Black and Orange Halloween Porch

My black and orange Halloween porch takes the classic holiday colors and makes them modern. Learn how to make this wreath and “Trick or Treat Yo’ Self” sign. Plus, get a closer look at the mannequin hands holding buckets of candy.

blue front door with an orange wreath with black ribbons, a black and orange sign reading "trick or treat yo' self," and black mannequin hands sticking out of the door holding small halloween pails

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I’m so excited to finally put together and share my black and orange Halloween porch. I actually came up with this idea in August! I was watching “Making It” on NBC and was instantly in love with the Valentine’s Day door that Amber made (Season 1, Episode 4). Her hands were flexible and held valentine cards.

I have a fairly small front porch, so I immediately thought about how handy they would be to hold a bucket of candy. Pun totally intended.

This Halloween porch is actually pretty simple. There are two DIY projects you need to do to prep, but if you’re just here for the creepy hand idea, you could totally use a purchased wreath and sign.

If you want to go even bigger, this would look great mixed with this Monster garden Halloween yard decor.

Halloween porch tutorial

Supplies:

For the wreath:
- 14-inch foam wreath form
- 2 5-yard rolls of orange deco mesh (I got mine from Dollar Tree.)
- skinny black ribbon
- thick black ribbon
For the sign:
- scrap wood (approximately 8×36 inches)
- Krylon pumpkin orange spray paint
- black removable vinyl
- “Trick or Treat Yo’ Self” printable text
For the hands:
- 3 black jewelry mannequin hands
- Command outdoor small strips
- 2 metal pumpkin pails (Mine are from Dollar Tree.)
- Halloween candy

Instructions:

Black and orange wreath

To make the wreath, I wrapped the deco mesh around and tucked it back under itself. I wrapped the thin black ribbon over the deco mesh, which helps hold it in place. I used the bigger ribbon to tie a bow at the top, which hooks onto my wreath hanger.

For a more detailed wreath tutorial, I used the same techniques as my spring raffia wreath.

Orange wreath with black ribbons on a blue door

Trick or treat vinyl sign

First I painted several layers of orange spray paint on my board and let it dry overnight.

I don’t have a cutting machine, so if you do, you can DIY your sign a bit faster. I chose a chunky font that would be easy to cut out with scissors.

To make the sign lettering by hand, I printed my phrase and taped it to the back of my vinyl. I cut out each letter with scissors, then laid it out on my sign. Next, I peeled the backing off the vinyl and stuck it to the board. Then, I smoothed it all down with my hand, then went over it with the edge of a ruler to make sure it stuck well.

Vinyl sign steps: paint wood orange, cut black vinyl letters, and transfer letters to wood

Mannequin hands

I used an outdoor Command strip to attach each of the mannequin hands to the door. You can see that I left the edge of each one sticking out just enough so I can remove them cleanly after Halloween.

I filled each bucket with candy. I was worried that a larger bucket might fall because of the weight, so I’ll refill these for trick-or-treaters as needed.

mannequin hands attached to a blue door with outdoor Command strips

Mannequin hand with a Halloween bucket full of candy

My black and orange Halloween porch

Black and orange Halloween wreath, sign, and mannequin hands holding buckets of candy

yard view of Halloween front porch decor

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