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DIY Rope Ghost is a hauntingly beautiful Halloween craft created with cotton rope, cardboard, and glue. A simple yet eerily effective macrame project, this ghostly décor captures the essence of the spooky season. Grab your free printable pattern for the ghost’s figure and its expressive eyes and mouth. So gather your crafting spirits and weave some Halloween magic!
DIY Rope Ghost Halloween Craft
DIY Rope Ghost for Halloween
Rope Ghost Supplies:
Rope Ghost 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. The rope is pretty heavy, so corrugated cardboard makes the best base. This size ghost will require 14 feet of cotton rope.
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. Attach 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 begin to unravel each section of rope 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.
DIY Rope Ghost
Make a DIY Rope Ghost Halloween craft with cotton rope, cardboard, and glue.
Yield: 1 Ghost
Equipment
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Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
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Scissors
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Ruler
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Chalk or Pins
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Pencil
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ROPE GHOST PATTERNS
Materials
- Cotton Rope 14 feet
- Cardboard corrugated works best
- Jute Twine
- Craft Felt
Instructions
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Download, print, and cut out the ROPE GHOST BASE PATTERN.
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Trace the semi-circle pattern onto cardboard with a pencil. Cut out the semi-circle Rope Ghost base pattern with scissors.
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Measure the rope around the base, and using a ruler, measure 12” from the top of the ghost to the bottom.
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Trim the first section of rope with scissors.
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Glue the rope to the cardboard base using a glue gun and glue sticks.
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Measure and then cut additional sections of rope working inward. Attach with a glue gun and glue sticks. Trim the cotton rope with scissors.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Attach the felt eyes and the mouth of your choice to the Rope Ghost face with a glue gun and glue sticks.
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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.
