It’s that time of the year friends, SPOOKY season is in full haunting and this witch is getting crafty. Let’s be clear, I didn’t come up with the ghost garland idea, but I thought it would be really cute on our mantle and in Gabi’s room.
After telling Mamina (my grandma) I was making this garland, she got so excited because she knew exactly how to make the ghosts. She has previously made them as luggage markers for when she traveled – side note: great idea to differentiate your luggage. So here are some easy instructions on how to make your own ghost garland.
You’ll need:
- Yarn – any color and texture
- Scissors
- Super glue
- Toothpick
- Black mini pom poms, dots or eyes
- Piece of cardboard measuring 4-7 in depending on how long you’d like the ghosts
Let’s get started
Step 1:
Take colored yarn and wrap it around the cardboard 25-45 times- depending on how thick you’d like the ghosts. For the mantle garland I wrapped the thinner yarn about 45 times around and used the 7″ dimension of the cardboard.
Step 2:
Once wrapped cut the end off and set it aside. Cut a smaller piece of the same yarn – enough to tie it at the top, and thread it through the uncut part of the wrapped yarn. Tie it up in a knot to secure it and cut the unsecured part.
Step 3:
Cut a long string off the yarn you will use to hang your ghosts. I used a black and white yarn.
Step 4:
Laying the hanging yarn on the table, evenly distribute the tied-end of the ghost around the hanging yarn. Cut a string of the same colored yarn for the ghost and tie it all together, making the head of the ghost. Repeat for the rest of the ghosts.
Step 5:
Once all your ghosts are tied and arranged how you’d like them to be, it’s time to glue the eyes and mouth. I used super glue on a paper and grabbed a toothpick to pick up the glue and carefully placed it on the pom pom. Using a pair of tweezers I carefully placed the pom pom as eyes and mouth.
You can add wooden beads in between the ghosts for a farmhouse look.
Pro tip: If the yarn doesn’t come with an easy to pull end, remove the packaging and put the yarn inside a plastic bag for storage and easy pull.
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