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DIY Rope Ghost

Make a DIY Rope Ghost Halloween craft with cotton rope, cardboard, and glue.
Active Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Yield: 1 Ghost

Equipment

  • Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Chalk or Pins
  • Pencil
  • ROPE GHOST PATTERNS

Materials

  • Cotton Rope 14 feet
  • Cardboard corrugated works best
  • Jute Twine
  • Craft Felt

Instructions

  • Download, print, and cut out the ROPE GHOST BASE PATTERN.
  • Trace the semi-circle pattern onto cardboard with a pencil. Cut out the semi-circle Rope Ghost base pattern with scissors. 
  • Measure the rope around the base, and using a ruler, measure 12” from the top of the ghost to the bottom.
  • Trim the first section of rope with scissors.
  • Glue the rope to the cardboard base using a glue gun and glue sticks.
  • Measure and then cut additional sections of rope working inward. Attach with a glue gun and glue sticks. Trim the cotton rope with scissors.
  • Once the cardboard is full, and the glue is dry, lay the ghost flat on your work surface. Use scissors to trim the ends as even as possible.
  • Carefully unravel each rope section by hand, leaving the lengths curly.
  • Work your way across, unraveling each piece of rope as far up as the cardboard.
  • Once all the rope is unraveled, give the ends of the cotton rope a final trim with scissors.
  • Download, print, and cut out the ROPE GHOST FACE PATTERNS with scissors. Trace or pin the patterns onto black craft felt. Cut out all patterns with scissors.
  • Attach the felt eyes and the mouth of your choice to the Rope Ghost face with a glue gun and glue sticks.
  • Measure a 12” length of jute twine and cut with scissors. Flip the ghost over and attach the jute twine hanger to the cardboard with a glue gun and glue sticks.