Ghost Friend!

Today I made a cheese-cloth and starch ghost. It was so simple! Here's what you need:

Cheesecloth (found at a fabric store)

Heavy Duty Starch Spray (Wal-mart)

Soda bottle (full or empty)

Ball for head ( I used plastic bags and wrapped them in tape, you could use Styrofoam ball too.)

Wire Hanger

First I made the head out of plastic bags and taped it to the top of the soda bottle. Then I unwrapped my hanger and made the arms. Be sure that the hanger ends point down or the wire pokes thru the cheese cloth.

Then I draped a single layer of cheesecloth over the skeleton. I trimmed up some of the cloth so that it didn't look just like cloth.

Finally, spray the heck out of it! I did about 3 heavy coats of spray.

After all the starch dries, carefully peel away the cheese cloth. Mine was a little flimsy, but he stands great and has a flowing look.

In the 'creation' stage

Who is that at my door?

Hello Mr. Ghost, come on in!