I love Halloween and I love the decorations that come along with it. I’m also a big fan of those cute little Halloween villages, but can’t really justify spending the money on one (especially since I have an elaborate Christmas one…), so when I saw a tutorial from Desiree over at The 36th Avenue on how to make your own I was intrigued. All it takes are some holiday houses from Dollar Tree and some black spray paint. Check out how I made this fun and simple Halloween village!

diy Halloween village

materials needed:

• Dollar Store or thrift shop Christmas village houses
• black spray paint

I’d love to include a complex tutorial for you so you can see how terribly clever and creative I am. The truth is all you have to do is prepare an area to spray paint in (outdoors is always best), lay out your holiday houses, and give them a few coats of spray paint!

While I was in the middle of this project I actually ran out of my black spray paint, so I pulled out my can of oil rubbed bronze to finish it off and I love the hint of metallic shimmer that it gives off. So since I used leftover paint, this project only cost me $3 and I love it!

| See what else you can do with leftover paint here! |

You’ll obviously still see the little holiday touches like patches of snow and Christmas wreaths, but underneath the black spray paint you don’t really notice them. On the off-chance you do notice them it’s a funny little detail for friends or kiddos to notice.

Do you have any holiday villages? Have you ever made one yourself?

Please follow along with me on Pinterest to find more simple DIY projects!