Ornaments from the blocks, or place this Halloween LED Light-up Statue on the tray to illuminate the project. If you want to closely mimic The Crafty Shopper then you'll want to add the cat Standing Wooden Nature Silhouette, but ultimately you can decorate your moon however you see fit.