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Ghost made out of chicken wire12/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() You can also use some of the 20 gauge wire if you have it to help secure the chicken wire together. You can snip open some of the cells to make it easier to wrap the wires around one another. Now take your head shape and place it on the shoulders and start bending the open wires around each other to secure. Now you’ll start bending on the wire to form a body shape – push in near the middle for the waist and at the top to form the shoulders. Begin folding the cut wire edges over the wire cells where it meets to secure in place. Roll into a tube overlapping the long ends about 3-4 inches. My chicken wire is 24″ wide, so I cut a piece that was 36″ long. forming the bodyįor the body, you will need to cut a piece of chicken wire that is 24″ x 36″. Set the head aside for now while you work on forming the body. I cut another smaller piece of chicken wire to strengthen the top of the head to be sure it wouldn’t come apart when hanging the ghost up. Carefully remove the head from the form and start folding the overlapping wires to secure. Start cutting through the chicken wire ‘cells’ at the point where the two ends meet, so that it fits snugly around the head.Ĭut across the chicken wire about 3-4 inches above the top of the head. Unroll the chicken wire and fit your head form inside. You’ll also need wire cutters and some kind of gloves to protect your hands. Start by taking whatever you’re using for your head form – I’ve had this Styrofoam head for years and use it for many things, you can find them at Value Village for about $5. Piece of board or cardboard the size of the cotton pieceĭiy Haunting ghost – Process shaping the head.High resolution vintage photo…or your own photo!.8.5 x 11″ piece of glass for placing over transparency (optional).Transparency sheets – 2 (8.5 x 11″ size).Piece of cotton, muslin or linen for face about 12″ x 12″ ( prewash and dry fabric to prevent shrinkage after printing).Head form or ball or something head-shaped to wrap chicken wire around.Heavy thread or fishing wire for hanging.20 gauge wire (not totally necessary but handy for securing chicken wire together).Chicken wire – I bought a roll that had 1 inch cells and was 18 inches x 25 feet. ![]() Lots of cheesecloth – I used about 10 yards – 5 of higher quality and 5 cheap quality.You won’t need many materials to make this ghost, but it is a bit of an undertaking so you will need a bit of patience! You can also make your ghost without a face if you want to skip the Solarfast printing – I think it would look very spooky just with cheesecloth draped over the head! what you need for the ghost body & Head Now, just where to store our life-sized ghost lady the rest of the year… how to make a diy haunting victorian ghost using chickenwire & cheesecloth I am quite pleased with how our ghost turned out! She looks very spooky hung up outside, especially if you illuminate her by positioning a light beneath. I learned the hard way that you should definitely wear gloves when working with chicken-wire as part way through cutting I realised I was dripping blood all over my photo backdrop! Luckily I found some gardening gloves to use and carried on. I’d never used chicken-wire for any purpose before, but it was quite fun to try and make a person-like form with. I knew I wanted it to look old-fashioned and definitely spooky! In previous years I’d seen figures made from chicken-wire and some draped in cheesecloth, though I knew I wanted mine to have a face, so I decided to incorporate using my newest favourite printing medium – Solarfast! This year I wanted to try making a haunting ghost. A little bit different every year, but his name was always the same – Clem! When I was little we always made a scarecrow to sit on our porch by stuffing old clothes with leaves, then making a head and putting some old boots and a hat on him – it was such fun to see our scarecrow come to life. The wonderful thing about Hallowe’en decorations in particular is that they don’t need to look perfect – they can be as messy as you like and it doesn’t matter, since Hallowe’en is the time for the old and worn out – torn/dirty fabric, broken things – they can all make great spooky decorations! At our house, we love making homemade Hallowe’en decorations! Who needs store-bought plastic stuff when you can easily make your own haunting decorations that look great and are so fun to make? ![]()
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