Making a Jack O’ Lantern Ghost Tomato Cage Craft
Tomato cage ghost crafting is easy and cute. The decorating urge has overtaken me this Halloween season along with the fun and creativity it gives you when it is completed. I am not a scary decorator, because they have always frightened me, but I love the cutesy whimsical themes.
Tomato Cage Ghost Crafting
Pictured above is the tomato cage ghost.
During my last thrift store finds, I came across a pumpkin smiley head that was electrified, for $1 it was the start of my decorating frenzy.
The image to the left is an example of what my jack-o-lantern ghost tomato cage craft head looks like. It’s from Amazon, our affiliate. Any plastic Jack-O-Lantern head will do. And of course, since you are covering your jack-o-lantern, it doesn’t need to be too realistic looking. You can get them at most stores during the Halloween season, from as early as August in most places, for a variety of prices. Or, if you are like me, you may get lucky in a thrift store. The plastic treat pumpkin heads can also be used.
Directions for Ghost
I used an upside down tomato cage for my bases and incorporated the head in the loose prongs at the bottom of the cage. The cages come in different sizes, the one I used was the smaller type because it was a better proportion for the size of the head. The prongs are brought together and fastened with twist ties. tape or wire. I cut a wire coat hanger at the hook, twisted and bent it in half attaching it to the bound top of the form to create arms. Then placed the head on the wire V of the bound prongs. I had left over muslin I had used for another project and simply draped over the enter form, arms and the pumpkin head. Tie a ribbon around the neck and it was done. I placed a weighted planter under the cage to give it stability in the wind. The face lights up and then seen thru the muslin for a cute effect.
Happy Halloween
If you would like to see more ideas visit my Pinterest board or my Tomato Cage Witch project.
The second paragraph in the narrative gives you simple instructions on how I made the ghost. Sorry I did not have any pictures to guide you.
Lol people don’t know how to read these days. Extremely cute. I might make a couple for my yard this year. 🙂
You gave me some ideas of my own, not only for Halloween, but for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I just need to buy more tomato cages.
yes my thoughts exactly. Christmas Pilgrams etc
Approximately how much muslin was used??
Less than 2 yards. They were actually scrapes, the body was one piece tied at the neck and the arms were a piece just layed over the wire coat hanger arms.