Are you in need of Dia de los Muertos projects? Well, here are all my Day of the Dead craft tutorials! I love this tradition so much – it’s all about celebrating the cycle of life! I’ll be adding to this list, check back often!
Throughout the years, we’ve really pushed the educational aspect of the holiday. We don’t want people to think it is only about cute sugar skulls and such. We really want to make sure people understand the history, the culture, the customs, the food – and the cute skeletons!
Before we get into the projects, check out my short story with a Dia de Los Muertos theme!
133. Day of the Dead Barbie DIY
131. Muertos Shrine in a lantern!
130. How to Make a COCO-inspired Cake w/ VeroSweetHobby
129. How to make a sugar skull floral centerpiece
128. How to Make and Decorate Sugar Skulls
127. Ofrenda Prayer Candles + Free Sugar Skull Printable
126. How to Make a Libro de las Calaveras for Day of the Dead
125. Mini Sugar Skull Piñata DIY
124. Day of the Dead Craft: Reverse Glass Painting 101
123. Coco-inspired Sugar Skull Earrings
122. Mini Skull Pinatas
121. Felt Calaca Banner
120. Jewelry to Make for Dia de Los Muertos
119. Easy Ways to decorate for Dia de Los Muertos
118. Here’s a short story I wrote for Dia de Los Muertos!
117. How to paint a muertos mural on your front porch
116. Felt Calaca Banner
115. Faux Fur Sugar Skull Pillow
114. Muertos Pumpkin Shadow Box
112. La Catrina Glittery Greeting Card
110. Sugar Skull Stencil with Gel Medium – paper arts and cardmaking
109. 10 Sugar Skull facepaint tutorials
107. Sugar Skull Caramel Apples
106 How to Make Sugar Skulls by Presley’s Pantry
105. Skull Gorditas con Red Chile
104.Amazing Cakes
102. Skull-shaped Sugar Cubes with Mark Montano
101. VIDEO: Crafty Chica’s Glitter Tattoos
100. VIDEO: Jeshua and Maya’s Face Paint tutorial
99. VIDEO: Face Paint for Kids by Pearmama
98. VIDEO: Face paint, champurrado, altar by MuyBuenoCookbook
95. VIDEO: DIY Faux Mexican Pastries
94. VIDEO: Dia de Los Muertos Ribbon Bracelet Tutorial
93. VIDEO: Muertos Ceramic Platter
92. VIDEO: Muertos Shrines on a Stick
90. Dia de los Muertos Bottle People
89. Muertos Fused Ceramic Trays
85. 21 Ways to Make a Skull Shirt
83. La Muerte Hat and Face Paint
82. Muertos Gift Box Party Favors
81. Skelly Tee
80. Muertos Fiesta Pillowcases
79. Sugar Skull Applique Shirt
78. Sugar Skull Pinatas (round two)
77. Sugar Skull Paper Rosettes
71. Calaca Cakes
66. Day of the Dead Pillowcases
65. 15 Flower Crowns for Dia de los Muertos by Monique Frausto
64. Sugar Skull Stretchy Bracelet with Tarina Tarantino
63. Dia de los Muertos Lawn Art
61. Skelly Tee
60. Sugar Skull Face Paint Inspiration from The Art Muse
57. How to make a wood shrine base
54. DIY Dollar Store Skull Shirt
52. How to “Sugar Skull” Your Online Portrait
51. Mini-Silkscreen Party Favors
50. Applique Shirt
49. Dia de los Muertos Ceramics
48. Sugar Sequin Hair Clip with @StudioLongoria
46. DIY Sugar Skull Jello Shots (very cool!)
42. Glittery Skull Note Holders
41. Skully Towels
40. Felt Banner
38. Candlesticks
37. Art Collage
33. Papel Picado
31. Skully Pin
29. White Chocolate Sugar Skulls
25. Mask on a Stick
23. Dia de los Muertos Mixed Media collage canvases
22. Skull bookmarks
21. Wacky Rhinestone Day of the Dead Earrings!
17. La Calavera Lino Cut Memory Cards
15. Embossed Tin Prayer Candles
13. Glittered Memory Ornaments
11. Gothic Skull Princess Crown
10. Shimmery Skeleton Shadow Box
9. Cycle of Life Face Painting
7. Dia de los Muertos Charm Bracelet
Here are some articles to help you learn more about Dia de Los Muertos:
5 Ways Latin Americans celebrate
Dia de los Muertos is a long-standing tradition in our family. Granted – not the family I grew up with, I didn’t really learn about this wonderful Mexican holiday until after Patrick and I married. That was 27 years ago, and every year since, we’ve honored our loved ones during this time of the year.
I was an ambassador for Disney Pixar COCO movie! I went on the press junket and wrote a few stories!
10 Facts About Day of the Dead & How Disney Pixar’s Coco Incorporated Them
5 Exciting Things to Know About Disney Pixar’s Coco Movie
I love all of you and your hubby’s Day of the Dead art. You have introduced me to a style that I have fallen in love with!! Thank you and keep it coming!!!
Tanya
Thanks for sharing such great projects!
Cat
I love you projects! Where can we purchase the supplies for Tarina Tarintinos stretchy dia de la Muerte bracelets?
Hi! You can find them at most craft or bead stores! Thank you!
You do really good work! I try but my skill level is not advancing. I’m In San Antonio and I’m looking for lessons either online or in person.Can you help?
Thanks,Charlie
It it considered cultural appropriation/offensive if I wear catrina face paint on Halloween ? It would be inspired by the character La Muerte on the movie The Book of Life. I have learnt and read about dia de los muertos and would like to celebrate it, but there are no processions near me. I am Brazilian living in the US,and that’s why I ask if it would be offensive to wear that as a costume for Halloween. In Brazil we also celebrate the day of the dead, but its more sad than festive.
They are two very separate holidays, but since La Muerte is a character from a movie, you are going as the character! But at the same time, you can tell people how Dia de los Muertos begins at midnight on Nov 1st! And wear the facepaint again for the muertos festivities!