DIY Halloween Potions

     These Halloween potions are easy to make and work with any witch or Harry Potter themed Halloween setup.  Need more potion ideas?  Check out these Pet Sematary inspired potions, glittery potion bottles, Halloween potion pendants, "Magic of Christmas" ornament, and this nebula in a bottle.  Between all of these ideas, you may find some inspiration.

Halloween Potion Labels

If you're not familiar with the process of staining paper with coffee to make it look aged, check out my Halloween potion pendants tutorial to find out how to give paper that aged look.

Phantasma

Materials:

*Glass vial
*Stuffing
*Coffee-stained "aged" paper
*Black gel pen
*Hole punch
*Twine

Directions:

*Take a small amount of stuffing and separate it out until it looks wispy.  Place wisps of stuffing into the bottle until it is full and then close off the bottle.

*Cut a tag from the "aged" paper.  Punch a hole in the top.  Label the tag "Phantasma" or "Ghost in a Bottle" or whatever seems fitting.

*Tie the tag around the bottle's neck using twine.

Faerie Skulls

Materials:

*Glass bottle
*Skull beads
*Coffee-stained "aged" paper
*Black gel pen
*Hole punch
*Twine

Directions:

*Pour skull shaped beads into the bottle and then close the bottle.  Try to maneuver the beads such that the hole through the middle is not noticeable.

*Cut a tag from the "aged" paper.  Punch a hole in the top.  Label the tag "Faerie Skulls" or whatever seems fitting.

*Tie the tag around the bottle's neck using twine.

Nightmares

This potion is just a full sized version of the "Nightmares" potion pendant I made a few years back.

Materials:

*Glass vial
*Black glitter
*Coffee-stained "aged" paper
*Black gel pen
*Hole punch
*Twine

Directions:

*Pour glitter into the vial and then cork the vial.

*Cut a tag from the "aged" paper.  Punch a hole in the top.  Label the tag "Nightmares."

*Tie the tag around the bottle's neck using twine.

Love Potion

Materials:

*Glass vial
*White glitter
*Small, heart shaped sequins/spangles
*Coffee-stained "aged" paper
*Black gel pen
*Hole punch
*Twine

Directions:

*Fill the vial about halfway with white glitter.

*Add some heart spangles and shake until the hearts and glitter are well mixed.  Add more glitter and hearts until you have the desired ratio of the two.  Cork the vial.

*Cut a tag from the "aged" paper.  Punch a hole in the top.  Label the tag "Love Potion."

*Tie the tag around the bottle's neck using twine.