Create this budget-friendly Ghost Felt Scrap Wreath to decorate your front door for Halloween. This spooky Ghost Felt Wreath is made using felt scraps that are tied together.
You can use this cute ghost wreath to decorate any door around your home.
Place it over your garage door, your patio doors, or even hang it inside your home. This wreath will add a touch of Halloween anywhere.
This is the perfect craft project this fall to keep little hands busy while learning to tie knots.
Change up the colors to match your home decor for a variety of holidays. Use up fabric and ribbon scraps as well as felt.
This budget-friendly Halloween Ghost Wreath is easy to make using an embroidery hoop and some felt.
You can find the materials at your local craft store or online.
In about 45 minutes you’ll have a spooky ghost wreath with fluffy white felt layers to decorate your home for Halloween!
HOW TO MAKE A GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH
Felt scraps are tied around an embroidery hoop to create the look of a ghost for a Halloween-themed wreath the whole family will enjoy!
Are you ready to get started?
You’ll find the specific material amounts and detailed instructions in the printable craft at the bottom of this post.
TOOLS YOU MAY NEED
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- Scissors
- Hot glue gun and clear glue sticks
GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH MATERIALS
This cute Ghost Felt Wreath uses easy-to-find materials to create a fun Halloween decor item your family will love. All you need is:
- Some white felt craft sheets
- a wooden embroidery hoop
- gingham ribbon
- wiggle eyes
- some twine
GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH CRAFT INSTRUCTIONS
Gather all supplies. Remove the label from the embroidery hoop.
Loosen the screw at the top of the hoop and separate the inside hoop from the outside hoop.
Tighten the screw back up.
Use one piece of the hoop now and save the other for another project.
For this project, use the 9″ and 12” widths of the Felt Craft Cuts.
Make a stack of bits and pieces that are big enough.
Randomly cut the scraps of felt into strips, some skinny and some fat, with scissors.
For the 4″ hoop I used to make my wreath, you will need approximately 30 strips 9” long and 20 strips 12” long.
Start tying the strips of felt around the embroidery hoop in double knots.
Use the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock marks as a starting point.
Continue working around the entire hoop, pushing the strips together to get as many tied on as possible.
Between the 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock marks alternate one short scrap with one long strip.
The more scrap strips tied onto the hoop the fluffier the wreath will be.
To make the eyes of the ghost, flip the hoop to the back.
Take one white scrap strip and fold over the screw, so that the tails are hanging down into the center of the hoop.
Attach two large wiggle eyes, one on each tail with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Trim excess white felt from under the eyes so it looks like the eyes are hanging there.
Tie gingham ribbon in a bow and attach to the ghost with a glue gun and glue stick.
Use twine as a hanger.
In about 45 minutes, you’ll have a cute felt Ghost Wreath that’s sure to become a new favorite every Halloween!
GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH TIPS AND QUESTIONS
If you’ve never made a wreath out of felt, don’t worry!
Below are some common questions and helpful tips.
Hopefully, this will answer any questions you may have. If not, feel free to ask in the comments and I’ll answer the best I can.
HOW LONG DOES IT REALLY TAKE TO MAKE A GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH?
This Halloween Felt Wreath takes approximately 45 minutes. TOTAL. This includes:
- About 5 minutes to gather the supplies
- Close to 15 minutes to cut the felt scraps
- Around 15 minutes to tie the felt around the hoop
- 5 minutes to add the eyes
- 5 minutes to attach ribbon
CAN I REUSE THIS GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH EACH YEAR?
You can reuse this fun Ghost Wreath every year.
It will be a great addition to your homemade Halloween decor items.
Depending on the weather in your area for October the felt wreath should last a few Halloween seasons.
CAN I USE A DIFFERENT COLOR OF FELT?
You can use any color of felt you want. I picked white felt because that is the usual color of ghosts.
If you have a white door you might want to use a darker color of felt.
You could use orange, green, purple, etc felt to keep it feeling Halloween-themed.
CAN I GIVE THIS GHOST WREATH AS A GIFT?
Yes, you can make this Ghost Wreath and give it as a gift.
Anyone would love to hang this cute Ghost Wreath on their door.
Your children can make them as gifts for their grandparents.
WHAT OTHER DIY HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS GO WELL WITH A GHOST WREATH?
A Ghost Felt Scrap Wreath goes well with a wide variety of DIY Halloween decor items. These crafts would look great together.
Some of my personal favorites include:
- Recycled Bottle Ghost Craft
- Spooky Paper Luminaries
- Bloody Bath Bombs
- Monster Pots
- Halloween Ghost Door Hanger
WHAT ELSE CAN I ADD TO THIS GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH?
This cute Ghost Wreath not only looks great, but it’s also incredibly versatile.
Try adding some bats to the wreath as an added spooky touch.
You can either cut the bats out of construction paper or use plastic bats from the Dollarstore.
Hot glue them to the wreath and hang some from a string from the wreath.
GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH CRAFT
GHOST FELT SCRAP WREATH CRAFT
Create this budget-friendly Ghost Felt Scrap Wreath to decorate your front door for Halloween. This spooky Ghost Felt Wreath is made using felt scraps that are tied together.
Materials
- Felt Craft Sheets 9” by 12” – White (This is the craft felt that is sold at Joann, Hobby Lobby, Michael’s and Wal-Mart)
- Wooden Embroidery Hoop – 4″
- Gingham Ribbon – Dollar Store
- Wiggle Eyes, Two – Dollar Store
Tools
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun and clear glue sticks
Instructions
- Gather all supplies. Remove the label from the embroidery hoop. Loosen the screw at the top of the hoop and separate the inside hoop from the outside hoop. Tighten the screw back up. Use one piece of the hoop now and save the other for another project.
- For this project, use the 9″ and 12” widths of the Felt Craft Cuts. Make a stack of bits and pieces that are big enough. Randomly cut the scraps of felt into strips, some skinny and some fat, with scissors. For this 4″ hoop you will need approximately 30 strips 9” long and 20 strips 12” long.
- Start tying the strips of felt around the embroidery hoop in double knots. Use the 12, 3, 6, and 9 o’clock marks as a starting point. Continue working around the entire hoop, pushing the strips together to get as many tied on as possible. Between the 5 o’clock and 7 o’clock marks alternate one short scrap with one long strip. The more scrap strips tied onto the hoop the fluffier the wreath will be.
- Flip the hoop to the back. Take one white scrap strip and fold over the screw, so that the tails are hanging down into the center of the hoop. Attach two large wiggle eyes, one on each tail with a glue gun and glue sticks. Trim excess white felt from under the eyes.
- Tie gingham ribbon in a bow and attach to the ghost with a glue gun and glue stick. Use twine as a hanger.
Notes
Change up the colors to match your home décor for a variety of holidays. Use up fabric and ribbon scraps as well as felt.
WHAT’S NEXT
I hope you enjoy this DIY Halloween Wreath as much as my family does!