HALLOWEEN GHOSTS MADE FROM GOURDS

[{"selector":"#anim-83afa810-2268-421d-837b-4a35489103f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

I wanted something Halloween-ish yet not too scary for my back porch this year, so I decided to make some spooky Halloween ghosts made from gourds.

[{"selector":"#anim-52edd528-f5ff-4cb6-9be1-2b8df5e0e583","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-83614e6e-7c27-413f-b775-c01e61c2af20","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d12d359-b31f-4c1a-98eb-6a7c66c4efd8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-947d49e7-f234-494e-9a71-40614057855c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read more

MATERIALS

[{"selector":"#anim-0bf13f34-f582-4586-a44c-41648601e6d4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.56459%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8ad6ed5d-be3d-41a3-b710-2f683bfdeb27","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-55b52f7a-9b7e-4a00-9c18-0e42678a4d14","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b7fd5057-3894-4df9-acf4-19b91a654b17","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b01e1c26-413f-458a-bbd7-db999f5ea884","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(109.96978%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

HOW TO MAKE HALLOWEEN GHOSTS MADE FROM GOURDS

[{"selector":"#anim-3e155920-5828-4913-bc48-13270b8755d4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(111.34328%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

Instructions:

[{"selector":"#anim-d50a066e-1803-4719-b526-9d302c1c0fa6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(98.56459%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-15aceb20-8ade-45b2-94d4-c5c1fd47f5fd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f91f34f-6d63-4a7e-b43d-77dfa6ff6d75","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-10ec7620-c1a5-48c2-a086-3fa4b65e193c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a39aa590-8587-4bc8-9372-8bb4caaa1cdb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.97445%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

After soaking, you should be able to remove the outer crust with a kitchen scrub pad.

[{"selector":"#anim-f935b8fe-9d1c-4a39-bbb4-4f835fb32425","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-326f5409-5adb-41b8-b004-0bfd81531cfe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e65af20a-4334-4e5b-a66a-b36831c44369","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ec891fc-2ed9-4568-b7f4-251d7adef604","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(109.91253%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

Spray paint the gourds white.

[{"selector":"#anim-10ef5134-dc51-4b19-8672-6f62dfab273c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(111.34328%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2cc27df3-9780-4d41-8771-1b68bc9ebb4d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c706f14b-13a9-4793-ba68-83e699245fec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a4deeb16-1724-4a83-b2e2-68aa97098a6c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read more

After the spray paint has dried thoroughly, paint the faces on with black craft paint.

[{"selector":"#anim-756bb975-9d08-42a8-8853-edc7ca38c071","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-112.87672%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-99a0e5c2-95a9-4b26-904d-740f4b650ce0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c1d438de-1b10-46cc-bd5d-11d843031814","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4fb7ce74-226c-47db-94fc-b514c781cdd4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

Cut a length of cheesecloth and place over the top and your "ghost" is complete.

[{"selector":"#anim-c4a05ab7-2627-49bf-955f-62bbbea65ba1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.73199%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2519e50e-1b75-4305-baa5-2eddbeb1bc4e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a6afcc58-4b8e-41fb-88bf-993c892a484d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3bf784fe-ca5f-47b8-8333-94698a102ecc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.83090%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Read more

For a much smaller tabletop version, make your ghosts with baby gourds.

[{"selector":"#anim-89587a5e-ea68-441d-8a08-b63ebef42a76","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-93.97849%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04646502-0fb1-4339-95c2-48cebff8f1f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9ac8b82-2ef7-4781-8d38-9360280efc7e","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a89617a1-e8bf-43f1-b6ac-26f43a19d7c3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-114.55696%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c5b340a1-57f5-445d-9304-ebac05a6d9e2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0a34c849-4f98-4a6e-bb6e-00e0db8d784d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Read more

For more DIY Projects visit

[{"selector":"#anim-9efb89b6-45e8-44de-8895-38025d10edf0","keyframes":[{"transform":"rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","opacity":0},{"transform":"none","opacity":1}],"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both","iterations":1}] Curved Arrow Read more

HALLOWEEN GHOSTS MADE FROM GOURDS

I wanted something Halloween-ish yet not too scary for my back porch this year, so I decided to make some spooky Halloween ghosts made from gourds.

MATERIALS

– Dried Gourds – White Spray Paint – Black Craft paint – Small Craft Paintbrush – Cheesecloth

HOW TO MAKE HALLOWEEN GHOSTS MADE FROM GOURDS

Instructions:

HOW TO CLEAN GOURDS Soak your gourds for two hours in a bucket of water with a splash of dish detergent and a dash of bleach.

After soaking, you should be able to remove the outer crust with a kitchen scrub pad.

Spray paint the gourds white.

After the spray paint has dried thoroughly, paint the faces on with black craft paint.

Cut a length of cheesecloth and place over the top and your "ghost" is complete.

For a much smaller tabletop version, make your ghosts with baby gourds.

For more DIY Projects visit

HOUSE OF HAWTHORNES

REPURPOSED FUNNEL JACK-O'-LANTERN

REPURPOSED OIL CAN: PUMPKIN PHOTO HOLDER

HOW TO MAKE VELVET PUMPKINS

More Projects