Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays. I may be a little partial since it also happens to be my sons birthday, but I think it’s a fun holiday that the whole family can enjoy. Growing up I remember making cheesecloth ghosts with my mother and sisters, I’ve since passed this crafting tradition to my children. This weekend we made Pottery Barn Knock Off hanging ghosts.
These were inspired by the Pottery Barn cheesecloth ghost lights and hanging ghosts available on their site. This is a really easy craft that the kids can get involved with and could even be personalized. The kids could paint the ghost or add small hair bows for the girls and bow ties for the boys.
Supplies:
- Cheesecloth
- Fabric Stiffener
- Moveable Eyes
- Styrofoam Balls
- Glue
- Thread
- Small water bottle or similar item
To make the cheesecloth ghosts, I began by cutting 8×8 inch squares of cheesecloth. You could make these as big or small as you like but since I planned to hang them from my chandelier I decided to keep them small.
Once you have your square cut, place the Styrofoam ball on top of an opened water bottle. This will help give the ghosts head a round shape. I decided to leave the Styrofoam ball attached once they dried but you can remove it if you plan to string them on lights like Pottery Barn did.
Dip the cheesecloth into the fabric stiffener and remove any excess. You want to make sure it’s fully covered so that it will form into the desired shape.
Place the cheesecloth on top of the Styrofoam ball and drape over the bottle; allow 4-6 hours to dry or preferably overnight.
Once your ghosts are dry, glue eyes then hang with thread. We chose to hang ours from our outdoor chandelier but these would be perfect indoor as well.
My kids loved them and have asked to make more for the inside of the house. I have a feeling we’ll have a spooky house filled with ghosts by the end of the week!
I hope you try this easy Halloween craft with your kids this upcoming Fall season.
wow!!How awesome idea!!!I love it….!!!!!
Hi! Crazy question! What is the best way to secure your string? I thought I would use thin fishing line so it is not to visible but not sure best way to secure it.
These are Super Cute!!!
Super cute! I’d love for you to link up your project to Do Something Crafty Friday: http://seevanessacraft.com/2012/09/do-something-crafty-58/
So spookily cute! Love this!
I would love to invite you to post this over at my link party on The Purple Pumpkin Blog! Hope to see you there
Love this project and I just featured it on my blog ! You can see it here http://www.thatcutelittlecake.com/2012/09/pin-of-week-cheesecloth-ghosts.html
Thanks for sharing !
This is so cute! I hope you’ll link up to my Wickedly Creative Halloween Ideas Party!
http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/09/2012-wickedly-creative-halloween-ideas.html
Can’t wait to do this with my son. Adorable!
absolutely adorabel!!! love how these turned out Crystal!
I can’t wait to try this!
These are so cute! I’ll be sure to link over from the StyroCrafts Facebook page and Crafts ‘n Coffee sometime before the Halloween season is over. Thank you!