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DIY Cheesecloth Ghost That is Hauntingly Beautiful

This ghostly craft is a EASY and FUN way to add a charmingly spooky element to your Halloween decor. The best part, there are only a few simple materials that is needed for this DIY project! Make these your own. If you are more of a colorful person – use bright colors to set alongside your colorful pumpkins.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete:2 days

Needed supplies:

Let’s grab your supplies, channel your inner artist, and let get crafting!

Step 1: Setup and Create the mixture

Set up a workspace that you don’t mind getting a bit messy. This craft is a lot of fun but can get a little sticky!

Grab your tub to start creating your mixture to help harden the cheesecloth. Here i used 2 parts glue to 1 part water. If you have fabric stiffener, then you can just use this instead. Mix together with a stir stick or a dowel rod.

Step 2: Create the ‘mold’ for the Ghost

Here i grab 3 different height in mason jars and/or cups. Take your balloon and blow up to the desired size you wish to have the head of the Ghost.

*The balloons no matter what i did ended up being egg shaped, but that did not cause a point at all to the ghost.

**Note you do not want to have the balloon to big, if you do not want them wide.

Step 3: Preparing the Cheesecloth

Take the cheesecloth and lay over the jar frames that you have created with the jar and balloon. Make sure you have plenty of overhang to play around with. Once you dip the cheesecloth in the solution, you will need the cloth to gather at the bottom for it to stand up properly.

Step 4: Time to get messy

Take piece by piece. Dip into the solution and then you will have to squeeze out the extra. If you do not, then they fabric will take forever to dry. Carefully drape the cheesecloth over the frame. Depending on the coverage, you may need at least 2-3 pieces to cover.

Make sure to have at least 3 sides of the cheesecloth bunched up and touching the flat surface. This will be the ‘feet’.

Step 5: Let it dry

You will need to find a safe place to set these aside to completely dry. I let mine sit overnight, i was then able to finish the rest of the steps very quickly the next day.

Once it is dry, you then can peel the cheesecloth carefully off the jars. Once off, you can then pop the balloon or leave it in. Since my balloons were white and couldn’t see, i just left them in.

Step 6: Time to decorate

I wanted to add a little bit of color to my Ghost. This will help fit into my black and gold theme. I took the Krylon Glitter blast in black and gold. I sprayed the bottom about 2-3 inches up.

Step 7: Creating the eyes

Grab your pencil, paper and felt. Trace out the eye shape that you desire. Here i went for more of a long oval eye shape. Once finished i was then able to cut out the 3 set of eyes for my ghost.

Simply hot glue the eyes onto the face.

The flowing ghost form and eerie glow (if you used lights) will surely capture the Halloween spirit.

Happy haunting, and have a spooktacular time creating your very own DIY cheesecloth ghost!

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Spook-tacular DIY Pumpkin Black Cat

Never to early to start planning those Halloween projects! This EASY, yet SO CUTE DIY will add that simple magic to any spooky decor. All is needed is 4 simple materials! Display anywhere with your Halloween decor! Kids will sure find this project fun to piece together, or for any adults! Add any embellishments that you please 🎃👻

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time to complete:25 minutes

Needed supplies:

Let’s grab your supplies, channel your inner artist, and let get crafting!

Step 1 – Find and Prep the Pumpkins

To start you will find the two sized pumpkins that will work for you ‘cat’. You will pick a medium for the body and small size for the head. Once you have found your matches, you will then remove the stems.

Step 2 – Painting

Here you will pick your desired color for your ‘cat’. I choose to do a black color to go along with my halloween decor.

Step 3 – Forming the Cat

You will place the smaller paint pumpkin and Hot glue it together. You might need to find the perfect fit by turning the smaller pumpkin and “fitting” it together like a puzzle piece.

Step 4 – Add the accessories

To stick with the halloween scene, i choose a orange ribbon that i had laying around from another project. 1/4 inch wide ribbon works great for the smaller size ‘Cat’.

Step 5 – Create the Ears

Grab your black pipe cleaners and decide what size ears you wish to create for your cute little fellow. Once you find the size, cut two pieces of pipe cleaners the same size.

Here you will either bend a little piece at each side of the pipe cleaner to give you a surface to hot glue to the top of the ‘Head’.

Step 6 – Create the Tail

Lastly, here you will take another pipe cleaner and cut about 4 to 6 off. Then you will coil the tail around your finger. Once you have the desired length and coil, bend a small piece at the end to give a surface for hot gluing on the back of the cats body.

Whether you showcase this cutie indoors or on your front porch, this bewitching black cat is sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face during the Halloween season.

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