Hi guys! I’m enjoying going all out with Halloween decorations this year. I thought it would be fun to make a little ghost family for our entryway. We have quite a few inside jokes around here about our house being haunted (it’s not haunted… don’t worry!) so these guys fit right in.
This is so easy it doesn’t even really need instructions, but here you go anyway… 1. Supplies needed: foam balls, lace, white fabric or cheese cloth, black sewing pins, a tapestry needle and yarn. 2. Wrap each foam ball in fabric and tie yarn around the neck to secure it. 3. Add pins for the eyes. 4. Use your tapestry needle to stitch and tie yarn to the top of each ghost to hang them.
That’s it! You can make a huge batch for your home in 30 minutes. I hung mine in our entryway along the stairs and all our nieces and nephews think they are awesome.
XOXO. elsie
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We made these with my mom when I was little :). Thanks for the reminder; my girls would love this craft in addition to the ones we have already done.
These are adorable! I’d love to spruce them up with some glitter. 🙂
-Lindsey
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SO sweet and fun! The best part is that they seem super do-able, especially for a gal on a time crunch. thanks again girls!
-Melissa
http://shakeshakee.blogspot.com/
And such beautiful, lace ghosts they are! I can see doing this with vintage handkerchiefs too. So cute!
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my brothers and i used to make something like this every halloween…except with paper napkins! haha! i love the lace though, it makes them much prettier! 🙂
Wow! These are so cute! I always made ghosts when I was little but I never thought of making them so beautiful. xo Deanna
Those are darling!
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LOVE THESE!!
So cute!!! And easy 🙂
Awesome!! I love this idea! 🙂
Val
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Very cute! I really like how the lace looks. I made some the other day with polyfill, eyelet fabric, embroidery thread, and some buttons for eyes. I love little ghosties!
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They look like Japanese “weather ghosts”!
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Very cute!
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Awww – I love the lacy ghosts! What a fun grown-up girl spin on a classic!
-amy
http://www.LadyMockingbird.com
Super cute! Never thought of using lace! clever clever!
Black lace are good too!
I love decorations like this. Simple and perfect 🙂
♥ Naomi {Starry Eyes + Coffee Cups}
that’s nice! 🙂
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So cute and so simple! Makes we want to throw a Halloween party
Maria xx
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Haha I remember we did this quite a lot in elementary school and decorated them. But with this ghost version they still look cute 😀 Can’t wait for halloween!
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So cute. Awesome idea <3
I am definitely going to do this!!!
Easu and sooo cute!
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How cool! I love the fabric! 🙂
xxx Lena
P.S.: It would make my day, if someone checks out my blog!
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Those will really come handy on Halloween. Can’t wait to get the decoration of the apart started
For sweet treats, these are also good to make with a lollipop and a tissue. The kids can make them, draw faces on them and then they get something sweet when they’re bored with the ghost/Halloween is over!
Love this grown-up version of ones I made with my little boy…I could actually keep these in the living room rather than consigned to his bedroom with our other makes! Thanks x
Oh wow.. I will definitely be making these for my little girls first Halloween.
Beki x
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all your ideas are amazing!!
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OOh – like teruterubozu! We have one in our apartment that we bring out when we want the day to be sunny. Cute.
I’m going to make some for my dorm. Thanks for the idea!
Amanda Rose
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I’m not really a Halloween decor person (I really prefer the pretty autumn stuff) but I REALLY think these are cute.
Very nice. Thanks for the tut!
These are so cute and a great DIY to make together with children. Thanks!
Eek these are the cutest little ghosties! I wish Halloween was bigger over here in England xx
Have you tried smelly ghosts? instead you pack it with balls of lavender and hang it around your house or put it in your sock draw!
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very awesome. 🙂
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I love this idea! Not too scary for halloween but still really lovely!
xx Emily
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This is too cute! I’m not one for Halloween decorations, but I do love your sweet little ghost.
Lydia N <3
Cute! My mom used to make these and hang them up in the trees along our driveway for Halloween!
Kim
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Reminds me of Casper the Friendly Ghost from my childhood! I LOVE these little decorations!
XOXO
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Okay, this is completely unrelated to this post, but I’ve just spent the last thirty minutes looking through some of your previous posts and I have a question and I didn’t know which post to ask it on. So, I just came to your most recent one…
Anyways, my question is: can you tell us more about your hairstyles? Both are so cute and so different. I just wonder if you could do a post explaining how your styles are cut and colored. I’m looking for a new style and could use all the help I can get!
I made these out of toilet paper as a kid. This is the fancy grown-up version.
So much fun! We made some the other day with an old striped t-shirt, but I can’t wait to try these elegant little ghosts 🙂
Those are fantastic!
xo Jennifer
http://seekingstyleblog.wordpress.com
how do you hang things from the ceiling???
Oh, I love these! They’re very cute and creative! I love how they look with the lace! Thanks for the idea, I’m gonna have to do this!
~Melanie
ok. these are the CUTEST Halloween decorations I’ve ever seen. definitely making a big batch of them this season! thanks so much for the amazing idea. it is spook-tacular!;)
xxo
Awesome! What did you use to hang them from the ceiling?
These are fun!
Such a cute idea! Love your blog! 🙂
xo, Christina
http://www.thestylestorm.com
so very awesome!
That is such a cute idea! <3
I love the lace. Such a great an easy craft!
So cute and eerie! love it.
They are super easy but I would have NEVER though of using lace! They are more pretty-spooky this way! Can’t wait to craft some this weekend!
Pretty much the prettiest little ghosts ever!!
xo Heather
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My older sister made me and my little sister dolls like these a few years ago. So cute!
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I love this idea! I don’t like spiders and gore things, so I go for a cute Halloween decoration (pumpkins, ghosts, black cats), and this diy is perfect 😀
Thanks for sharing!
Wow, these look sooooo amazing. I would love to make some lil’ ghosts for myself but I know I would just pee my pants every time I see them hanging in the dark. I’m just too easily scared out. 🙂
These remind me of childhood, too. I like the spin of using a pretty lacy fabric. Thanks for the inspiration! (I love your blog, E & E!)
Too cute & super simple! That’s my kinda craft! 😉
Xx
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Such a great, beautiful and easy idea <3
aww, what a great idea!
xo, cheyenne
Love love love this! I had to copy after seeing a sneak peek of these earlier this month! I used tennis balls I already had on hand!
Here is a link to some photos of how they turned out:
http://www.domesticfashionista.com/2012/10/spooky-halloween-home.html
xo
These are brilliant, such a good simple idea. Thankyou for featuring one of my prints in a post a few months ago, I stupidly have only just realised.
Beautiful Halloween decoration idea. Thanks for that. If you’re looking for a nice activity idea I suggest you try these DIY scratch cards: http://www.winnings.com/blog/fun-stuff/how-to-create-handmade-scratch-cards/10-25-2012/
They’re fairly easy to make, use cheep materials and add a lot to the party.
Made my own party of ghosts to haunt the hallway this Halloween… thanks for the inspiration Elsie
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