( CNN ) -- With Halloween on a Monday , there 's still the entire weekend to get into the holiday spirit . Decorating the home is a great way to celebrate , especially if you have children or want to postpone the feeding frenzy until next week . It does n't have to be the standard store-bought fare , and it does n't have to be a daylong undertaking , says crafter extraordinaire Emily Grosse of Assemble Gallery & Studio in Seattle . Pumpkins on the front porch and a wreath on the door with few special do-it-yourself touches can add visual interest , sophistication and whimsy . Grosse took a few minutes from leading crafting workshops and children 's Halloween parties to share a few ideas from a variety of sources . For more home and style ideas , check out her blog , neatLOAF . Pumpkins as candy corn : Instead of choosing the perfect round pumpkin , take oddly shaped ones and spray-paint the tops white and bottoms yellow . Our pumpkin is now a candy corn . Handmade yarn wreaths : Instead of hanging a fake-leaf wreath , tightly wrap a foam wreath base in yarn and embellished with a few felted flowers , all in autumn hues . Garland made from doilies and coffee filters : By using white and natural-colored filters , the florets look old and beautiful and still a little creepy ... a bit Miss Havisham . Bonus : Costume ideas for Mom and Baby : Mom can be the chef , and Baby can be the lobster in a pot . Or , Mom can be the plane and Baby can be the pilot . How else would you pull that off ? Here are a few more ideas borrowed from Apartment Therapy and beyond : . Best Halloween party decorations : Budget-friendly ideas for dressing up furniture , lighting and the food table for your holiday bash . Creepy botanical gardens : Creepy plants and flowers grow year-round that seem made for Halloween , from the eyeball plant to the bat-faced cuphea . But even just adding a few tiny tombstones to a small terrarium gives you a creepy graveyard scene that 's also pretty darn cute . Make your own Halloween dinnerware : Cheaper and more fun than buying Halloween dinnerware , all it takes is some cheap plates , a porcelain pen and painters tape to make your own . DIY decor for the whole home : Novel takes on traditional themes , from candy jars and birdcages to garland and Spanish moss centerpieces .
Pumpkins and wreaths with DIY touches can add whimsy , sophistication to holiday decor . Use doilies and coffee filters to make garlands that look old , beautiful and a little creepy . Wrap a foam wreath base in yarn , embellish with flowers , for customized wreath . Bonus costume ideas for Mom and Baby : Chef and lobster , plane and aviator .