DIY Outdoor Halloween Decorations: Hanging Mummy Ghost

What do you do when Pottery Barn has an amazing Halloween mummy ghost but it is $99??!?!  You make it yourself.  I couldn’t afford to pay that much for seasonal decor but I could afford to get the items from Consumer Crafts and whip up DIY outdoor Halloween decorations myself in just minutes!

My mummy ghost DIY outdoor Halloween decorations version is above and you can compare with the Pottery Barn original below.  Not an exact replica but scary enough to frighten any trick or treaters around our home.

Supplies needed to make your own hanging DIY outdoor Halloween decorations:

• Foam Head ($6.97)
• Cheese Cloth ($1.57) (I used 4 packages)
• Dark Brown Craft Paint
• Brown Tim Holtz Distress Ink
• Fishing Line
• Threaded Hook
• Scissors
• Paint Brush

Even if you need to purchase ALL of the materials above, you can make your own ghost for less than $20!

Start by wrapping one cheese cloth package around the foam head.

Take a second cheese cloth package and tie around the neck, similar to a cape.

Tie one corner of the other two cheese cloth pieces to each side of your first knot.

Now lets make it a little spooky!  Start with dark brown craft paint and imitate the shading of the original skull head.

Then start rubbing various brown inks over the cheese cloth surface to replicate the aging of the original piece.

Insert a threaded hook in the top of the head. Hang your Halloween mummy ghost with fishing line on a porch or anywhere outdoors.

Tie up the “arms” of the ghost with fishing line.  The arms are those cheese cloth pieces that you tied on both sides of the ghost.

Trim the bottom with scissors to give a ragged edge.  I just cut into the cloth and pulled in a few places to give the appearance of the original version.

I am just going to tell you that this ghost has already scared me multiple times when I look out the sidelights of our front door!  You can see in the image below how I have it tied up with the fishing line.

You can also click here to see more of my DIY outdoor Halloween decorations.  I hope you all enjoy this super spooky project.

Make one or more of these DIY outdoor Halloween decorations for your home.  But don’t let this Halloween mummy ghost scare YOU at night!

Angie Holden

Angie blogs at The Country Chic Cottage where you can find creative crafts, vintage finds, home decor, and DIY all with a little farmhouse flair. Angie has been blogging for over 2 years and is married with three kids. Stop by her blog where you will find everything from small, quick crafts to major furniture and home makeovers.