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DIY Ghost Decor

October 21, 2019~ DIY and craft projects, Halloween

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I’ve made the cutest little napkin ghosts and you can too! This DIY Ghost Decor is an adorable way to add a little seasonal decor to your home, and you can make them using items you’ve likely already got in your craft stash – I only had to buy one item!

Check out the rest of my Halloween decor

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

DIY Ghosts

There’s all kinds of ways to make ghosts, but when I saw these on Brit + Co I wanted to make my own!

Brit + Co doll ghosts Brit + Co

Mine don’t use dolls though, I used a series of basic crafting supplies to create the mischievous little characters that haunted the kitchen, and now my living room.

What you need to make little ghost decor

I kept it simple and used items I already had in my crafting stash: napkins, dowels, wide popsicle sticks, paint, and scrap felt. I did have to purchase some foam spheres, but it wasn’t a huge expense.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

I also used paint, a cutting mat, a hot glue gun, and my fiskars utility knife set.

You could easily switch it up and use fabric instead of a napkin or felt – in fact, ghosts made with different fabric scraps could be a great way to bring non-traditional ghost decor into your Halloween vibes.

How to DIY Ghost Decor

Start by gluing a foam sphere into the middle of a napkin. I used hot glue, but a fabric adhesive might work too.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

Time for the eyes! I used scrap felt and cut two ovals, and then hot glued them to the outside of the napkin.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

While that dries, cut two dowels to the desired length for the legs. I guestimated the length by laying the napkin covered sphere down, and adding enough length so that the napkin wouldn’t sit on the surface or whatever it was standing on.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

I cut a wide popsicle stick in half to serve as the feet, and hot glue the legs to the feet at a perpendicular angle, before gluing the legs to either side of the sphere (under the shroud of the napkin)

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

Because I was using crafting scraps, some of the materials had been used in other crafts, so I cleaned it all up by painting the legs and the feet black.

For fun, I added bows to the ghosts, but that’s a completely bonus step.

Displaying your tiny ghost decor

Because these little ghosts are so tiny, I find they make more of an impact when grouped together, but one on its own is just as adorable, especially if its poking its head out of a pumpkin!

Want to see the rest of my mid mod eclectic living room?

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

Make your own upcycled bar cabinet (like mine in red)

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

As I mentioned above, I’ve had this little gang around the kitchen, which you can see in my spooky kitchen halloween decor post, and here.

I made the CUTEST DIY Ghost Decor using napkins! Create your own little mischievous gang using supplies you've got lying around the house.

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DIY Ghost Decor

diy ghost decor

Make this DIY Ghost Decor for an adorable way to add a little seasonal decor to your home.

Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $5

Materials

  • napkins
  • dowels
  • wide popsicle sticks
  • paint
  • scrap felt
  • foam spheres

Tools

  • cutting mat
  • hot glue gun
  • fiskars utility knife set

Instructions

  1. Glue a foam sphere into the middle of a napkin. 
  2. Cut two ovals for the eyes with scrap felt.
  3. Hot glued them to the outside of the napkin.
  4. Cut two dowels to the desired length for the legs.
  5. Cut a wide popsicle stick in half to serve as the feet.
  6. Hot glue the legs to the feet.
  7. Optional-add a bow.
© Ariel
Project Type: Halloween / Category: DIY and craft projects

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  1. Mary Hunnicutt says

    October 21, 2019 at 12:28 pm

    Those ghostys are so cute!

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