Cardboard Flying Ghost Wreath

If you're looking for a cute Halloween project that is made with things you have around the house then this is it! It's a project the kids will love to help with too! 

Recently while out shopping I saw this adorable metal flying ghost wreath and thought right away that it was something I could make in no time. 

I had to figure out what I could use and teach you to use that was readily available. 

So I figured it out and it came out very cute! 

There's still time and you whip this up in no time! 

Take a look...

Cardboard! Everyone has cardboard and if you order from Amazon even half as much as I do then you definitely have plenty of cardboard. I wanted to use it to create a wreath like my inspiration wreath:

As you're reading through this post please pay attention to the bold blue links that will take you to more information and the products I used for this project. Also the READ MORE sections will take you to related Homeroad projects. 

I drew a small ghost shape and cut out a whole bunch of little ghosts while watching TV one night. 

I actually cut out about 20 little cardboard ghosts. 

Once I had all the ghosts I needed to think about what I could put them on to create a wreath. 

I used part of a wire wreath form from Dollar Tree. I cut off the 2 outside circles so I had a smaller wreath frame to work with. 

If you don't have a wreath frame then use more cardboard! Cut yourself out a small circle of cardboard with a hole in the center for your wreath base. 

Next, I used Waverly Chalk Paint in the color Plaster to paint 2 coats on the cardboard ghosts. I only painted one side but you could certainly do both sides. 

Once the ghosts were dry I used a Distress Ink stamp pad and a soft brush to rub color around the outer edge of each ghost. 

The Distress Ink will give the ghosts shading and definition. 

Lastly, I gave each ghost a little face with a Sharpie Marker. 

I began hot gluing the little ghosts around the outside of the wreath form first, overlapping each one slightly and all going in the same direction. 

When I went all the way around I began gluing on the inside circle of ghosts. After that I overlapped the few remaining ghosts. 

I wanted to cover the back of the wreath to hide the hot glue so I traced a bowl to make a circle on a paper bag then cut a hole in the center of the circle. 

I glued the circle to the back of the wreath to cover all the imperfections. 

Then to finish off the wreath I glued a piece of cotton ribbon to the top of the wreath. 

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Once it was cardboard from Amazon and now it is an adorable little flying ghost wreath. 

This was a fun project and cost just about nothing to make. 

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It would be a great project to make with the grandchildren too! 

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