How to Make Hanging Ghosts

Last year, I made some DIY ghosts out of styrofoam balls and cheesecloth.  They stayed hung the entire month of October, but after Halloween I tossed the cheesecloth. But I held on to the styrofoam balls and twine. This year, I decided to go ahead and use cheap white muslin fabric and I am so much happier. No more detangling like with the cheesecloth! Here’s how to make hanging ghosts.

Items Needed to Make Hanging Ghosts

I bought three yards of white muslin fabric for less than $2/yard. Because the fabric is thick, it didn’t allow for the eyes to peek through. So, I simply cut six eyeballs out of black felt and hot glued them right to the fabric.

How to Hang the Ghosts

I used the same twine and eye hooks from last year, so most of the work was already done.  If you missed this part, I twisted small eyehooks into the styrofoam balls and added a little glue to keep them secure. Using twine, I tied it to the eye hook and to the eyehook in the ceiling. Poke a little hole through the top of the fabric to slide the twine through and actually glued the fabric down around the styrofoam ball to avoid it flying up and over. I used rubber cement for this and it has worked like a charm!

I love how they add height to the porch and they look great when it is windy! They look good clustered and staggered together.

Hopefully, I will be able to reuse all three ghosts (entirely) next year!

Hope you you this post on how to make hanging ghosts helpful for your decorating! I just love this time of year. XO