Outdoor Halloween Decoration: Hanging Ghosts
Haunt your front yard with these easy-to-craft floating fabric ghosts. Hang them from a tree or light post to give Halloween guests a fright.
![Hanging Halloween Ghosts Fabric ghosts hanging from trees](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/7/2/1/original_Kim-Stoegbauer-Halloween-hanging-ghosts-beauty-wide_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400981868506.webp)
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Materials Needed:
- white paper lantern (without lighting kit)
- white fabric
- black felt or foam sheet
- scissors
- fabric glue or hot glue gun and glue sticks
- shepherd's hooks for hanging (optional)
- string or twine
Assemble Lantern and Drape Fabric
Gather supplies; be sure to get enough white fabric to cover the size lantern you're using so it drapes nicely (Image 1). Assemble paper lantern, then drape fabric over it. Cut a slit in the top of the fabric to allow the lantern's metal hanging hook to pop through. Tie a piece of string or twine to the hook for hanging ghost. Trim fabric as needed along the bottom to create ghost shape.
![Paper Lantern for Ghost Shape Start with a paper lantern.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/7/2/1/original_Kim-Stoegbauer-Halloween-hanging-ghosts-step1_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400981868400.webp)
Add Felt Face
Cut three oval shapes from a piece of black felt or foam to use as the eyes and mouth (Image 1). Attach them with hot glue or fabric glue then hang your ghost from a low tree limb, light post or shepherd's hook (Image 2).
![Cut three oval shapes from a piece of black felt or foam to use as the eyes and mouth. Attach them with hot glue or fabric glue](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/7/2/1/original_Kim-Stoegbauer-Halloween-hanging-ghosts-step2_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400981867894.webp)
![Attach your ghosts with hot glue or fabric glue then hang your ghost from a low tree limb, light post or shepherd's hook.](http://hgtvhome.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/hgtv/fullset/2013/7/2/0/original_Kim-Stoegbauer-Halloween-hanging-ghosts-beauty-tight_4x3.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.616.462.85.suffix/1400953944357.webp)
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