{"id":8223,"date":"2025-08-31T16:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T21:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/?p=8223"},"modified":"2025-08-31T16:34:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T21:34:17","slug":"floating-ghost-decor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/floating-ghost-decor\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f47b; How To Make Floating Ghost Halloween Decor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2TfwwLwRH0E?si=KKmWiupmQoO2ybL9\" width=\"315\" height=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#x1f47b; Summon your own little floating Halloween ghost into enchanted existence with simple household items. Craft the perfect hallowed spirit with the easy-to-follow steps below. You may also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/2TfwwLwRH0E\">watch the video above for a visual guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What You\u2019ll Need for Your Pseudo-Spiritual Summoning:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>One empty 2-liter bottle (the body)<\/li>\n<li>A round object, like a ball (the head)<\/li>\n<li>Duct tape (to bind them together)<\/li>\n<li>Two wire coat hangers (arms reaching from the grave)<\/li>\n<li>A large bowl (your cauldron)<\/li>\n<li>Cheesecloth (the ghostly shroud)<\/li>\n<li>A bottle of Mod Podge (the \u201cectoplasmic glue\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>Water (to thin the potion)<\/li>\n<li>Gloves (to keep your mortal hands safe)<\/li>\n<li>Scissors (for carving features)<\/li>\n<li>Black felt, paper, or foam (to create its haunting face)<\/li>\n<li>Glue (to seal its spirit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Ritual of Craft Creation:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Conjure the Form<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace your round object atop the empty 2-liter bottle\u2014this becomes the spirit\u2019s head upon its body. Bind them tightly with duct tape so the ghost cannot slip back into the ether.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Summon the Arms<\/strong><br \/>\nCarve a narrow slit into each side of the bottle. Slide a coat hanger into each cut, bending them outward like outstretched, spectral arms yearning for the living.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix the Potion<\/strong><br \/>\nIn your cauldron (bowl), pour Mod Podge and equal parts water. Slip on your protective gloves and stir, squish, and swirl until the mixture feels like a witch\u2019s brew ready to ensnare souls.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shroud the Spirit<\/strong><br \/>\nSubmerge your cheesecloth into the gooey potion until it drips with spectral energy. Drape the cloth over your ghostly form, letting the folds fall like tattered robes of the undead. Press in a few indents to give it that eerie, floating shape.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grant Its Face<\/strong><br \/>\nCut out hollow eyes and a chilling mouth from your black felt or foam. Glue them to the front, giving your creation the ability to \u201csee\u201d into the mortal realm.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Let the Spirit Solidify<\/strong><br \/>\nAllow the ghost to sit in silence for a few hours. During this time, it hardens, capturing the essence of a restless wraith.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release the Form<\/strong><br \/>\nAt last, carefully remove the bottle, ball, and hangers from within. What remains is no longer just cloth and glue\u2014it is a floating phantom, born of your own hands.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And there you have it, a DIY ritual that leaves you with an <strong>adorable yet eerie Halloween ghost <\/strong>that&#8217;s ready to float in the dark shadows of your haunted home! &#x1f47b;&#x2728;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff &#x1f47b; Summon your own little floating Halloween ghost into enchanted existence with simple household items. Craft the perfect hallowed spirit with the easy-to-follow steps below. You may also watch the video above for a visual guide. What You\u2019ll Need for Your Pseudo-Spiritual Summoning: One empty 2-liter bottle (the body) A round object, like a &#8230; <a title=\"&#x1f47b; How To Make Floating Ghost Halloween Decor\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/floating-ghost-decor\/\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#x1f47b; How To Make Floating Ghost Halloween Decor<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":8433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,542,7,21,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ghosts","category-halloween-crafts","category-halloween-decorations","category-halloween-party","category-halloween-props"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8223"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8438,"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8223\/revisions\/8438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mysticinvestigations.com\/halloween-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}