How To Make Outdoor Hanging Ghosts With Styrofoam Balls And Fabric
Looking to add some outdoor Halloween decor to your home on the cheap? These DIY Halloween hanging ghost outdoor decoration are easily made with a styrofoam ball, white muslin fabric and a black and white polka dot ribbon!
Decorating your outdoors for Halloween has never been easier with these cute little hanging ghosts made from styrofoam balls and fabric. These hanging ghosts look great with these outdoor Halloween decorations, these spooky mantle Halloween decorations, these decorated foam pumpkins or these scrap wood pumpkins.
Check out my 12 Days of DIY Fall Crafts for more creative ideas to decorate your home for fall!
Supplies
These are the supplies to make 4 hanging ghosts
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How To Make Ghosts Hang Outside!
Step 1:
Cut 1 yard white muslin fabric into 4 equal squares
Step 2:
Lay muslin fabric square flat. Place styrofoam ball in the middle and gather pointed ends of fabric
Step 3:
Gather fabric around the styrofoam ball and pinch with your fingers
Step 4:
Tie long bow using a piece or black and white polka dot ribbon around the neck of the ghost
Step 5:
Heat seal the edges of the ribbon using a lighter
Step 6:
Tie a piece of floral wire around each ghost and hang outside. I hung my cute little ghost on my hanging basket rings!
How To Make These Ghosts Waterproof
Fortunately, my front porch is covered, so I don’t need to worry about them getting wet with rain (or snow here in Wisconsin, that likes to come early in October! haha).
To be able to hang these ghosts in the open or in your yard from trees, make these ghosts with a cheap white tablecloth from the party section at Walmart or Dollar Tree. Assemble the ghosts the same way as above.
These little ghosts also look super cute inside! Hang them on your October/Halloween mantle to make it more spooky!
How To Make A Hanging Ghost with Fabric and a Styrofoam Ball for Outside
Ingredients
- foam balls I used size #4 balls, but you can adjust this tutorial for any size ghost you would like. Use a larger styrofoam ball for a larger ghost. Just be sure to purchase more fabric if needed
- 1 yard white muslin fabric or an old bedsheet will work just fine
- 1 spool 5/8" thick black and white polka dot ribbon
- floral wire
- lighter
- rotary cutter
- self healing cutting mat
Instructions
- Cut 1 yard white muslin fabric into 4 equal squares
- Lay muslin fabric square flat. Place styrofoam ball in the middle and gather pointed ends of fabric
- Gather fabric around the styrofoam ball and pinch with your fingers
- Tie long bow using a piece or black and white polka dot ribbon around the neck of the ghost
- Heat seal the edges of the ribbon using a lighter
- Tie a piece of floral wire around each ghost and hang outside. I hung my cute little ghost on my hanging basket rings!
Want to transform boring styrofoam pumpkins? Check out these 6 ways to decorate foam pumpkins!
