Introduction: Jack-O-Ghost
Make some improvized halloween decorations in fifteen minutes or less with household items.
Step 1: Materials
White Fabric
Small Nails
Medicine Bottles*
Straws**
Black Sharpie
Hammer
Scissors
*Preferably fitting together
**Try to get the bendy kind
Step 2: Bandana
Cut the fabric into a long strip and tie it around your medicine bottle that will be for the head.
Step 3: Ghost Part
Cut a strip of fabric and make it any cut you want. Then cut little strips in the edge and make sure the whole thing fits around the bottle.
Step 4: Face and Body
Make your big medicine bottle a face with sharpie. Then fit the two bottles into each other.
Step 5: Pre-Nailing
Get your hammer and pre-nail holes for where the arm-nails will go.
Step 6: Attaching the Fabric
Wrap your fabric around the smaller part of the bottles and nail it in place using the pre-nailed holes.
Step 7: Poofing and Bandana
Poof up your ghost part and add the bandana
Step 8: Arms
Cut your straw into two one inch strips. Make some very small cuts on the side as shown. Fit the straw pieces on the nails on either side.
Step 9: Hands
Cut the ends of the straws so it looks like hands/claws.
Step 10: Done!
All done!!
Let me know what you think or if you have any improvements in the comments!
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Halloween Decorations Contest