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    Ten Halloween Paper Projects

    October 10, 2023

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    Lindsey Bugbee

    Free Printables, Halloween, Printable Goodies, Tutorials

    The chill of autumn signals a time for cozy indoor crafting and imaginative endeavors! Delve into this article to find ten captivating Halloween projects that will fuel your creativity and set the perfect spooky tone.

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    Frida Kahlo Halloween Art - Includes Printable | The Postman's Knock

    Halloween is a favorite holiday of mine because, well… candy. It also offers the opportunity to make some playfully macabre creative projects (while you eat the candy)! Today’s blog post outlines ten delightful Halloween paper projects on the TPK site. Make your favorite this week, accompanied by a toothsome warm brew and some candy corn.


    1. Arachnophobia Mail Art

    12 Artistic Envelope Ideas | The Postman's Knock

    Use the spider tutorial from the Not Your Average Calligraphy Drills: Garden Edition to draw a spider on the left side of an envelope. Write the address on the right side (I used Kaitlin Style calligraphy here), then create simple spiderwebs in the upper left and lower right corners.

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    2. Printable Spider Envelopes

    Spider Halloween Mail Art Printables | The Postman's Knock

    You needn’t be frightened at the prospect of spending hours to illustrate this creepy mail art. It’s a free printable! To enhance the vintage vibe, use sepia Kaitlin Style calligraphy to write the recipient’s address on the right.

    DOWNLOAD FREE SPIDER-THEMED MAIL ART TEMPLATES

    3. “Sleepy Hollow” Skull Halloween Card

    "Sleepy Hollow" Skull Halloween Card Tutorial

    Use the text from your favorite Halloween-esque story or poem to make this verbose skull! I chose Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, but portions of Shakespeare plays or works by Edgar Allen Poe would be great, too.

    READ THE TUTORIAL

    4. Frida Kahlo Halloween Art Tutorial

    Frida Kahlo Halloween Art - Includes Printable | The Postman's Knock

    You don’t have to be a talented illustrator to create this project! The tutorial provides a PDF file that you can print out on black cardstock. You’ll be able to faintly see the printer ink on the cardstock, and you can trace over it with a white pen or white ink.

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    5. “Haunted Mansion” Printable Mail Art

    Spooky Envelope

    Crafted with playful details and winding autumn tree branches, this mail art transports you to a haunted house on a hill. It’s the perfect vessel for your most mysterious (or not) messages.

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    6. Halloween Goody Bags

    Candy Packet Halloween Printables | The Postman's Knock

    Ready to become the trick-or-treating destination? Assemble several of these packets, fill them with candy, and hand them out for Halloween! (Note that these packets are part of a paid set. You can find a free Halloween goody packet by clicking here.)

    MAKE SUGAR SKULL CAT-THEMED CANDY PACKETS

    7. Creepy Halloween Castle Envelope Art

    Creepy Halloween Castle Creative Envelope | The Postman's Knock
    Feel free to switch up the color scheme and art style to customize this envelope art concept.

    In this envelope art, Dracula quietly observes from his castle on a crumbling cliff as a witch flies and bats roam about. Using iron gall ink for this project will give the illustrations a translucent, spooky quality!

    LEARN HOW TO MAKE THIS MAIL ART

    8. Flourished Skull Artwork

    About the Not Your Average Calligraphy Drills: Spooky Edition Packet | The Postman's Knock

    This flourished skull, a drill from Not Your Average Calligraphy Drills: Spooky Edition, is perfect for incorporating into your Halloween décor. Use it to enhance mail art, make a greeting card, or simply frame for spooky display!

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    9. “Hissing Cat” Mail Art

    Hissing Cat Halloween Envelope Tutorial

    Like the Flourish Skull Artwork, this hissing cat is straight out of the Not Your Average Calligraphy Drills: Spooky Edition packet. Add some orange accents and Flytrap lettering, and you’ve got the perfect Halloween envelope. Find a detailed tutorial by clicking the button below!

    READ THE TUTORIAL

    10. Flourished Autumn Envelope

    Flourished Autumn Envelope Tutorial | The Postman's Knock

    If you’d prefer to skip the ghost and goblins theme altogether and celebrate autumn, then try making this envelope art! It features botanicals and colors that are the hallmarks of this season.

    READ THE TUTORIAL

    I hope that you enjoy creating at least one of these ten Halloween paper projects! They offer the opportunity to set aside some time for creativity and make someone’s day (including your own) with holiday greetings.

    Thanks very much for reading, and I hope you’re having a lovely autumn.

    Warmly,

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  1. Suvasanamayee Viswanatha Avatar
    Suvasanamayee Viswanatha
    December 9, 2018

    This is a project for Halloween 2019!

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    Tapori
    December 6, 2018

    I love your work and hope to be half as good as you are one day. Thanks for all the inspiration and tips for beginners!!

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    Wendy
    December 4, 2018

    Awesome Lindsey. Thanks so much to you and Paper Seahorse for the chance to win the fabulous Giveaway. Merry Christmas! xx

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    Sana
    October 19, 2018

    Love this post. I think I will be trying out the verbose skill with a Halloweenish poem and the envelope with the haunted castle!

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      Lindsey Bugbee
      October 19, 2018

      Thank you! I hope you enjoy trying it out! 🙂

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    Andrea
    October 15, 2018

    I’ve always loved the Creepy Halloween Castle!

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    JS
    September 20, 2017

    Very nice ideas. Thank you.

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      Lindsey Bugbee
      September 20, 2017

      I’m glad you like them — I hope you give one of them a try! 🙂

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    Andrea Goo
    September 19, 2017

    You never cease to amaze me!

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      Lindsey Bugbee
      September 20, 2017

      And you never cease to contribute kindness with every comment — thanks, Andrea!

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There is nothing like a clean, well-organized wate There is nothing like a clean, well-organized watercolor chart. I used to make watercolor chart layouts using math and grids (which, trust me, was painful for someone like me, who doesn’t *love* numbers/measuring/calculations) ... then it occurred to me that I could use Photoshop to give myself a little boost. Much less math and fretting, which for me equals much more joy! Palette is from @greenleafblue — she made it so I could have a gorgeous palette for “The Calligraphy Book”, and this color chart definitely helped to boost the aesthetic of an already stunning supply. 🎨😍

If you’re curious about this technique for making a watercolor chart, you can search the TPK website for “watercolor chart” ... there’s a detailed blog post over how to use the template method that I’m showing you here!

#watercolorpalette #watercolorchart #colorchart #watercolorpaints #artchart
An X-Acto knife (aka a hobby knife) is one of thos An X-Acto knife (aka a hobby knife) is one of those tools that is indispensable for a lot of applications. It was designed to make precise cuts, which, of course, it does well! But, you can also use it to scrape off unwanted ink smears (pro tip: after the fact, you can smooth disturbed paper fibers with a pebble), create interesting interior cuts, trim tiny details that scissors can’t reach, make stencils and templates, refine collage elements, and gently correct small drawing or calligraphy mistakes.

I have used X-Acto knives for many TPK Blog tutorials, but up until last week, I’d never written a guide that puts the X-Acto knife front and center. That guide now exists, and you can find it by visiting the link 🔗 in my profile. Be sure to watch the tutorial video!

#xactoknife #hobbyknife #papercutting #papercutart #xactoknifeart
Just back in the TPK Supplies Shop: Finetec Arabic Just back in the TPK Supplies Shop: Finetec Arabic Gold watercolor pans (and the fabulous Finetec Golds palette). ✨ Gold makes *anything* gorgeous, but use it to make a calligraphy medallion, and it’s just next-level. 🤩 (Tutorial for this particular medallion can be found in the Dancing Pen Calligraphy Medallions Worksheet Set). 

To find the golds + the worksheet, visit the link in my bio, then navigate to “Shop”. Happy weekend! 

#goldcalligraphy #goldwatercolor #pointedpencalligraphy #fineteccoliro #goldcalligraphy
Hard to fit everything in, but this was 2025 in a Hard to fit everything in, but this was 2025 in a nutshell at TPK! 🥜

This year, I loved teaching at @thehappyevercrafter’s Workshop Week and participating in @calmingcalligraphy’s World Calligraphy as Meditation Day. And seeing the TPK calligraphy kit featured in @newyorkermag’s 2025 holiday gift guide was an unexpected (and delightful) cherry on top! 🍒

So much of what happened over the past year, though, was shaped by the TPK Premium community. Their questions and feedback helped guide Hand Lettering 101, while their encouragement fueled tutorials on topics ranging from turning red wine into calligraphy ink to illustrating recipes, painting with a wedge brush, and creating greeting cards and envelope art. 💌 That same support made it possible to create new worksheets and resources that others were able to enjoy as well, which I’m very grateful for. 

For a fuller recap (with helpful links and details) I shared a 2025 reflection on the TPK blog (link in bio).

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Which is your favorite koi-themed envelope? The fi Which is your favorite koi-themed envelope? The first one (A. Moreira), which was created as a prop for “The Calligraphy Book” ... *or* the second (Nigel Wright), which was created for the photographer who took pictures of the Moreira envelope for “The Calligraphy Book”? (When I heard how much Nigel had loved the first koi envelope, I made him his own variation!) 🎏

#mailart #snailmail #mailbox #snailmailrevolution #koiart
✨ A little comparison today … because not all ✨ A little comparison today ... because not all golds behave the same.

✦ Finetec gold → bright, cheerful, and versatile
✦ Greenleaf & Blueberry faux brass → softer, muted, and stunning
✦ Yasutomo pale gold → velvety, subtle shimmer with a sensible amount of sparkle

I love having all three on hand and choosing based on the feel I want for a project. It’s tough to go wrong! ✨

#moderncalligraphy #calligraphytools #goldink #watercolorcalligraphy #letteringcommunity mailart calligraphypractice artmaterials creativeprocess handlettering
🕊️ I originally made these printable tags for 🕊️ I originally made these printable tags for gifts … but now I want them everywhere. On presents 🎁, yes; but also tucked into snail mail, sprinkled across a holiday table with happy words written inside (“joy”, “love”, “peace”), or styled on a mantle for a cozy seasonal touch 🎄. They’re simple, charming, and versatile. Find them on the TPK Blog (link in bio)!

#thepostmansknock #printableart #giftwrappingideas #snailmaillove #happymail handillustrated holidaydetails paperlove creativegifting handlettering makersofinstagram stationeryaddict thoughtfuldetails slowdownandsendmail gifttags diygifttag giftwrapping giftpresentation handwrappedgift
I experimented with using the chic poppies techniq I experimented with using the chic poppies technique (see my reel from a couple of days ago) to make pretty stationery. LOVE how it turned out! The poppies are just an elegant way to add personality and elegance to any paper good. If you’re a TPK Premium member, *definitely* check out Lesson 6 of the Beginner’s Modern Calligraphy Online Course (2025 version). In it, you’ll find a detailed video demonstration that shows you how to bring these poppies to life! ✍️

#stationery #diystationery #floralillustration #penandink #handdrawn #drawing #painting #sumiink #snailmail #mail #mailart #snailmailrevolution #happymail #mailbox #calligraphy #pointedpen #dippen #rosegoldsumi
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