DIY Nightmare Before Christmas-Inspired Oogie Boogie Man

On a good year, there’s not ton of trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood but 2020 was a particularly unexciting year for candy hunters.  My kids were still pretty young and I wanted to think of a fun way to make Halloween special and exciting that year. I rummaged in the basement and found an old white Christmas tree that was pre-lit with blue lights, half which didn’t work anymore. My husband and I clipped all of the lights off and my Halloween tree was born. We picked up some orange lights for a gorgeous cozy glow at night. Instead of door-to-door candy, I put together a Halloween bucket full of candy, halloween trinkets from the Target dollar spot and a spooky kids movie on dvd. 

I found a few Halloween ornaments at Dollar Tree but I wanted some unique things so I tried making some of my own. This guy was one of my first home made ornaments. I want to make a tiny burlap plushie version but this flat felt oogie boogie was quick and easy with some pretty basic craft supplies. 

For the woven fabric, I used creepy cloth from Dollar Tree, which you can often find this time of year for use as spider web decorations. It’s very lightly and messily woven and a few layers of it gives the right effect. 

You’ll also need some black and cream colored craft felt, thread or yarn for his stitches and hot glue. 

Download my free printable pattern from Dropbox here and follow along with my full video tutorial on YouTube. 

If you enjoyed this project, check out my series, 13 Days of Halloween Ornaments