30 Halloween Crafts You Can Make and Sell (Easy Ideas for 2025)
Every year millions of people look for unique Halloween decorations and gifts. They want to buy handmade crafts that feel personal and memorable. With each year the demand for personalized products is continuously increasing. On Etsy searches for “Halloween crafts” jump by over 300% every October.
I still remember scrolling through Etsy and seeing painted pumpkins selling for $25 each. Those costs around $3 to make. I want to tell you from my testing that people don’t just buy crafts, they buy the story and creativity in that product. And if you can offer that, you can easily turn small projects into real income.
As craft expert Emily Parker, owner of The Maker’s Table, says:
“Halloween is when creativity pays off. You don’t need to be an artist. You just need to know what people want on their porch, wall, or costume.”
In this post, we’ll go through 30 Halloween crafts that can make you money. You can use Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, craft fairs, or your own neighborhood. Totally depends on your choice and product.
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30 Halloween Crafts That Actually Sell in 2025
1. Painted Pumpkin Mason Jars
This is the easiest craft you can make. It’s also that weird halloween side hustles. First grab a few mason jars and paint them in orange or black color. Then add spooky faces or glow-in-the-dark designs. Finally add a small LED tea light inside and you’ve got Halloween lanterns. People love these types of jars to place on their porches or dining tables. Sell them at $10–$25 per set on Etsy.
My Pro Tip: Offer jars by writing names or dates on the jars. This will make your product feel personal to the buyers.
2. DIY Ghost Candles
You can turn plain white candles into charming ghost candles with a little melted wax design. These sell fast around Halloween because people love subtle decor that fits into spooky themes. You can get candles from dollar stores and sell them for 3x your cost.
If you want some unusual ways to make money this Halloween, check out our guide on weird Halloween side hustles that actually pay.
3. Spooky Door Wreaths
Halloween wreaths are a bestseller every October. Use a foam ring base, black ribbon, fake spiders, and a touch of orange tulle or artificial cobweb. They look premium, but cost less than $8 to make. They are selling for $30–$60 on Etsy depending on size and creativity. If your style is unique, you can charge more than other people. Remember, you have to think outside of the box.
4. Witch Hat Centerpieces
Create a mini witch hat centerpiece with felt, ribbon, and cardboard for shop counters. You can make it look rustic with gold and purple accents. Many small businesses and cafes buy them in bulk for decorations. This makes it a smart B2B Halloween craft idea.
5. Halloween-Themed Tote Bags
Reusable Halloween tote bags are in huge demand because parents use them for trick-or-treating. You can use heat transfer vinyl (HTV) with a Cricut machine to print spooky designs like pumpkins or quotes (“Creep it real”). It costs around $3 and can be sold for $15–$20.
6. Skull Planters
Get Spray-paint old jars or plastic skulls, and fill them with succulents or fake plants, and your decor product is ready. The “skull planters” are a trending product on Instagram because they’re perfect for people who love aesthetics. They can sell for $20–$40 each.
7. Handmade Halloween Soap Bars
Everyone wants to take care of themselves. Even you and I want ourselves to look better. People love seasonal self-care products. You can make small orange-and-black soap bars with pumpkin spice scent or activated charcoal. For extra decoration, wrap them with Halloween stickers and cute tags. Sell them in local market in bundles of 3–5 pieces.
8. Pumpkin Spice Candles
You can buy bulk soy wax, add little pumpkin fragrance oil in it, and pour it into small glass jars. You have to do good branding. Give it a fun name like “Haunted Pumpkin Glow.” It takes $20 to make a batch and can earn you $60+.
9. Black Cat Keychains
Use resin or polymer clay to create mini black cat keychains. This is a hot product most people miss. These are small-ticket items that sell in volume at craft fairs. This product is best for beginners because you can make 10–20 pieces in one sitting.
10. Halloween Wall Signs
You can sell Wooden signs with quotes like “Enter If You Dare” or “Home of the Wicked Witch”. To make the signs, you can use scrap wood, stencils, and acrylic paint. It’s not so complicated. If you want to scale, use Canva to design templates and sell both digital, printable versions. That can grow into a passive income.
Quick Tip for You: If you plan to sell Halloween crafts online, post them at least 4–6 weeks before October. Pinterest and Etsy traffic spikes in September as people had already planned their decorations.
11. Halloween-Themed Mugs
No matter if Halloween comes, winter, or summer. People are always gonna love coffee. I’m also a big fan of coffee. Before I get to work on my blogging business in the morning, I need a coffee in my favorite mug.
So customized mugs never go out of style and with Halloween style, they become more stylish and memorable. You can use ceramic-safe paint pens or sublimation printing with designs like “Witch Fuel,” “Caffeine Potion,” or ghost faces. They cost about $4 to make and sell for $18–$25.
To make it more special, add small details like glow-in-the-dark text or a mini candy bag inside.
12. Felt Pumpkin Coasters
Felt crafts are cheap and can be made easily. Follow this process to make pumpkin coasters. Cut orange felt into pumpkin shapes, then add stitching or embroidered details. You got your handmade coasters for Halloween parties. Sell them in sets of 4 for $10–$15. You can also sell digital patterns on Etsy if you want passive income.
13. Halloween Resin Bookmarks
Customized bookmarks are loved by book readers. Using glitter and mini spooky charms, you can create bookmarks which will glow and touch the hearts of readers. They cost less than $1 to make. You can sell it for $8–$12 each. It’s an amazing gift idea for students or book lovers during Halloween.
14. Spider Web Window Clings
Create DIY spider web window clings using hot glue or puffy paint on wax paper. Once they are fully dried, peel off and stick them to glass. You can sell them in bundles for $15–$20 depending on size.
15. Halloween Costume Accessories
Who doesn’t love accessories? Everyone wears accessories correctly. You can sell Vampire collars, witch brooches, or ghost hair clips. How to make it? You can use felt, fabric glue, and safety pins. Sell these in the last two weeks before Halloween on local pop-ups.
Besides accessories, Halloween costumes are also a trending product. A person on Reddit shared his story: how he made $14,000 by selling a Halloween costume.
16. Gothic Candle Holders
Repurpose old jars or glass bottles into gothic candle holders using black spray paint. Add melted wax drips for that “haunted mansion” vibe. They can be sold for $30 each.
17. Crochet Pumpkins
If you know basic crochet, this is a must-make craft. Handmade crochet pumpkins are trending on Etsy. Customers love its cozy vibe. Small crochets sell for $8–$10 and large ones can go up to $25+.
18. DIY Trick-or-Treat Bags
Create reusable cloth trick-or-treat bags using canvas tote bags and fabric paint. Parents love eco-friendly options. They can be sold for $25 per bag. You can even personalize them with kids’ names for higher margins.
19. Halloween Shadow Boxes
Shadow boxes are 3D art pieces where you layer paper cutouts or LED lights inside a frame. These look premium. And they are easy to assemble with craft paper and glue. Customers love them as statement decor pieces. They are being sold for $40–$70 on Etsy.
20. Spooky Door Mats
You can sell Coir doormats with funny or creepy quotes (“The Witch Is In,” “Boo Felicia”). Use stencils and outdoor paint to make them. You don’t need a lot of investment for this product.
The cost is around $11 per mat and they often sell for $30–$40. This is a great option if you want higher-ticket craft ideas.
My Pro Tip: Listings with bright photos on neutral backgrounds get 2–3x more clicks. Add lifestyle photos to make it high quality like your craft on a porch, beside pumpkins, or in cozy lighting. Doing this will level up your product pictures.
21. Halloween-Themed Wax Melts
Wax melts look fancy as well as easy to make. You don’t need to put in a lot of effort. You can shape them like bats, ghosts, or pumpkins using silicone molds. Then add cozy fall scents such as Pumpkin Spice or Haunted Woods. You can buy them for $0.50 each and sell for $10–$15 per pack. If you use soy wax or natural oils, you’ll attract buyers who are happy to pay more for cleaner ingredients.
22. DIY Potion Bottles
Collect small glass bottles and fill them with colored water like “Witch’s Brew” or “Dragon’s Blood.” These work as home decor or Halloween party props. You can sell bundles of 3 for around $20.
23. Fabric Ghost Garlands
People can’t resist little ghost garlands. Use white cloth and thread to create cute ghost garlands for windows. These cost very little. If you use leftover fabric, your costs are almost nothing. You can sell it for $15–$20. Also, add different facial expressions for better designs.
24. Pumpkin Spice Candles
Scented candles are one of the top-selling products every year. “Pumpkin spice” candles dominate the sales. Americans spend over $600 million on scented candles annually (National Candle Association). Try to offer cute jars with labels like “Smells Like Halloween” or “Cozy Chaos.” You can even sell refills later for repeat income.
25. Halloween Wall Prints
Wall prints come in the category of digital products. Which means you make them once and sell them forever. But you have to give your best in product creation. Don’t just make it for the sake of earning money. Your product should provide value to the customer.
Create printable Halloween quotes or illustrations using Canva like “Trick or Treat Yourself” or “Resting Witch Face.” After making, list them on platforms like Gumroad and Etsy. Set its price and earn passively every year. But it’s not that easy to make money on autopilot. You continuously have to update your products, add more products to your store, and optimize your store better. You have to do a lot of things.
26. Clay Pumpkin Earrings
If you’re into polymer clay, small pumpkin earrings or ghost-shaped studs are huge sellers. These are lightweight and can be bought for $20. From 1 pack you can make dozens of pairs. Each pair sells for $15–$25. Do you want to earn more? Then pair them with Halloween jewelry bundles to create more value.
27. Halloween Wreaths
With the combination of ribbons, fake spiders, and orange flowers, you can make decorative wreaths for front doors. They have a high resale value of $50–$80 each depending on size and the details you put in. To keep your profit margins high, you can use recycled materials.
28. Bat-Themed Wall Art
Cut bat silhouettes from black cardstock or vinyl and sell them as wall decor sets. These are easy to ship and people buy them a lot. You can even offer glow in the dark versions. A set of 20 bats can sell for $10–$15.
29. Halloween Stickers
Design stickers of pumpkins, ghosts, and black cats using Canva or Procreate, and then sell digital or printed versions. Sticker packs are Etsy’s top-selling items with seasonal spikes around October. You can sell packs for around $5. You can also offer custom bundles for social media creators.
30. Personalized Trick-or-Treat Buckets
Buy plain buckets in bulk, then personalize them with vinyl lettering or paint. Parents love buckets with kids’ names or glow designs for night safety. You can sell them for $25 each.
How to Sell Halloween Crafts
If you’re a beginner, you should start on Etsy or Facebook Marketplace. Because from my experience, selling on these platforms are easy as compared to others. You don’t need rocket science knowledge, you can learn from the tutorials on YouTube.
If you’re selling on Etsy, you must use seasonal keywords like the Halloween decor, pumpkin crafts, and fall gifts. You can also open an Etsy Print-on-Demand store through platforms like Printify or Gelato.
Tip From Me: Start using Pinterest for the marketing of your crafts. Pinterest is a goldmine for seasonal traffic. Millions of people search on Pinterest daily for either gift ideas or things to buy for holidays. People post high-quality photos of their crafts and link them to their shop or website. They start getting consistent visitors.
It’s totally free, you don’t have to pay anything to promote your products on the Pinterest. But don’t just spam product images. Create pins that inspire people and provide value to them.
Final Thoughts
Most people think Halloween is just about candies, trick or treat and kids having fun. It’s totally wrong. It’s a season full of opportunities for the creative ones. A few well-made products and smart listings can easily turn your weekend hobby into an annual business. Many Etsy sellers make over $5,000 each Halloween season from the crafts like I mentioned.
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