Spooky projects, proven designs

Carve Halloween decorations worth bringing back every year.

Start with a real community project for the porch, yard, or party table. Copy the design into Easel, change the details, and make a decoration that fits your material and machine. Creating an Easel account is free. No credit card required.

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Finished orange Halloween lantern glowing through a carved monster face among autumn leaves Halloween Lampby Jeff Parish Three finished gray Halloween tombstones with carved names and designs displayed on a lawn Halloween Tombstonesby Ty Moser Finished orange pumpkin-shaped sign reading trick or treat displayed with real pumpkins on grass Monogram Pumpkinby Rusty

Make the season your own

Start with something that has already been carved

Halloween decorations are a good fit for CNC because a simple silhouette can become a sign, a lantern panel, or a whole yard display. Starting from a finished project also gives you real guidance on bits, materials, assembly, and paint so you use your creativity to build on the work of other makers.

Choose the build that fits your available stock and time. Then copy it into Easel to change the size, swap the words, simplify small details, or combine parts from the design with your own artwork.

Real projects from the Easel gallery

Three Halloween projects you can make and customize

Each project has a design file, pictures and it's ready for you to add your own customizations. Open one that inspires you to carve it as is or adjust the design for your own porch or yard.

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From the makers’ comments and project notes

Paint carved letters without melting the foam

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Paint the recessed letters before rolling the stone-colored face

Ty Moser airbrushes the carved areas black, then uses a stiff foam roller for the gray face and a small brush for inside corners. He adds weathering after the gray dries. His foam-board notes warn that solvent-based spray paint can melt the foam and adhere poorly, so do not substitute it without checking compatibility with your material.

Project notes by Ty Moser: read the source.

From Halloween Tombstones by Ty Moser.

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Make your own Halloween project

Create a free Easel account, no credit card required. Copy a community design, change the details, and make a decoration for your porch, yard, or table.