Homemade Halloween Decorations: Ghost Centerpieces with Craft Video

Ghost Centerpiece Craft with Video

Make ghostly homemade Halloween decorations with this video craft project fromTerri O. Use cheese cloth to create a ghost centerpiece for your Halloween table. Scroll down to watch the Halloween craft video. Homemade Halloween decorations are a wonderful way to pass the time while waiting for the big day to arrive. These Halloween decorating ideas will add a touch of spookiness to any costume party or creepy banquet. Bring these Halloween craft ideas to life and they will keep your house haunted.

Ghost Centerpiece

Materials:

Cheese cloth
Scissors
Fabric stiffener ( I used Stiffy by Plaid)
Small container
Splat mat (I highly recommend you get one of these! They are great for many reasons www.herrschners.com )
Black felt for eyes and mouth
Small terra cotta pot
Styrofoam (1 to fit snuggly inside the pot and 1 large for the head and 2 small for the arms.)
Wood dowels
Plastic wrap

Instructions:

Make a form for your ghost. This is how I made mine but you can come up with your own idea too. Insert the large Styrofoam ball into the pot. Insert the dowel into the Styrofoam and add the head to the top. Insert dowels into the Styrofoam for the arms. Wrap plastic wrap around the Styrofoam so that the cheesecloth won’t stick.
Cut a piece of cheesecloth making sure it is big enough to drape over the form.
Set the pot on the mat in a place where you can leave it over night.
Stiffy浸透了布和褶皱在你form. Mold it and shape it the way you like it. Let dry.
Once dry pull out the form and cut round eyes and a mouth. Glue it to your ghost.

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With this collection of31 Halloween craft ideas, you can find more great Halloween craft projects for every day of October.

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Sigo

Oct 02, 2018

What a cool and fun looking project for Halloween! I really like the transparent look of it. Thanks for sharing this idea!

Weberme

Oct 05, 2016

I can see a bunch of these ghost in different sizes sitting on an end table looking all scary. A fun and cheap project to make with kids ,grandkids,or even adults. A great project to do with your friends while kids are in school. I love these ghosts. I think I will even try google eyes and see what they look like.Great tutorial.

IncurableRomantici st

Oct 09, 2014

How can you call it the cutest ghost decoration ever, really?

flowerlady700

Oct 07, 2013

What website for your shirt that you mention?

smartie 2872569

Sep 03, 2013

Wouldn't this look really spooktacular with a battery operated candle under it?

Chef 14426

Oct 21, 2010

Very easy and good craft to do with children

Crafter 14515

Oct 11, 2010

I've made the Halloween Ghost Centerpiece many times I like the look of the arms but my poor ghosts have no arms Instead of styrophome for the shape of the head I used a balloon blown up to the size I want and set it on an uprighted disposable plastic glass of any size you'd like I prefer the taller plastic glasses You can get a large bag of plastic glasses at a dollar store and just throw away the used ones when your project is completed You can use the leftovers on a picnic camping trip at home for the kids or whatever you'd like The knot of the balloon is sitting inside the cup It looks just fine with no arms tho I do like the arms now that I've seen them The draping of the cheesecloth with the balloon works fine too I just take a pin needle…Read Moreopened paper clip or whatever and pop the ballon when the cheesecloth has dried In the instructions along with what you said you have to wrap the styrofoam with a plastic wrap By using a balloon the cheesecloth doesn't stick and there's no cost for the styrofoam balls Thanks you reminded to get mine out of storage and set them up around the house Sue