make it: the new way to make plastic bag ghosts

We’ve made plastic bag ghosts the usual ways in the past, but I never liked them very much. They didn’t have enough oomph for me when they were in the tree!

So, we’ve come up with a new method. It’s still super easy and quick to make, but the final ghosts blow in the wind much better, and I like how their faces look without having to be all scrunched up at the neck. Ready to dive in?

What You Need:

• Embroidery Hoops – various sizes will work, I used 4″ and 6″
• Tall Kitchen Trash Bags with a drawstring top
• Sharpie permanent markers
• Scissors

What You’ll Do:

• Fold up the bottom half of the trash bag and cut strips about 1.5″ – 2″ wide all the way across.
• Then snip the bottom seam of each strip to open them up.
• Draw your Ghost’s face on the top of the bag.
• Now open up the bag, and then close the drawstring top about halfway.
• Insert the inside of the embroidery hoop inside the bag, near the drawstring, and the outside hoop on the outside of the bag.
• Adjust the drawstring top of the bag within the hoops until it’s fairly even – make sure the drawstring loops are fairly even too.
• Now tighten up your embroidery hoop – it’s ready to hang!